arXiv · 2209.09715
The bielliptic locus in genus 11
Abstract
The Chow ring of $\mathcal{M}_g$ is known to be generated by tautological classes for $g \leq 9$. Meanwhile, the first example of a non-tautological class on $\mathcal{M}_{g}$ is the fundamental class of the bielliptic locus in $\mathcal{M}_{12}$, due to van Zelm. It remains open if the Chow rings of $\mathcal{M}_{10}$ and $\mathcal{M}_{11}$ are generated by tautological classes. In these cases, a natural first place to look is at the bielliptic locus. In genus $10$, it is already known that classes supported on the bielliptic locus are tautological. Here, we prove that all classes supported on the bielliptic locus are tautological in genus $11$. By Looijenga's vanishing theorem, this implies that they all vanish.
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Samir Canning, Hannah Larson. 2022-09-20. The bielliptic locus in genus 11. https://arxiv.org/abs/2209.09715
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