We show that the real-valued function Sα on the moduli space M0,n of pointed rational curves, defined as the critical value of the Liouville action functional on a hyperbolic 2-sphere with n ≥ 3 conical singularities of arbitrary orders α = {α1,..., αn}, generates accessory parameters of the associated Fuchsian differential equation as their common antiderivative. We introduce a family of Kähler metrics on M0,n parameterized by the set of orders a, explicitly relate accessory parameters to these metrics, and prove that the functions Sα are their Kähler potentials.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1857-1867
Number of pages11
JournalTransactions of the American Mathematical Society
Volume355
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 May 2003

    Research areas

  • Accessory parameters, Fuchsian differential equations, Liouville action, Weil-Petersson metric

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