Resurgence Matches Quantization
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.
Cite
@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