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Volume forms on moduli spaces of d-differentials

Geometric Topology 2023-02-01 v4 Algebraic Geometry Differential Geometry

Abstract

Given dNd\in \mathbb{N}, gN{0}g\in \mathbb{N} \cup\{0\}, and an integral vector κ=(k1,,kn)\kappa=(k_1,\dots,k_n) such that ki>dk_i>-d and k1++kn=d(2g2)k_1+\dots+k_n=d(2g-2), let ΩdMg,n(κ)\Omega^d\mathcal{M}_{g,n}(\kappa) denote the moduli space of meromorphic dd-differentials on Riemann surfaces of genus gg whose zeros and poles have orders prescribed by κ\kappa. We show that ΩdMg,n(κ)\Omega^d\mathcal{M}_{g,n}(\kappa) carries a canonical volume form that is parallel with respect to its affine complex manifold structure, and that the total volume of PΩdMg,n(κ)=ΩdMg,n/C\mathbb{P}\Omega^d\mathcal{M}_{g,n}(\kappa)=\Omega^d\mathcal{M}_{g,n}/\mathbb{C}^* with respect to the measure induced by this volume form is finite.

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@article{arxiv.1902.04830,
  title  = {Volume forms on moduli spaces of d-differentials},
  author = {Duc-Manh Nguyen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1902.04830},
  year   = {2023}
}

Comments

Streamlined, minor corrections added, definition of the volume form independent of the choice of a d-th root of unity

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