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Compactifications of moduli spaces and cellular decompositions

Javier Zúñiga

Algebraic & Geometric Topology 15 (2015) 1–41
Abstract

This paper studies compactifications of moduli spaces involving closed Riemann surfaces. The first main result identifies the homeomorphism types of these compactifications. The second main result introduces orbicell decompositions on these spaces using semistable ribbon graphs extending the earlier work of Looijenga.

Keywords
moduli space, Riemann surfaces, ribbon graphs, fat graphs, orbicell decompositions
Mathematical Subject Classification 2010
Primary: 32G15, 57M15
Secondary: 30F30, 14H15
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Publication
Received: 21 August 2007
Revised: 25 January 2013
Accepted: 26 June 2014
Published: 23 March 2015
Authors
Javier Zúñiga
Departamento de Economía
Universidad del Pacífico
Av Salaverry 2020
Jesús María
Lima
Peru