On the descendent Gromov–Witten theory of a K3 surface

We study the reduced descendent Gromov–Witten theory of K3 surfaces in primitive curve classes. We present a conjectural closed formula for the stationary theory, which generalizes the Bryan–Leung formula. We also prove a new recursion that allows to remove descendent insertions of 1 in many instances. Together this yields an efficient way to compute a large class of invariants (modulo the conjecture on the stationary part). As a corollary we conjecture a surprising polynomial structure which underlies the Gromov–Witten invariants of the K3 surface.

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Portugaliae Mathematica
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2025-04-08
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https://doi.org/10.4171/pm/2143
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Algebraic Geometry and Number Theory
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On the descendent Gromov–Witten theory of a K3 surface

Georg Oberdieck
Portugaliae Mathematica
Algebraic Geometry and Number Theory
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On the descendent Gromov–Witten theory of a K3 surface

Georg Oberdieck
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Abstract

We study the reduced descendent Gromov–Witten theory of K3 surfaces in primitive curve classes. We present a conjectural closed formula for the stationary theory, which generalizes the Bryan–Leung formula. We also prove a new recursion that allows to remove descendent insertions of 1 in many instances. Together this yields an efficient way to compute a large class of invariants (modulo the conjecture on the stationary part). As a corollary we conjecture a surprising polynomial structure which underlies the Gromov–Witten invariants of the K3 surface.

Portugaliae MathematicaVol. 82(3)
Heidelberg University (DE)
Openalex Percentile: Top 88%
Algebraic Geometry and Number Theory
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