Towards a classification of modular compactifications of the moduli space of curves
Algebraic Geometry
2009-12-02 v2
Abstract
The space of smooth curves admits a beautiful compactification by the moduli space of Deligne-Mumford stable curves. In this paper, we undertake a systematic investigation of alternate modular compactifications of the space of smooth curves.
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@article{arxiv.0902.3690,
title = {Towards a classification of modular compactifications of the moduli space of curves},
author = {David Ishii Smyth},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0902.3690},
year = {2009}
}