Related papers: On the Stokes matrices of the $tt^*$-Toda equation
Cecotti and Vafa introduced the topological anti-topological fusion (tt*)-equation, whose solutions describe massive deformations of supersymmetric conformal field theories. We provide a rigorous analytic formulation of the $ADE$…
In Part I (arXiv:1209.2045) we computed the Stokes data, though not the "connection matrix", for the smooth solutions of the tt*-Toda equations whose existence we established by p.d.e. methods. Here we give an alternative proof of the…
We give a Lie-theoretic explanation for the convex polytope which parametrizes the globally smooth solutions of the topological-antitopological fusion equations of Toda type (tt$^*$-Toda equations) which were introduced by Cecotti and Vafa.…
We describe all smooth solutions of the two-function tt*-Toda equations (a version of the tt* equations, or equations for harmonic maps into SL(n,R)/SO(n)) in terms of (i) asymptotic data, (ii) holomorphic data, and (iii) monodromy data.…
We propose a Lie-theoretic definition of the tt*-Toda equations for any complex simple Lie algebra $\mathfrak{g}$, based on the concept of topological-antitopological fusion which was introduced by Cecotti and Vafa. Our main result concerns…
In previous articles we have studied the A_n tt*-Toda equations (topological-antitopological fusion equations of Toda type) of Cecotti and Vafa, giving details mainly for n=3. Here we give a proof of the existence and uniqueness of global…
In "Isomonodromy aspects of the tt* equations of Cecotti and Vafa I. Stokes data" (arxiv:1209.2045) we described all smooth solutions of the two-function tt*-Toda equations in terms of asymptotic data, holomorphic data, and monodromy data.…
Using nonlinear pde techniques, we construct a new family of globally smooth tt* structures. This includes tt* structures associated to the (orbifold) quantum cohomology of a finite number of complex projective spaces and weighted…
This paper, the third in a series, completes our description of all (radial) solutions on C* of the tt*-Toda equations, using a combination of methods from p.d.e., isomonodromic deformations (Riemann-Hilbert method), and loop groups. We…
Cecotti and Vafa introduced the tt*-equation (topological-antitopological fusion equation), whose solutions describe massive deformations of supersymmetric conformal field theories. We describe some solutions of the tt*-equation constructed…
Williamson's theorem states that for any $2n \times 2n$ real positive definite matrix $A$, there exists a $2n \times 2n$ real symplectic matrix $S$ such that $S^TAS=D \oplus D$, where $D$ is an $n\times n$ diagonal matrix with positive…
We compute Stokes matrices for generalised Airy equations and prove that they are regular unipotent (up to multiplication with the formal monodromy). This class of differential equations was defined by Katz and includes the classical Airy…
Let $H$ be a positive semi-definite matrix partitioned in $\beta\times \beta$ Hermitian blocks, $H=[A_{s,t}]$, $1\le s,t,\le \beta$. Then, for all symmetric norms, {equation*} \| H \| \le \| \sum_{s=1}^{\beta} A_{s,s} \|. {equation*} The…
It is known that any symmetric matrix $M$ with entries in $\R[x]$ and which is positive semi-definite for any substitution of $x\in\R$, has a Smith normal form whose diagonal coefficients are constant sign polynomials in $\R[x]$. We…
In this paper, which is a follow-up to [A. Borobia, R. Canogar, F. De Ter\'an, Mediterr. J. Math. 18, 40 (2021)], we provide a necessary and sufficient condition for the matrix equation $X^\top AX=B$ to be consistent when $B$ is symmetric.…
We prove the conjectural relation between the Stokes matrix for the quantum cohomology and an exceptional collection generating the derived category of coherent sheaves in the case of smooth cubic surfaces. The proof is based on a toric…
We give a construction which produces a positive energy representation of the affine Lie algebra of type A_n from the Stokes data of a solution of the tt*-Toda equations of type A_n. The construction appears to play a role in conformal…
It is shown that the polynomial \[p(t) = \text{Tr}[(A+tB)^m]\] has positive coefficients when $m = 6$ and $A$ and $B$ are any two 3-by-3 complex Hermitian positive definite matrices. This case is the first that is not covered by prior,…
In this work we compute the Stokes matrices of the ordinary differential equation satisfied by the hypergeometric integrals associated to an arrangement of hyperplanes in generic position. This generalizes the computation done by Ramis and…
We investigate the geometry of a certain space of meromorphic connections with irregular singularities, and prove in particular that it is a (real) symplectic Lie groupoid. The connections have a physical meaning: they correspond to certain…