Equivariant quantum Schubert calculus (Q2497314)

The classical cohomology of the Grassmannian \(\text{Gr}(r, n)\) is generated additively by the Schubert classes; the structure constants for the multiplication are the well studied Littlewood-Richardson coefficients. Multiplication by special Schubert subvarieties, in particular by the unique divisorial class, are determined explicitly by the Pieri formula. Considering the natural action of the \(n\)-dimensional torus \(T\) on \(\text{Gr}(r,n)\), one may study the equivariant cohomology of the Grassmannian, the equivariant Littlewood-Richardson coefficients, and the equivariant Pieri formula. Going further, one may include ``quantum'' corrections to the multiplication in cohomology, given by counts of higher degree holomorphic maps to \(\text{Gr}(r,n)\) with incidence conditions with Schubert cycles. In this fashion, one arrives at the equivariant quantum cohomology of the Grassmannian. The paper under review presents an explicit equivariant quantum Pieri rule for the quantum multiplication by the equivariant divisorial Schubert class. This could be compared to the non-equivariant case obtained by \textit{A. Bertram} [Adv. Math. 128, No.~2, 289--305 (1997; Zbl 0945.14031)]. Moreover, the author also shows the vanishing of equivariant quantum Littlewood-Richardson coefficients in a certain range, and proves a recursive formula satisfied by these coefficients.