Open r-spin theory. I: Foundations

DOI10.1093/IMRN/RNAA345zbMATH Open1504.14078arXiv2003.01082OpenAlexW3129690404MaRDI QIDQ5095653FDOQ5095653

Authors: A. Buryak, Emily Clader, Ran J. Tessler 

Publication date: 10 August 2022

Published in: IMRN. International Mathematics Research Notices (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We lay the foundation for a version of $r$-spin theory in genus zero for Riemann surfaces with boundary. In particular, we define the notion of $r$-spin disks, their moduli space, and the Witten bundle, we show that the moduli space is a compact smooth orientable orbifold with corners, and we prove that the Witten bundle is canonically relatively oriented relative to the moduli space. In the sequel to this paper, we use these constructions to define open $r$-spin intersection theory and relate it to the Gelfand-Dickey hierarchy, thus providing an analogue of Witten's $r$-spin conjecture in the open setting.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2003.01082

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zbMATH Keywords

moduli space\(r\)-spin theoryorientable orbifoldWitten bundle

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Topology of surfaces (Donaldson polynomials, Seiberg-Witten invariants) (14J80) Riemann surfaces (30F99) Spin and Spin({}^c) geometry (53C27)

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