Refined $\mathrm{SU}(3)$ Vafa-Witten invariants and modularity

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Main Authors: Göttsche, Lothar, Kool, Martijn
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author Göttsche, Lothar
Kool, Martijn
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Kool, Martijn
contents We conjecture a formula for the refined $\mathrm{SU}(3)$ Vafa-Witten invariants of any smooth surface $S$ satisfying $H_1(S,\mathbb{Z}) = 0$ and $p_g(S)>0$. The unrefined formula corrects a proposal by Labastida-Lozano and involves unexpected algebraic expressions in modular functions. We prove that our formula satisfies a refined $S$-duality modularity transformation. We provide evidence for our formula by calculating virtual $χ_y$-genera of moduli spaces of rank 3 stable sheaves on $S$ in examples using Mochizuki's formula. Further evidence is based on the recent definition of refined $\mathrm{SU}(r)$ Vafa-Witten invariants by Maulik-Thomas and subsequent calculations on nested Hilbert schemes by Thomas (rank 2) and Laarakker (rank 3).
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spellingShingle Refined $\mathrm{SU}(3)$ Vafa-Witten invariants and modularity
Göttsche, Lothar
Kool, Martijn
Algebraic Geometry
High Energy Physics - Theory
Differential Geometry
14D20, 14D21, 14J60, 14J80, 14J81
We conjecture a formula for the refined $\mathrm{SU}(3)$ Vafa-Witten invariants of any smooth surface $S$ satisfying $H_1(S,\mathbb{Z}) = 0$ and $p_g(S)>0$. The unrefined formula corrects a proposal by Labastida-Lozano and involves unexpected algebraic expressions in modular functions. We prove that our formula satisfies a refined $S$-duality modularity transformation. We provide evidence for our formula by calculating virtual $χ_y$-genera of moduli spaces of rank 3 stable sheaves on $S$ in examples using Mochizuki's formula. Further evidence is based on the recent definition of refined $\mathrm{SU}(r)$ Vafa-Witten invariants by Maulik-Thomas and subsequent calculations on nested Hilbert schemes by Thomas (rank 2) and Laarakker (rank 3).
title Refined $\mathrm{SU}(3)$ Vafa-Witten invariants and modularity
topic Algebraic Geometry
High Energy Physics - Theory
Differential Geometry
14D20, 14D21, 14J60, 14J80, 14J81
url https://arxiv.org/abs/1808.03245