Log canonical models for the moduli space of curves: First divisorial contraction

dc.creatorHassett, Brendan
dc.creatorHyeon, Donghoon
dc.date2006-07-19
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T07:20:43Z
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dc.descriptionIn this paper, we initiate our investigation of log canonical models for the moduli space of curves with the boundary divisor $\a \d$ as we decrease $\a$ from 1 to 0. We prove that for the first critical value $\a = 9/11$, the log canonical model is isomorphic to the moduli space of pseudostable curves, which have nodes and cusps as singularities. We also show that $\a = 7/10$ is the next critical value, i.e., the log canonical model stays the same in the interval $(7/10, 9/11]$. In the appendix, we develop a theory of log canonical models of stacks that explains how these can be expressed in terms of the coarse moduli space.
dc.description30 pages, 1 figure
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/math/0607477
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/math/0607477
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/115045
dc.subjectAlgebraic Geometry
dc.subject14H10, 14E30
dc.titleLog canonical models for the moduli space of curves: First divisorial contraction
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