A uniqueness theorem for Frobenius manifolds and Gromov-Witten theory for orbifold projective lines (Q2344043)

The article computes the orbifold Gromov-Witten invariants of an orbifold projective line \(\mathbb P^1_{(a_1,a_2,a_3)}\), i.e., the projective line with three orbifold singularities of order \(0<a_1 \leq a_2 \leq a_3\). Gromov-Witten theory in the orbifold setting was defined in [\textit{D. Abramovich} et al., Am. J. Math. 130, No. 5, 1337--1398 (2008; Zbl 1193.14070)] and [\textit{W. Chen} and \textit{Y. Ruan}, Contemp. Math. 310, 25--85 (2002; Zbl 1091.53058)]. It is important to note that the Witten-Dijkgraaf-Verlinde-Verlinde equations (WDVV equations) are satisfied in the orbifold setting as well. A major step of the computation consists of establishing a uniqueness statement for Frobenius algebras satisfying certain conditions. These conditions are subsequently shown to be satisfied by the Gromov-Witten invariants of the above orbifold projective lines, from which it then follows that they are uniquely determined. In particular, their Gromov-Witten invariants are determined by the WDVV equations together with certain initial conditions. The computations of this article generalises previous computations in [\textit{P. Rossi}, Math. Ann. 348, No. 2, 265--287 (2010; Zbl 1235.14053)].