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Igor Chaban

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Symplectic duality for the constant term of the geometric Eisenstein series

We study the cohomology of a quasimap space that categorifies the constant term of the geometric Eisenstein series for the mirabolic parabolic subgroup of $GL$ over the function field $\mathbb{F}_q(C)$ of a smooth projective curve $C$. This cohomology carries a natural action of an algebra of correspondences whose commutative subalgebra is the ring of regular functions on the Coulomb branch, which here is the $A_{n}$-surface singularity. A choice of rank-one local system on $C$ induces an action of the \'etale fundamental group on the Coulomb branch; the scheme-theoretic fixed locus carries a natural vector bundle. Our main result identifies the cohomology of the quasimap space with the local cohomology of this vector bundle, for a generic range of parameters.

math.AG

Lectures on Gauge theories and Many-Body systems

These lectures study two correspondences between gauge theories and integrable many-body systems. The first arises from infinite-dimensional Hamiltonian reduction and relates gauge-theoretic dynamics directly to Calogero--Moser-type systems and their quantum counterparts. The second emerges in supersymmetric gauge theory through instanton counting and non-perturbative dualities, linking classical problems on one side to quantum problems on the other. A central motivation comes from the observation that conjugacy classes of holonomies in gauge theory can be interpreted as configurations of indistinguishable particles on a circle. In quantum theory these particle positions become random variables, and the correspondence may be either exact or approximate depending on spacetime dimension and supersymmetry. We focus on the Calogero--Moser--Sutherland family associated with root systems of type A and with SU(N) gauge theories in dimensions from one to six. In low dimensions the correspondence is direct and involves matrix quantum mechanics, two-dimensional Yang--Mills theory, and higher-dimensional Chern--Simons-type theories. In four, five, and six dimensions with eight supercharges, the correspondence takes a more indirect form through supersymmetric gauge theory and the Omega-deformation. We introduce non-local observables whose correlation functions satisfy non-perturbative Dyson--Schwinger equations and, in four dimensions, lead to Schrodinger equations for many-body systems. The notes are divided accordingly: the first part develops symplectic-reduction constructions of Calogero--Moser systems, while the second studies localization, partition measures, and order/disorder observables in supersymmetric gauge theory.

math-ph

$(2,2p+1)$ minimal string and intersection theory I

In view of recent progress in studying matrix model-2D gravity duality, we reexamine some features of $(2,2p+1)$ minimal string. After reviewing both sides of the proposed correspondence in this case, a previously unnoted identification between correlation numbers of tachyon operators in certain domain of parameter space and "$p$-deformed volumes", which are certain integral transforms of topological recursion data, is described and clarified. This identification allows us to efficiently study correlation numbers at finite matter central charge. In particular, we obtain an intersection-theoretic formula and the simplest recurrent equations for them, analogous to the ones recently derived for Virasoro minimal string. These formulas might be useful in establishing a more thorough connection between worldsheet and matrix model approaches.

hep-th