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Supermoduli and superstrings

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We recall some deformation theory of susy-curves and construct the local model of their (compactified) moduli ‘spaces’. We also construct universal deformations “concentrated” at isolated points, which are the mathematical counterparts of the usual choices done in the physical literature. We argue that these cannot give a projected “atlas” for supermoduli spaces.

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  • Modulus Space
  • Line Bundle
  • Spin Curve
  • Weierstrass Point
  • Versal Deformation

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Work partially supported by the national project “Geometria e Fisica” M.P.I.

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Falqui, G., Reina, C. (1990). Supermoduli and superstrings. In: Francaviglia, M., Gherardelli, F. (eds) Global Geometry and Mathematical Physics. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 1451. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0085070

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