Tautological and non-tautological cohomology of the moduli space of curves

C. Faber, R. Pandharipande

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Abstract

After a short exposition of the basic properties of the tautological ring of the moduli space of genus g Deligne-Mumford stable curves with n markings, we explain three methods of detecting non-tautological classes in cohomology. The first is via curve counting over finite fields. The second is by obtaining length bounds on the action of the symmetric group S_n on tautological classes. The third is via classical boundary geometry. Several new non-tautological classes are found.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationHandbook of Moduli
EditorsG. Farkas, I. Morrison
Place of PublicationBoston
PublisherInternational Press
Pages293-330
Number of pages578
ISBN (Print)978-1571462572
Publication statusPublished - 2013

Publication series

NameAdvanced Lectures in Mathematics
Number24

Keywords

  • Moduli
  • tautological classes
  • cohomology

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