An additive basis for the Chow ring of \(\overline {\mathcal M}_{0,2}(\mathbb P^r,2)\) (Q2473487)

Let \(\overline{{\mathcal M}}_{g,n}({\mathbb{P}}^r,d)\) be the moduli space of stable maps from \(n\)-pointed, genus \(g\) curves to \({\mathbb{P}}^r\) of degree \(d\). In this paper the author computes the Poincaré polynomial of \(\overline{{\mathcal M}}_{0,2}({\mathbb{P}}^r,2)\), using what are called Serre characteristics in [\textit{E. Getzler} and \textit{R. Pandharipande}, J. Algebr. Geom. 15, No. 4, 709--732 (2006; Zbl 1114.14032)]. Serre characteristics are defined for varieties \(X\) over \(\mathbb{C}\) via the mixed Hodge theory of Deligne as follows. For a mixed Hodge structure \((V,F,W)\) over \(\mathbb{C}\), set \(V^{p,q}= F^p\text{gr}^W_{p+q} V\cap\overline F^q\text{gr}^W_{p+q} V\) and let \({\mathcal X}(V)\) be the Euler characteristic of \(V\) as a graded vector space. Then the Serre characteristic \(\text{Serre}(X)\) of \(X\)is defined to be \(\text{Serre}(X)= \sum^\infty_{p,q=0} u^p v^q{\mathcal X}(H^\bullet_c(X,\mathbb{C})^{p,q}))\). He employs the fact that \(\overline{{\mathcal M}}_{0,2}({\mathbb{P}}^r,2)\) is stratified according to the degeneration type of the stable maps. The compatibility of Serre characteristics with stratification allows him to compute of each stratum and add up the results to obtain \(\text{Serre}(\overline{{\mathcal M}}_{0,2}({\mathbb{P}}^r,2))\). In the final section, he also gives an additive basis for the Chow ring of \(\overline{{\mathcal M}}_{0,2}({\mathbb{P}}^r,2)\).