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$G$-fixed Hilbert schemes on $K3$ surfaces, modular forms, and eta products

Algebraic Geometry 2025-04-23 v5

Abstract

Let XX be a complex K3K3 surface with an effective action of a group GG which preserves the holomorphic symplectic form. Let ZX,G(q)=n=0e(Hilbn(X)G)qn1 Z_{X,G}(q) = \sum_{n=0}^{\infty} e\left(\operatorname{Hilb}^{n}(X)^{G} \right)\, q^{n-1} be the generating function for the Euler characteristics of the Hilbert schemes of GG-invariant length nn subschemes. We show that its reciprocal, ZX,G(q)1Z_{X,G}(q)^{-1} is the Fourier expansion of a modular cusp form of weight 12e(X/G)\frac{1}{2} e(X/G) for the congruence subgroup Γ0(G)\Gamma_{0}(|G|). We give an explicit formula for ZX,GZ_{X,G} in terms of the Dedekind eta function for all 82 possible (X,G)(X,G). The key intermediate result we prove is of independent interest: it establishes an eta product identity for a certain shifted theta function of the root lattice of a simply laced root system. We extend our results to various refinements of the Euler characteristic, namely the Elliptic genus, the Chi-yy genus, and the motivic class.

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Cite

@article{arxiv.1907.01535,
  title  = {$G$-fixed Hilbert schemes on $K3$ surfaces, modular forms, and eta products},
  author = {Jim Bryan and Ádám Gyenge},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1907.01535},
  year   = {2025}
}

Comments

Published version. Greatly simplified proof of Proposition 3.1

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