Classes on compactifications of the moduli space of curves through solutions to the quantum master equation

Abstract

In this paper we describe a construction which produces classes in a compactification of the moduli space of curves. This construction extends a construction of Kontsevich which produces classes in the open moduli space from the initial data of a cyclic A-infinity algebra. The initial data for our construction is what we call a `quantum A-infinity algebra', which arises as a type of deformation of a cyclic A-infinity algebra. The deformation theory for these structures is described explicitly. We construct a family of examples of quantum A-infinity algebras which extend a family of cyclic A-infinity algebras, introduced by Kontsevich, which are known to produce all the Miller-Morita-Mumford classes using his construction.

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• Quantum A-infinity Structures for Open-Closed Topological Strings
• Noncommutative geometry and compactifications of the moduli space of curves