Gorenstein stable surfaces with $K_X^2 = 2$ and $\chi(\mathcal O_X) = 4$

Abstract

We define and study a concrete stratification of the moduli space of Gorenstein stable surfaces $X$ satisfying $K_{X}^2 = 2$ and $\chi(\mathcal{O}_{X}) = 4$, by first establishing an isomorphism with the moduli space of plane octics with certain singularities, which is then easier to handle concretely. In total, there are 47 inhabited strata with altogether 78 components.