An Ehrhart Theory For Tautological Intersection Numbers

arXiv2209.14131MaRDI QIDQ6412232FDOQ6412232

Publication date: 28 September 2022

Abstract: We discover that tautological intersection numbers on

, the moduli space of stable genus

g

curves with

n

marked points, are evaluations of Ehrhart polynomials of partial polytopal complexes. In order to prove this, we realize the Virasoro constraints for tautological intersection numbers as a recursion for integer-valued polynomials. Then we apply a theorem of Breuer that classifies Ehrhart polynomials of partial polytopal complexes by the nonnegativity of their

f^{*}

-vector. In dimensions 1 and 2, we show that the polytopal complexes that arise are emph{inside-out polytopes} i.e. polytopes that are dissected by a hyperplane arrangement.

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