The closure of double ramification loci via strata of exact differentials (Q2695715)

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The closure of double ramification loci via strata of exact differentials
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    The closure of double ramification loci via strata of exact differentials (English)
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    3 April 2023
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    Summary: Double ramification loci, also known as strata of \(0\)-differentials, are algebraic subvarieties of the moduli space of smooth curves parametrizing Riemann surfaces such that there exists a rational function with prescribed ramification over \(0\) and \(\infty\). We describe the closure of double ramification loci inside the Deligne-Mumford compactification in geometric terms. To a rational function we associate its exact differential, which allows us to realize double ramification loci as linear subvarieties of strata of meromorphic differentials. We then obtain a geometric description of the closure using our recent results on the boundary of linear subvarieties. Our approach yields a new way of relating the geometry of loci of rational functions and Teichmüller dynamics. We also compare our results to a different approach using admissible covers.
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    strata of differentials
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    moduli space of curves
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    double ramification cycles
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