The cohomology of moduli of curves at infinite level
When: December 8, 2020
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Where: Virtually
Speaker: Emanuel Reinecke - IAS
Moduli spaces of curves admit finite covers by moduli spaces which parametrize curves together with so-called level structures. In my talk, I will discuss how the cohomology of these spaces at infinite level is related to a profinite property of the mapping class group. I will then explain why tools from p-adic geometry yield vanishing statements for these cohomologies in high degree.
Zoom: https://harvard.zoom.us/j/91794282895?pwd=VFZxRWdDQ0VNT0hsVTllR0JCQytoZz09