Riemann surfaces, ribbon graphs and combinatorial classes

Details Riemann surfaces, ribbon graphs and combinatorial classes Riemann surfaces, ribbon graphs and combinatorial classes

2007-05-12

arxiv.org/abs/0705.1792v1

Mathematics

Algebraic Geometry

LaTeX 2(e), 69 pages, 18 figures

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This survey paper begins with the description of the duality between arc systems and ribbon graphs embedded in a punctured surface. Then we explain how to cellularize the moduli space of curves in two different ways: using Jenkins-Strebel differentials and using hyperbolic geometry. We also briefly discuss how these two methods are related. Next, we recall the definition of Witten cycles and we illustrate their connection with tautological classes and Weil-Petersson geometry. Finally, we exhibit a simple direct argument to prove that Witten classes are stable.

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