The locus of plane curves in the moduli stack of curves
Algebraic Geometry
2025-10-01 v1
Abstract
Let and let denote the locus of smooth curves in the Hilbert scheme of degree plane curves. If the members of have genus , let denote the moduli stack of genus curves. We show that the natural map is a locally closed embedding.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2509.25432,
title = {The locus of plane curves in the moduli stack of curves},
author = {Aaron Landesman},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2509.25432},
year = {2025}
}