Polynomial relations among kappa classes on the moduli space of curves

Abstract

We construct an infinite collection of universal -- independent of $(g,n)$ -- polynomials in the Miller-Morita-Mumford classes $\kappa_m\in H^{2m}( \overline{\cal M}_{g,n},\bq)$, defined over the moduli space of genus $g$ stable curves with $n$ labeled points. We conjecture vanishing of these polynomials in a range depending on $g$ and $n$.