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Resurgence Matches Quantization

High Energy Physics - Theory 2019-02-01 v2 Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

The quest to find a nonperturbative formulation of topological string theory has recently seen two unrelated developments. On the one hand, via quantization of the mirror curve associated to a toric Calabi-Yau background, it has been possible to give a nonperturbative definition of the topological-string partition function. On the other hand, using techniques of resurgence and transseries, it has been possible to extend the string (asymptotic) perturbative expansion into a transseries involving nonperturbative instanton sectors. Within the specific example of the local P2 toric Calabi-Yau threefold, the present work shows how the Borel-Pade-Ecalle resummation of this resurgent transseries, alongside occurrence of Stokes phenomenon, matches the string-theoretic partition function obtained via quantization of the mirror curve. This match is highly non-trivial, given the unrelated nature of both nonperturbative frameworks, signaling at the existence of a consistent underlying structure.

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@article{arxiv.1610.06782,
  title  = {Resurgence Matches Quantization},
  author = {Ricardo Couso-Santamaría and Marcos Marino and Ricardo Schiappa},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1610.06782},
  year   = {2019}
}

Comments

35 pages, 15 figures; v2: 36 pages, minor changes, final version in JPAMT

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