The Gromov-Witten class and a perturbation theory in algebraic geometry

Authors
Citation
T. Mochizuki, The Gromov-Witten class and a perturbation theory in algebraic geometry, AM J MATH, 123(2), 2001, pp. 343-381
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Mathematics
Journal title
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MATHEMATICS
ISSN journal
00029327 → ACNP
Volume
123
Issue
2
Year of publication
2001
Pages
343 - 381
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9327(200104)123:2<343:TGCAAP>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
We propose a method to construct the virtual fundamental class based on the "Kontsevich principle," i.e., we formulate the notion of quasi manifold st ructrue and establish a way to obtain the fundamental class from it. Also, we show that there is a natural quasi manifold structure on the moduli stac k of stable maps, and thus we arrive at the new construction of the Gromov- Witten class. We also prove the fixed point formula for our Gromov-Witten c lass.