arXiv · 2308.07542
Ellipsoidal superpotentials and singular curve counts
Abstract
Given a closed symplectic manifold, we construct invariants which count (a) closed rational pseudoholomorphic curves with prescribed cusp singularities and (b) punctured rational pseudoholomorphic curves with ellipsoidal negative ends. We prove an explicit equivalence between these two frameworks, which in particular gives a new geometric interpretation of various counts in symplectic field theory. We show that these invariants encode important information about singular symplectic curves and stable symplectic embedding obstructions. We also prove a correspondence theorem between rigid unicuspidal curves and perfect exceptional classes, which we illustrate by classifying rigid unicuspidal (symplectic or algebraic) curves in the first Hirzebruch surface.
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Dusa McDuff, Kyler Siegel. 2023-08-15. Ellipsoidal superpotentials and singular curve counts. https://arxiv.org/abs/2308.07542
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