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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}
}