Samir Canning : The Chow rings of M_7, M_8, and M_9

Posted by Izzet Coskun , part of the Algebraic Geometry Seminar.

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April 26, 2021, 3 p.m.

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Abstract

The rational Chow ring of the moduli space of smooth curves is known when the genus is at most 6 by work of Mumford (g=2), Faber (g=3,4), Izadi (g=5), and Penev-Vakil (g=6). In each case, it is generated by the tautological classes. On the other hand, van Zelm has shown that the bielliptic locus is not tautological when g=12. In recent joint work with Hannah Larson, we show that the Chow rings of M_7, M_8, and M_9 are generated by tautological classes, which determines the Chow rings by work of Faber. I will explain an overview of the proof with an emphasis on the special geometry of curves of low genus and low gonality.