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Intersection Numbers from Higher-order Partial Differential Equations

High Energy Physics - Theory 2023-07-12 v3

Abstract

We propose a new method for the evaluation of intersection numbers for twisted meromorphic nn-forms, through Stokes' theorem in nn dimensions. It is based on the solution of an nn-th order partial differential equation and on the evaluation of multivariate residues. We also present an algebraic expression for the contribution from each multivariate residue. We illustrate our approach with a number of simple examples from mathematics and physics.

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@article{arxiv.2209.01997,
  title  = {Intersection Numbers from Higher-order Partial Differential Equations},
  author = {Vsevolod Chestnov and Hjalte Frellesvig and Federico Gasparotto and Manoj K. Mandal and Pierpaolo Mastrolia},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2209.01997},
  year   = {2023}
}

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37 pages, matches published version, added ancillary files