Bettizahlen des Modulraumes der stabilen n-markierten Bäume projektiver Geraden. (Betti numbers of the moduli space of stable n-pointed trees of projective lines.) (Q1175464)

In a recent paper [Indag. Math. 50, No. 2, 131-163 (1988; Zbl 0698.14019)], \textit{L. Gerritzen}, \textit{F. Herrlich} and \textit{M. van der Put} described the moduli space \(B_ n\) of stable \(n\)-pointed trees of projective lines. Among other things, they suggested computing the Betti numbers \(h_ i\) of the complex manifold \(B_ n(\mathbb{C})\) by first obtaining a formula for the number of \(\mathbb{F}_ q\)-valued points of \(B_ n\) for any finite field \(\mathbb{F}_ q\) and then applying the Weil conjectures; in this way, they showed in particular that \(h_ i=0\) for \(i\) odd and obtained a formula for \(h_ 2\). In the present paper, the author completes this argument and obtains explicit formulae for all \(h_ i\).