Abstract
We prove that the moduli stack ℳ¯g,n of stable curves of genus g with n marked points is rigid, that is, has no infinitesimal deformations. This confirms the first case of a principle proposed by Kapranov. It can also be viewed as a version of Mostow rigidity for the mapping class group.
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