Chern classes of the moduli stack of curves (Q812522)

Let \({\mathcal M}_{g,n}\) denote the moduli stack of genus \(g\) smooth algebraic curves with \(n\) marked points, and \(\overline{\mathcal M}_{g,n}\) its Deligne-Mumford compactification. In the paper under review, the author exploits the Grothendieck-Riemann-Roch theorem of \textit{B. Toen} [K-Theory 18, 33--76 (1999; Zbl 0946.14004)] to give explicit formulas for the Chern classes of the tangent bundle to \(\overline{\mathcal M}_{g,n}\). These formulas show that the Chern classes lie in the tautological ring of \(\overline{\mathcal M}_{g,n}\), thus supporting the general philosophy that all classes of natural geometrical significance are tautological classes.