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Virtual classes: An introduction with exercises

Xuanchun Lu, Rachel Webb

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Source: arXiv

Published: Sep 16, 2026

arXiv: 2609.18454

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We introduce virtual classes in the sense of Behrend-Fantechi, explaining how these directly generalize Fulton's localized top Chern class. We derive Siebert's formula for a virtual class on any Deligne-Mumford stack with a perfect obstruction theory having a global resolution.

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