Quantum hyperplane section theorem for homogeneous spaces

DOI10.1007/BF02392947MaRDI QIDQ1588917zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Publication date 6 December 2000

Published in Acta Mathematica (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/alg-geom/9712008

complete intersections Grassmannians homogeneous spaces mirror theorem quantum cohomology ring quantum hyperplane section conjecture

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Calabi-Yau manifolds (algebro-geometric aspects) (14J32) Complete intersections (14M10) Homogeneous spaces and generalizations (14M17) Gromov-Witten invariants, quantum cohomology, Gopakumar-Vafa invariants, Donaldson-Thomas invariants (algebro-geometric aspects) (14N35)

Abstract: We formulated a mirror-free approach to the mirror conjecture, namely, quantum hyperplane section conjecture, and proved it in the case of nonnegative complete intersections in homogeneous manifolds. For the proof we followed the scheme of Givental's proof of a mirror theorem for toric complete intersections.

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The author formulates and proves a certain mirror theorem for complete intersections in homogeneous spaces. Starting from the previously known fact that for some large class of Calabi-Yau manifolds, namely for complete intersections in toric manifolds or homogeneous spaces, the mirror symmetry conjecture can be interpreted as a quantum cohomology counterpart of the so-called weak Lefschetz hyperplane section theorem, the author investigates more closely this associated ``quantum hyperplane section conjecture for homogeneous spaces. When the ambient space is a symplectic toric manifold, then this weak hyperplane section conjecture is indeed true, according to A. Givental's mirror theorem for such manifolds [cf. \textit{A. Givental} in: Topological field theory, primitive forms and related topics, Proc. 38th Taniguchi Symp. and RIMS Symp., Kyoto 1996; Prog. Math. 160, 141-175 (1998; Zbl 0936.14031)]. In the present work, the author extents Givental's approach, in a very subtle way, to the case where the ambient space \(X\) is a compact homogeneous space of a semisimple complex Lie group \(G\), ending up with a proof of the weak hyperplane section conjecture as formulated in the foregoing paper ``Mirror symmetry and toric degenerations of partial flag manifolds by \textit{V. Batyrev}, \textit{I. Ciocan-Fontaine}, \textit{B. Kim} the author and \textit{D. van Straten} Roughly speaking, the author's mirror theorem for homogeneous spaces states that there is some explicit relation between quantum differential equations of the ambient manifold \(X\) and those of a non-negative, smooth zero locus of a certain convex decomposable vector bundle \(V\) over \(X\). As a consequence, it follows that the quantum cohomology ring of such a homogeneous space \(X\) enjoys a specific functoriality property with regard to embeddings of semi-positive complete intersections, which is highly remarkable. Also, by applying the main result of his work, the author is able to confirm the predictions for Calabi-Yau complete intersections in Grassmannians, which he had made with V. Batyrev et al. in the above-mentioned, foregoing paper published in 1998. All together, the article consists of eight very detailed sections, including a just as thorough introduction, and is in regard of its comprehensiveness and clarity nearly self-contained. The results certainly represent a major contribution towards the understanding of the mystery of mirror symmetry.

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