Linearization of topologically Anosov homeomorphisms of non compact surfaces of genus zero and finite type

We study the dynamics of {\it topologically Anosov} homeomorphisms of non-compact surfaces. In the case of surfaces of genus zero and finite type, we classify them. We prove that if $f\colon S \to S$, is a Topologically Anosov homeomorphism where $S$ is a non-compact surface of genus zero and finite type, then $S= \mathbb{R}^2$ and $f$ is conjugate to a homothety or reverse homothety (depending on wether $f$ preserves or reverses orientation). A weaker version of this result was conjectured in \cite{cgx}.

Genus zero Gopakumar-Vafa invariants from open strings

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 on these threefolds, and IIA string theory with D6-branes and O6-planes. From this perspective, the GV invariants are detected as five-dimensional open string zero modes. We propose a definition for genus zero GV invariants for threefolds that do not admit small crepant resolutions. We find that in most cases, non-geometric T-brane data is required in order to fully specify the invariants.

Rank $Q$ E-string on spheres with flux

We consider compactifications of rank \boldsymbol{Q}𝐐 E-string theory on a genus zero surface with no punctures but with flux for various subgroups of the \boldsymbol{\mathrm{E}_8\times \mathrm{SU}(2)}E8×SU(2) global symmetry group of the six dimensional theory. We first construct a simple Wess–Zumino model in four dimensions corresponding to the compactification on a sphere with one puncture and a particular value of flux, the cap model. Using this theory and theories corresponding to two punctured spheres with flux, one can obtain a large number of models corresponding to spheres with a variety of fluxes. These models exhibit interesting IR enhancements of global symmetry as well as duality properties. As an example we will show that constructing sphere models associated to specific fluxes related by an action of the Weyl group of \boldsymbol{\mathrm{E}_8}E8 leads to the S-confinement duality of the \boldsymbol{\mathrm{USp}(2Q)}USp(2𝐐) gauge theory with six fundamentals and a traceless antisymmetric field. Finally, we show that the theories we discuss possess an \boldsymbol{\mathrm{SU}(2)_{\text{ISO}}}SU(2)ISO symmetry in four dimensions that can be naturally identified with the isometry of the two-sphere. We give evidence in favor of this identification by computing the `t Hooft anomalies of the \boldsymbol{\mathrm{SU}(2)_{\text{ISO}}}SU(2)ISO in 4d and comparing them with the predicted anomalies from 6d.

Subleading corrections in $$ \mathcal{N} $$ = 3 Gaiotto-Tomasiello theory

We study subleading corrections to the genus-zero free energy of the $$ \mathcal{N} $$ N = 3 Gaiotto-Tomasiello theory. In general, we obtain the endpoints and free energy as a set of parametric equations via contour integrals of the planar resolvent, up to exponentially suppressed corrections. In the particular case that the two gauge groups in the quiver are of equal rank, we find an explicit (perturbative) expansion for the free energy. If, additionally, both groups have equal levels, then we find the full expression for the genus-zero free energy, modulo exponentially suppressed corrections. We also verify our results numerically.

On the dynamics of protected ramond ground states in the D1-D5 CFT

We examine the behavior of the Ramond ground states in the D1-D5 CFT after a deformation of the free-orbifold sigma model on target space ($$ {\mathbbm{T}}^4 $$ T 4 )N/SN by a marginal interaction operator. These states are compositions of Ramond ground states of the twisted and untwisted sectors. They are characterized by a conjugacy class of SN and by the set of their “spins”, including both R-charge and “internal” SU(2) charge. We compute the four-point functions of an arbitrary Ramond ground state with its conjugate and two interaction operators, for genus-zero covering surfaces representing the leading orders in the large-N expansion. We examine short distance limits of these four-point functions, shedding light on the dynamics of the interacting theory. We find the OPEs and a collection of structure constants of the ground states with the interaction operators and a set of resulting non-BPS twisted operators. We also calculate the integrals of the four-point functions over the positions of the interaction operators and show that they vanish. This provides an explicit demonstration that the Ramond ground states remain protected against deformations away of the free orbifold point, as expected from algebraic considerations using the spectral flow of the $$ \mathcal{N} $$ N = (4, 4) superconformal algebra with central charge c = 6N.

Dynamics of R-neutral Ramond fields in the D1-D5 SCFT

We describe the effect of the marginal deformation of the $$ \mathcal{N} $$ N = (4, 4) super-conformal (T4)N/SN orbifold theory on a doublet of R-neutral twisted Ramond fields, in the large-N approximation. Our analysis of their dynamics explores the explicit analytic form of the genus-zero four-point function involving two R-neutral Ramond fields and two deformation operators. We compute this correlation function with two different approaches: the Lunin-Mathur path-integral technique and the stress-tensor method. From its short distance limits, we extract the OPE structure constants and the scaling dimensions of non-BPS fields appearing in the fusion. In the deformed CFT, at second order in the deformation parameter, the two-point function of the n-twisted Ramond fields is UV-divergent. We perform an appropriate regularization, together with a renormalization of the undeformed fields, obtaining finite, well-defined corrections to their two-point functions and their bare conformal weights, for n < N. The fields with maximal twist n = N remain protected from renormalization, with vanishing anomalous dimensions.

Wall-crossing in genus-zero hybrid theory

The hybrid model is the Landau–Ginzburg-type theory that is expected, via the Landau–Ginzburg/ Calabi–Yau correspondence, to match the Gromov–Witten theory of a complete intersection in weighted projective space. We prove a wall-crossing formula exhibiting the dependence of the genus-zero hybrid model on its stability parameter, generalizing the work of [21] for quantum singularity theory and paralleling the work of Ciocan-Fontanine–Kim [7] for quasimaps. This completes the proof of the genus-zero Landau– Ginzburg/Calabi–Yau correspondence for complete intersections of hypersurfaces of the same degree, as well as the proof of the all-genus hybrid wall-crossing [11].

Formulation Of Quantum Mechanics On Poincaré Disks

The unexploited unification of general relativity and quantum mechanics (QM) prevents the proper understanding of the micro- and macroscopic world. Here we put forward a mathematical approach that introduces the problem in terms of negative curvature manifolds. We suggest that the oscillatory dynamics described by wave functions might take place on hyperbolic continuous manifolds, standing for the counterpart of QM&rsquo;s Hilbert spaces. We describe how the tenets of QM, such as the observable A, the autostates &psi;a and the Schrodinger equation for the temporal evolution of states, might work very well on a Poincar&eacute; disk equipped with rotational groups. This curvature-based approach to QM, combined with the noncommutativity formulated in the language of gyrovectors, leads to a mathematical framework that might be useful in the investigation of relativity/QM relationships. Furthermore, we introduce a topological theorem, termed the punctured balloon theorem (PBT), which states that an orientable genus-1 surface cannot encompass disjoint points. PBT suggests that hyperbolic QM manifolds must be of genus &ge; 1 before measuring and genus zero after measuring. We discuss the implications of PBT in gauge theories and in the physics of the black holes.

Centralizers of Rank One in the First Weyl Algebra

Centralizers of rank one in the first Weyl algebra have genus zero.