Semisimple Frobenius (super)manifolds and quantum cohomology of P^r

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Abstract: We introduce and study a superversion of Dubrovin's notion of semisimple Frobenius manifolds. We establish a correspondence between semisimple Frobenius (super)manifolds and special solutions to the (supersymmetric) Schlesinger equations. Finally, we calculate the Schlesinger initial conditions for solutions describing quantum cohomology of projective spaces.


The notion of Frobenius manifold comes from B. Dubrovin. It is defined as a triple \((M,g,\circ)\) where \(M\) is a manifold, \(g\) is a flat Riemannian metric on it and \(\circ\) is a kind of multiplication on the tangent sheaf. Quantum cohomology provides an important class of examples of Frobenius manifolds and gives the possibility to modify the original definition and to introduce a supermanifold or formal supermanifold instead of \(M\). In the present work the authors construct a natural ``superization of an important subclass of Frobenius manifolds, i.e., the semisimple Frobenius manifolds. In particular, such manifolds correspond to solutions of the so-called Schlesinger equations (``strict special solutions). Superization of Schlesinger's equations is included in the authors' superversion of Dubrovin theory. One of the results states that structural action of the Virasoro algebra on any semisimple Frobenius manifold is replaced, in the super version, by the action of the Neveu-Schwarz superalgebra. The authors firstly report the theory of semisimple Frobenius manifolds and its application to the quantum cohomology of projective spaces and then, in parallel, they introduce the superization of the theory. They calculate the Schlesinger initial conditions of solutions describing quantum cohomology of projective spaces. The presentation is extensive. From the contents: Frobenius manifolds. Schlesinger equations. Quantum cohomology of projective spaces. Pre-Frobenius supermanifolds. Supersymmetric Schesinger equations.











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