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We show that curve enumeration invariants of complex threefolds with nef anti-canonical bundle are determined by their values on local curves. This implies the MNOP conjecture of Maulik, Nekrasov, Okounkov, and Pandharipande relating…

Algebraic Geometry · Mathematics 2025-08-27 John Pardon

The Gopakumar-Vafa conjecture predicts that the Gromov-Witten invariants of a Calabi-Yau 3-fold can be canonically expressed in terms of integer invariants called BPS numbers. Using the methods of symplectic Gromov-Witten theory, we prove…

Symplectic Geometry · Mathematics 2017-10-10 Eleny-Nicoleta Ionel , Thomas H. Parker

Gromov-Witten, Gopakumar-Vafa, and Donaldson-Thomas invariants of Calabi-Yau threefolds are compared. In certain situations, the Donaldson-Thomas invariants are very easy to handle, sometimes easier than the other invariants. This point is…

Algebraic Geometry · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Sheldon Katz

This paper describes Gopakumar-Vafa (GV) invariants associated to $cA_n$ singularities. We (1) generalize GV invariants to crepant partial resolutions of $cA_n$ singularities, (2) show that generalized GV invariants also satisfy Toda's…

Algebraic Geometry · Mathematics 2026-02-04 Hao Zhang

The Gopakumar-Vafa conjecture is defined and studied for the local geometry of a curve in a Calabi-Yau 3-fold. The integrality predicted in Gromov-Witten theory by the Gopakumar-Vafa BPS count is verified in a natural series of cases in…

Algebraic Geometry · Mathematics 2014-11-11 Jim Bryan , Rahul Pandharipande

We compute Gromov-Witten (GW) and Donaldson-Thomas (DT) invariants (and also descendant invariants) for local CY 4-folds over Fano 3-folds, V_5 and V_22 up to degree 3. We use torus localization for GW invariants computation, and use…

Algebraic Geometry · Mathematics 2021-09-07 Kiryong Chung , Sanghyeon Lee , Joonyeong Won

Kim, Kresch and Oh defined unramified Gromov-Witten invariants. For a threefold, Pandharipande conjectured that they are equal to Gopakumar-Vafa invariants (BPS invariants) in the case of Fano classes and primitive Calabi-Yau classes. We…

Algebraic Geometry · Mathematics 2025-01-22 Denis Nesterov

In this paper we propose a definition of torsion refined Gopakumar-Vafa (GV) invariants for Calabi-Yau threefolds with terminal nodal singularities that do not admit K\"ahler crepant resolutions. Physically, the refinement takes into…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2024-02-27 Sheldon Katz , Albrecht Klemm , Thorsten Schimannek , Eric Sharpe

We show that there is a perverse sheaf on a fine moduli space of stable sheaves on a smooth projective Calabi-Yau 3-fold, which is locally the perverse sheaf of vanishing cycles for a local Chern-Simons functional, possibly after taking an…

Algebraic Geometry · Mathematics 2016-03-22 Young-Hoon Kiem , Jun Li

The purpose of this paper is twofold: first we give a survey on the recent developments of curve counting invariants on Calabi-Yau 3-folds, e.g. Gromov-Witten theory, Donaldson-Thomas theory and Pandharipande-Thomas theory. Next we focus on…

Algebraic Geometry · Mathematics 2015-01-14 Yukinobu Toda

The Emergent String Conjecture of Lee, Lerche, and Weigand holds that every infinite-distance limit in the moduli space of a quantum gravity represents either a decompactification limit or an emergent string limit in some duality frame.…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2024-04-02 Tom Rudelius

We propose a new way to compute the genus zero Gopakumar-Vafa invariants for two families of non-toric non-compact Calabi-Yau threefolds that admit simple flops: Reid's Pagodas, and Laufer's examples. We exploit the duality between M-theory…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2021-09-29 Andrés Collinucci , Andrea Sangiovanni , Roberto Valandro

We study the asymptotic form of the Gopakumar-Vafa invariants at all genera for Calabi-Yau toric threefolds which have the structure of fibration of the A_n singularity over P^1. We claim that the asymptotic form is the inverse Laplace…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2010-04-05 Yukiko Konishi , Kazuhiro Sakai

For a nonsingular projective 3-fold $X$, we define integer invariants virtually enumerating pairs $(C,D)$ where $C\subset X$ is an embedded curve and $D\subset C$ is a divisor. A virtual class is constructed on the associated moduli space…

Algebraic Geometry · Mathematics 2019-12-05 R. Pandharipande , R. P. Thomas

Recently, Cao-Maulik-Toda defined stable pair invariants of a compact Calabi-Yau 4-fold $X$. Their invariants are conjecturally related to the Gopakumar-Vafa type invariants of $X$ defined using Gromov-Witten theory by Klemm-Pandharipande.…

Algebraic Geometry · Mathematics 2020-08-18 Yalong Cao , Martijn Kool

We give an alternate proof of the integrality conjecture of genus zero Gopakumar-Vafa type invariants on semi-positive varieties using algebraic geometry. The main technique is to relate Gopakumar-Vafa type invariants to quantum…

Algebraic Geometry · Mathematics 2024-05-03 You-Cheng Chou

By exploiting new mathematical relations between Pandharipande-Thomas (PT) invariants, closely related to Gopakumar-Vafa (GV) invariants, and rank 0 Donaldson-Thomas (DT) invariants counting D4-D2-D0 BPS bound states, we rigorously compute…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2025-07-14 Sergei Alexandrov , Soheyla Feyzbakhsh , Albrecht Klemm , Boris Pioline , Thorsten Schimannek

Given any smooth germ of a threefold flopping contraction, we first give a combinatorial characterisation of which Gopakumar-Vafa (GV) invariants are non-zero, by prescribing multiplicities to the walls in the movable cone. On the…

Algebraic Geometry · Mathematics 2024-12-04 Navid Nabijou , Michael Wemyss

We prove a conjecture of Jockers-Mayr and Garoufalidis-Scheidegger, relating genus zero quantum $K$-invariants and Gopakumar--Vafa invariants on the quintic threefold.

Algebraic Geometry · Mathematics 2023-01-04 You-Cheng Chou , Y. -P. Lee

As an analogy to Gopakumar-Vafa conjecture on Calabi-Yau 3-folds, Klemm-Pandharipande defined Gopakumar-Vafa type invariants of a Calabi-Yau 4-fold $X$ using Gromov-Witten theory. When $X$ is holomorphic symplectic, Gromov-Witten invariants…

Algebraic Geometry · Mathematics 2022-08-03 Yalong Cao , Georg Oberdieck , Yukinobu Toda