WKB expansion for a Yang-Yang generating function and the Bergman tau function (Q2036343)

The aim of this paper is to study the symplectic properties and Wentzel-Kramers-Brillouin (WKB) expansion of a linear second-order equation on a Riemann surface \(\mathcal{C}\) of genus \(g\). The authors study symplectic properties of the monodromy map of second-order equations on \(\mathcal{C}\) whose potential is meromorphic with double poles. They show that the Poisson bracket defined in terms of periods of the meromorphic quadratic differential implies the Goldman Poisson structure on the monodromy manifold. They apply these results to a WKB analysis of this equation and show that the leading term in the WKB expansion of the generating function of the monodromy symplectomorphism (the Yang-Yang function introduced by \textit{N. A. Nekrasov} et al. [Theor. Math. Phys. 181, No. 1, 1206--1234 (2014; Zbl 1308.81133); translation from Teor. Mat. Fiz. 181, No. 1, 86--120 (2014); erratum ibid. 182, No. 2, 311 (2014)]) is determined by the Bergman tau function on the moduli space of meromorphic quadratic differentials. This paper is organized as follows: Section 1 is an introduction to the subject and summarizes the main results. Section 2 deals with quadratic differentials with second-order poles. Section 3 is devoted to monodromy map, monodromy symplectomorphism and its generating function. In Section 4, the authors consider the notion of the Bergman tau function on moduli spaces of quadratic differentials with second-order poles and fixed biresidues. Section 5 is devoted to the WKB expansion of the generating function of the monodromy symplectomorphism. The authors find the WKB expansion of the homological shear coordinates. In Section 6, the authors list and discuss a few open problems related to this paper. The paper is supported by an appendix about topological double covers and Darboux coordinates for the \(\mathrm{PSL}(2)\) Goldman bracket.