Strata of $k$-differentials

By Matt Bainbridge, Dawei Chen, Q. Gendron, S. Grushevsky, Martin Moeller. Algebraic Geometry, 2016

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A $k$-differential on a Riemann surface is a section of the $k$-th power of the canonical line bundle. Loci of $k$-differentials with prescribed number and multiplicities of zeros and poles form a natural stratification of the moduli space of $k$-differentials. In this paper we give a complete description for the compactification of the strata of $k$-differentials in terms of pointed stable $k$-differentials, for all $k$. The upshot is a global $k$-residue condition that can also be reformulated in terms of admissible covers of stable curves. Moreover, we study properties of $k$-differentials regarding their deformations, residues, and flat geometric structure.

Subfields: Computational Mechanics, Computational Theory and Mathematics

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