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A low-valence ribbon graph complex computing the cohomology of $M_{g,m}$

Algebraic Geometry 2026-05-13 v2

Abstract

It is proven that every cohomology class of the moduli space Mg,mM_{g,m} for any 2g+m32g+m\geq 3, m1m\geq 1 can be represented combinatorially by a ribbon quiver with at most four-valent vertices. The "at most four"-valency condition is sharp.

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@article{arxiv.2605.04950,
  title  = {A low-valence ribbon graph complex computing the cohomology of $M_{g,m}$},
  author = {Sergei A. Merkulov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2605.04950},
  year   = {2026}
}

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