B-Model Gromov-Witten Theory

B-Model Gromov-Witten Theory
Author: Emily Clader
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 625
Release: 2019-04-08
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 3319942204

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This book collects various perspectives, contributed by both mathematicians and physicists, on the B-model and its role in mirror symmetry. Mirror symmetry is an active topic of research in both the mathematics and physics communities, but among mathematicians, the “A-model” half of the story remains much better-understood than the B-model. This book aims to address that imbalance. It begins with an overview of several methods by which mirrors have been constructed, and from there, gives a thorough account of the “BCOV” B-model theory from a physical perspective; this includes the appearance of such phenomena as the holomorphic anomaly equation and connections to number theory via modularity. Following a mathematical exposition of the subject of quantization, the remainder of the book is devoted to the B-model from a mathematician’s point-of-view, including such topics as polyvector fields and primitive forms, Givental’s ancestor potential, and integrable systems.

Gromov-Witten Theory of Quotients of Fermat Calabi-Yau Varieties

Gromov-Witten Theory of Quotients of Fermat Calabi-Yau Varieties
Author: Hiroshi Iritani
Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
Total Pages: 92
Release: 2021-06-21
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1470443635

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Gromov-Witten theory started as an attempt to provide a rigorous mathematical foundation for the so-called A-model topological string theory of Calabi-Yau varieties. Even though it can be defined for all the Kähler/symplectic manifolds, the theory on Calabi-Yau varieties remains the most difficult one. In fact, a great deal of techniques were developed for non-Calabi-Yau varieties during the last twenty years. These techniques have only limited bearing on the Calabi-Yau cases. In a certain sense, Calabi-Yau cases are very special too. There are two outstanding problems for the Gromov-Witten theory of Calabi-Yau varieties and they are the focus of our investigation.

The Moduli Space of Curves

The Moduli Space of Curves
Author: Robert H. Dijkgraaf
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 570
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1461242649

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The moduli space Mg of curves of fixed genus g – that is, the algebraic variety that parametrizes all curves of genus g – is one of the most intriguing objects of study in algebraic geometry these days. Its appeal results not only from its beautiful mathematical structure but also from recent developments in theoretical physics, in particular in conformal field theory.

Modular Forms and String Duality

Modular Forms and String Duality
Author: Noriko Yui, Helena Verrill, and Charles F. Doran
Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
Total Pages: 324
Release:
Genre: Duality (Mathematics)
ISBN: 9780821871577

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"This book is a testimony to the BIRS Workshop, and it covers a wide range of topics at the interface of number theory and string theory, with special emphasis on modular forms and string duality. They include the recent advances as well as introductory expositions on various aspects of modular forms, motives, differential equations, conformal field theory, topological strings and Gromov-Witten invariants, mirror symmetry, and homological mirror symmetry. The contributions are roughly divided into three categories: arithmetic and modular forms, geometric and differential equations, and physics and string theory. The book is suitable for researchers working at the interface of number theory and string theory."--BOOK JACKET.

Modular Forms and String Duality

Modular Forms and String Duality
Author: Noriko Yui
Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2008
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0821844849

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"This book is a testimony to the BIRS Workshop, and it covers a wide range of topics at the interface of number theory and string theory, with special emphasis on modular forms and string duality. They include the recent advances as well as introductory expositions on various aspects of modular forms, motives, differential equations, conformal field theory, topological strings and Gromov-Witten invariants, mirror symmetry, and homological mirror symmetry. The contributions are roughly divided into three categories: arithmetic and modular forms, geometric and differential equations, and physics and string theory. The book is suitable for researchers working at the interface of number theory and string theory."--BOOK JACKET.

Enumerative Invariants in Algebraic Geometry and String Theory

Enumerative Invariants in Algebraic Geometry and String Theory
Author: Marcos Marino
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 219
Release: 2008-08-15
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 3540798145

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Starting in the middle of the 80s, there has been a growing and fruitful interaction between algebraic geometry and certain areas of theoretical high-energy physics, especially the various versions of string theory. Physical heuristics have provided inspiration for new mathematical definitions (such as that of Gromov-Witten invariants) leading in turn to the solution of problems in enumerative geometry. Conversely, the availability of mathematically rigorous definitions and theorems has benefited the physics research by providing the required evidence in fields where experimental testing seems problematic. The aim of this volume, a result of the CIME Summer School held in Cetraro, Italy, in 2005, is to cover part of the most recent and interesting findings in this subject.

Gromov-Witten Theory of Spin Curves and Orbifolds

Gromov-Witten Theory of Spin Curves and Orbifolds
Author: Tyler Jamison Jarvis
Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
Total Pages: 202
Release: 2006
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0821835343

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This volume is a collection of articles on orbifolds, algebraic curves with higher spin structures, and related invariants of Gromov-Witten type. Orbifold Gromov-Witten theory generalizes quantum cohomology for orbifolds, whereas spin cohomological field theory is based on the moduli spaces of higher spin curves and is related by Witten's conjecture to the Gelfand-Dickey integrable hierarchies. A common feature of these two very different looking theories is the central role played by orbicurves in both of them. Insights in one theory can often yield insights into the other. This book brings together for the first time papers related to both sides of this interaction. The articles in the collection cover diverse topics, such as geometry and topology of orbifolds, cohomological field theories, orbifold Gromov-Witten theory, $G$-Frobenius algebra and singularities, Frobenius manifolds and Givental's quantization formalism, moduli of higher spin curves and spin cohomological field theory.

Gromov-Witten Theory of Quotients of Fermat Calabi-Yau Varieties

Gromov-Witten Theory of Quotients of Fermat Calabi-Yau Varieties
Author: Hiroshi Iritani
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1900
Genre: Calabi-Yau manifolds
ISBN: 9781470464752

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Global CY-B-model and quasi-modular forms -- Global Landau-Ginzburg B-model at genus zero -- Opposite subspaces -- Quantization and Fock bundle -- Mirror symmetry for orbifold Fermat CY hypersurfaces -- Mirror symmetry for Fermat CY singularities.

Surveys on Recent Developments in Algebraic Geometry

Surveys on Recent Developments in Algebraic Geometry
Author: Izzet Coskun
Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
Total Pages: 386
Release: 2017-07-12
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1470435578

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The algebraic geometry community has a tradition of running a summer research institute every ten years. During these influential meetings a large number of mathematicians from around the world convene to overview the developments of the past decade and to outline the most fundamental and far-reaching problems for the next. The meeting is preceded by a Bootcamp aimed at graduate students and young researchers. This volume collects ten surveys that grew out of the Bootcamp, held July 6–10, 2015, at University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. These papers give succinct and thorough introductions to some of the most important and exciting developments in algebraic geometry in the last decade. Included are descriptions of the striking advances in the Minimal Model Program, moduli spaces, derived categories, Bridgeland stability, motivic homotopy theory, methods in characteristic and Hodge theory. Surveys contain many examples, exercises and open problems, which will make this volume an invaluable and enduring resource for researchers looking for new directions.

Mirror Symmetry and Algebraic Geometry

Mirror Symmetry and Algebraic Geometry
Author: David A. Cox
Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
Total Pages: 498
Release: 1999
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 082182127X

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Mirror symmetry began when theoretical physicists made some astonishing predictions about rational curves on quintic hypersurfaces in four-dimensional projective space. Understanding the mathematics behind these predictions has been a substantial challenge. This book is the first completely comprehensive monograph on mirror symmetry, covering the original observations by the physicists through the most recent progress made to date. Subjects discussed include toric varieties, Hodge theory, Kahler geometry, moduli of stable maps, Calabi-Yau manifolds, quantum cohomology, Gromov-Witten invariants, and the mirror theorem. This title features: numerous examples worked out in detail; an appendix on mathematical physics; an exposition of the algebraic theory of Gromov-Witten invariants and quantum cohomology; and, a proof of the mirror theorem for the quintic threefold.