A compactification of the space of plane curves

We define a geometrically meaningful compactification of the moduli space of smooth plane curves which can be calculated explicitly. The basic idea is to regard a plane curve <I>DCP</I><SUP>2</SUP> as a pair (P<SUP>2</SUP>, <I>D</I>) of a surface toget...

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Main Author: Hacking, P.
Published: University of Cambridge 2001
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.599821