Strebel differentials on stable curves and Kontsevich’s proof of Witten’s conjecture
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We define Strebel differentials for stable complex curves, prove the existence and uniqueness theorem that generalizes Strebel’s theorem for smooth curves, prove that Strebel differentials form a continuous family over the moduli space of stable curves, and show how this construction can be applied to clarify a delicate point in Kontsevich’s proof of Witten’s conjecture.
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Extending the notion of Strebel differentials to the Deligne–Mumford compactification of moduli spaces
We define Strebel differentials for stable complex curves, prove the existence and uniqueness theorem that generalizes Strebel’s theorem for smooth curves, and show how this construction can be applied to clarify a delicate point in Kontsevich’s proof of Witten’s conjecture.
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