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Schottenloher, M. (2008). Mathematical Aspects of the Verlinde Formula. In: A Mathematical Introduction to Conformal Field Theory. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 759. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68628-6_11

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