Higher Airy structures and topological recursion for singular spectral curves

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Main Authors: Borot, Gaëtan, Kramer, Reinier, Schüler, Yannik
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author Borot, Gaëtan
Kramer, Reinier
Schüler, Yannik
author_facet Borot, Gaëtan
Kramer, Reinier
Schüler, Yannik
contents We give elements towards the classification of quantum Airy structures based on the $W(\mathfrak{gl}_r)$-algebras at self-dual level based on twisted modules of the Heisenberg VOA of $\mathfrak{gl}_r$ for twists by arbitrary elements of the Weyl group $\mathfrak{S}_{r}$. In particular, we construct a large class of such quantum Airy structures. We show that the system of linear ODEs forming the quantum Airy structure and determining uniquely its partition function is equivalent to a topological recursion à la Chekhov-Eynard-Orantin on singular spectral curves. In particular, our work extends the definition of the Bouchard-Eynard topological recursion (valid for smooth curves) to a large class of singular curves, and indicates impossibilities to extend naively the definition to other types of singularities. We also discuss relations to intersection theory on moduli spaces of curves, giving a general ELSV-type representation for the topological recursion amplitudes on smooth curves, and formulate precise conjectures for application in open $r$-spin intersection theory.
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spellingShingle Higher Airy structures and topological recursion for singular spectral curves
Borot, Gaëtan
Kramer, Reinier
Schüler, Yannik
Mathematical Physics
High Energy Physics - Theory
Algebraic Geometry
14Hxx (Primary) 14N10, 17B65, 51Pxx, 81R10, 81T45 (Secondary)
We give elements towards the classification of quantum Airy structures based on the $W(\mathfrak{gl}_r)$-algebras at self-dual level based on twisted modules of the Heisenberg VOA of $\mathfrak{gl}_r$ for twists by arbitrary elements of the Weyl group $\mathfrak{S}_{r}$. In particular, we construct a large class of such quantum Airy structures. We show that the system of linear ODEs forming the quantum Airy structure and determining uniquely its partition function is equivalent to a topological recursion à la Chekhov-Eynard-Orantin on singular spectral curves. In particular, our work extends the definition of the Bouchard-Eynard topological recursion (valid for smooth curves) to a large class of singular curves, and indicates impossibilities to extend naively the definition to other types of singularities. We also discuss relations to intersection theory on moduli spaces of curves, giving a general ELSV-type representation for the topological recursion amplitudes on smooth curves, and formulate precise conjectures for application in open $r$-spin intersection theory.
title Higher Airy structures and topological recursion for singular spectral curves
topic Mathematical Physics
High Energy Physics - Theory
Algebraic Geometry
14Hxx (Primary) 14N10, 17B65, 51Pxx, 81R10, 81T45 (Secondary)
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2010.03512