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Airy Equation for the Topological String Partition Function in a Scaling Limit

High Energy Physics - Theory 2021-09-21 v1 Mathematical Physics Algebraic Geometry math.MP

Abstract

We use the polynomial formulation of the holomorphic anomaly equations governing perturbative topological string theory to derive the free energies in a scaling limit to all orders in perturbation theory for any Calabi-Yau threefold. The partition function in this limit satisfies an Airy differential equation in a rescaled topological string coupling. One of the two solutions of this equation gives the perturbative expansion and the other solution provides geometric hints of the non-perturbative structure of topological string theory. Both solutions can be expanded naturally around strong coupling.

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@article{arxiv.1506.01375,
  title  = {Airy Equation for the Topological String Partition Function in a Scaling Limit},
  author = {Murad Alim and Shing-Tung Yau and Jie Zhou},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1506.01375},
  year   = {2021}
}

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11 pages, 1 figure

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