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The locus of plane curves in the moduli stack of curves

Algebraic Geometry 2025-10-01 v1

Abstract

Let d4d \geq 4 and let UdU_d denote the locus of smooth curves in the Hilbert scheme of degree dd plane curves. If the members of UdU_d have genus gg, let Mg\mathscr{M}_g denote the moduli stack of genus gg curves. We show that the natural map [Ud/PGL3]Mg[U_d/\operatorname{PGL}_3] \to \mathscr{M}_g is a locally closed embedding.

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@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}
}