Quantum curves for the enumeration of ribbon graphs and hypermaps

DOI10.4310/CNTP.2014.V8.N4.A2MaRDI QIDQ2340913zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors David Manescu, Norman Do

Publication date 21 April 2015

Published in Communications in Number Theory and Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1312.6869

zbMATH Keywords

hypermap enumerationquantum curvestopological recursons

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of vector bundles and moduli spaces in mathematical physics (twistor theory, instantons, quantum field theory) (14D21) Relationships between algebraic curves and physics (14H81) Calabi-Yau manifolds (algebro-geometric aspects) (14J32) Enumerative problems (combinatorial problems) in algebraic geometry (14N10) Gromov-Witten invariants, quantum cohomology, Gopakumar-Vafa invariants, Donaldson-Thomas invariants (algebro-geometric aspects) (14N35) String and superstring theories; other extended objects (e.g., branes) in quantum field theory (81T30)

Abstract: The topological recursion of Eynard and Orantin governs a variety of problems in enumerative geometry and mathematical physics. The recursion uses the data of a spectral curve to define an infinite family of multidifferentials. It has been conjectured that, under certain conditions, the spectral curve possesses a non-commutative quantisation whose associated differential operator annihilates the partition function for the spectral curve. In this paper, we determine the quantum curves and partition functions for an infinite sequence of enumerative problems involving generalisations of ribbon graphs known as hypermaps. These results give rise to an explicit conjecture relating hypermap enumeration to the topological recursion and we provide evidence to support this conjecture.

Review text

Topological recursion of \textit{B. Eynard} and \textit{N. Orantin} [Commun. Number Theory Phys. 1, No. 2, 347--452 (2007; Zbl 1161.14026)] is an active research area during the past decade. It governs a variety of problems in enumerative geometry. In this paper, the authors study the question about the enumeration of a-hypermaps which may be regarded as the generalizations of Ribbon graphs. From the generating function of the enumeration of a-hypermaps, the authors derive its quantum curve following the philosophy of \textit{S. Gukov} and \textit{P. Sulkowski} [J. High Energy Phys. 2012, No. 2, Paper No. 070, 57 p. (2012; Zbl 1309.81220)]. Then they propose the topological recursion conjecture for the enumeration of a-hypermaps from its spectral curve which is the semi-classical limit of the quantum curve, and also provide some evidences.

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