Moduli spaces of witch curves topologically realize the 2-associahedra

Abstract: For

r g e q 1

and

m a t h b f n i n m a t h b b Z_{g e q 0}^{r} s e t m i n u s m a t h b f 0

, we construct the compactified moduli space

o v e r l i n e {2 m a t h c a l M}_{m a t h b f n}

of witch curves of type

m a t h b f n

. We equip

o v e r l i n e {2 m a t h c a l M}_{m a t h b f n}

with a stratification by the 2-associahedron

W_{m a t h b f n}

, and prove that

o v e r l i n e {2 m a t h c a l M}_{m a t h b f n}

is compact and metrizable. In addition, we show that the forgetful map

o v e r l i n e {2 m a t h c a l M}_{m a t h b f n} o o v e r l i n e {m a t h c a l M}_{r}

to the moduli space of stable disk trees is continuous and respects the stratifications.

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