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The automorphism group of $\overline{M}_{g,n}$

Algebraic Geometry 2024-08-02 v2

Abstract

Let Mg,n\overline{\mathcal{M}}_{g,n} be the moduli stack parametrizing Deligne-Mumford stable nn-pointed genus gg curves and let Mg,n\overline{M}_{g,n} be its coarse moduli space: the Deligne-Mumford compactification of the moduli space of nn-pointed genus gg smooth curves. We prove that the automorphism groups of Mg,n\overline{\mathcal{M}}_{g,n} and Mg,n\overline{M}_{g,n} are isomorphic to the symmetric group on nn elements SnS_{n} for any g,ng,n such that 2g2+n32g-2+n\geq 3, and compute the remaining cases.

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@article{arxiv.1110.1464,
  title  = {The automorphism group of $\overline{M}_{g,n}$},
  author = {Alex Massarenti},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1110.1464},
  year   = {2024}
}

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