A remark on the Picard group of spin moduli space (Q1192782)

The spin moduli space \(S_ g\) in genus \(g\) is the space parametrizing all couples (smooth genus \(g\) algebraic curve \(C\), theta characteristic on \(C)\). It has a natural structure of an algebraic variety and a well behaved compactification of \(S_ g\) was introduced by the author in ``Moduli of curves and theta characteristics'' (Lectures on Riemann surfaces, World Scientific, Singapore 1989). There were described also natural classes in the Picard group of this compactification. The answer to the problem whether these classes generate the Picard group is still not known. The author gives a complete answer to the question of what relations they satisfy. Finally it is shown that the Picard group of spin moduli space contains 4 torsion.