Intersection numbers and automorphisms of stable curves

DOI10.1307/MMJ/1250169067MaRDI QIDQ1045740zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Hao Xu, Kefeng Liu

Publication date 15 December 2009

Published in Michigan Mathematical Journal (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/math/0608209

zbMATH Keywords

automorphisms of curvesHodge integralsmoduli spaces of curves

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Intersection theory, characteristic classes, intersection multiplicities in algebraic geometry (14C17) Families, moduli of curves (algebraic) (14H10) Automorphisms of curves (14H37)

Abstract: Due to the orbifold singularities, the intersection numbers on the moduli space of curves $$ are in general rational numbers rather than integers. We study the properties of the denominators of these intersection numbers and their relationship with the orders of automorphism groups of stable curves. In particular, we prove a conjecture of Itzykson and Zuber. We also present a conjectural multinomial type numerical property for Hodge integrals.

Review text

Hodge integrals are intersection numbers between tautological classes on moduli spaces of stable curves. In this article, the authors study denominators of Hodge integrals. Of most interest in this paper are denominators arising from intersections of psi classes on the moduli space of genus \(g\) curves with \(n\) marked points. Their common multiple is denoted by \(D_{g,n}\). These numbers are related to automorphism groups of curves. It is shown that the automorphism group of a curve of genus \(g^{\prime}\) greater than two divides \(D_{g,3}\) for \(g\geq g^{\prime}\). The authors study prime factors of \(D_{g,n}\). In the last section, a conjectural multinomial-type property for intersection numbers is given.

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