Abstract
We study geometric invariant theory (GIT) quotients parameterizing n-pointed conics that generalize the GIT quotients. Our main result is that admits a morphism to each such GIT quotient, generalizing the well-known result of Kapranov for the simpler quotients. Moreover, these morphisms factor through Hassett's moduli spaces of weighted pointed rational curves, where the weight data comes from the GIT linearization data. © 2010 The Author(s).
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3315-3334 |
| Journal | International Mathematics Research Notices |
| Volume | 2011 |
| Issue number | Issue 14 |
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| State | Published - 2011 |