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The ${\mathbb S}_n$-equivariant Euler characteristic of the moduli space of graphs

Algebraic Topology 2025-11-05 v4 High Energy Physics - Theory Mathematical Physics Group Theory math.MP

Abstract

We prove a formula for the Sn{\mathbb S}_n-equivariant Euler characteristic of the moduli space of graphs MGg,n\mathcal{MG}_{g,n}. Moreover, we prove that the rational Sn{\mathbb S}_n-invariant cohomology of MGg,n\mathcal{MG}_{g,n} stabilizes for large nn. That means, if ng2n \geq g \geq 2, then there are isomorphisms Hk(MGg,n;Q)SnHk(MGg,n+1;Q)Sn+1H^k(\mathcal{MG}_{g,n};\mathbb{Q})^{{\mathbb S}_n} \rightarrow H^k(\mathcal{MG}_{g,n+1};\mathbb{Q})^{{\mathbb S}_{n+1}} for all kk.

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@article{arxiv.2306.15598,
  title  = {The ${\mathbb S}_n$-equivariant Euler characteristic of the moduli space of graphs},
  author = {Michael Borinsky and Jos Vermaseren},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2306.15598},
  year   = {2025}
}

Comments

20 pages, tables of Euler characteristics and program code are included in the ancillary files; v4: accepted version to be published in Algebraic & Geometric Topology