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for questions on one dimensional algebraic varieties over any field, including questions of moduli, and questions about specific curves.

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Extending maps of curves

I don't think you can extend an arbitrary morphism, even if the curves are prestable. For instance, if $C_0$ is a quartic with one node and the generic element is a smooth quartic then you do have …
Jorge Vitório Pereira's user avatar
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Smoothness of Symmetric Powers

Edit: It seems appropriate to recall here Chevalley-Shephard-Todd's Theorem. It says the quotient of $\mathbb A^n_k$ by a finite linear group $G$ with order prime to the characteristic of $k$ is smoo …
Jorge Vitório Pereira's user avatar
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Curves with negative self intersection in the product of two curves

Disclaimer. The answer below is a variation of Bogomolov's argument and it would not come to be without Dmitri's answer. If you feel like upvoting this, please upvote his answer. Curves on products …
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