Equivariant quantum connections in positive characteristic

In this thesis, we apply techniques from symplectic Gromov--Witten theory to study the equivariant quantum connections in positive characteristic. The main examples of interest arise from symplectic resolutions. We introduce equivariant generalizations of the quantum Steenrod operations of Fukaya, p...

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Main Author: Lee, Jae Hee
Other Authors: Seidel, Paul
Format: Thesis
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2024
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/155417
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7022-8735
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description In this thesis, we apply techniques from symplectic Gromov--Witten theory to study the equivariant quantum connections in positive characteristic. The main examples of interest arise from symplectic resolutions. We introduce equivariant generalizations of the quantum Steenrod operations of Fukaya, provide nontrivial computations in the example of the cotangent bundle of the projective line, and explore the relationship with Varchenko's construction of mod p solutions to the quantum differential equation. We then prove the compatibility of the equivariant quantum Steenrod operations with the quantum differential and difference connections. As a consequence, we obtain an identification of our operations for divisor classes with the p-curvature of the quantum connection in a wide range of examples.
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spelling mit-1721.1/1554172024-06-28T04:06:07Z Equivariant quantum connections in positive characteristic Lee, Jae Hee Seidel, Paul Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mathematics In this thesis, we apply techniques from symplectic Gromov--Witten theory to study the equivariant quantum connections in positive characteristic. The main examples of interest arise from symplectic resolutions. We introduce equivariant generalizations of the quantum Steenrod operations of Fukaya, provide nontrivial computations in the example of the cotangent bundle of the projective line, and explore the relationship with Varchenko's construction of mod p solutions to the quantum differential equation. We then prove the compatibility of the equivariant quantum Steenrod operations with the quantum differential and difference connections. As a consequence, we obtain an identification of our operations for divisor classes with the p-curvature of the quantum connection in a wide range of examples. Ph.D. 2024-06-27T19:51:59Z 2024-06-27T19:51:59Z 2024-05 2024-05-15T16:20:35.961Z Thesis https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/155417 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7022-8735 Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) Copyright retained by author(s) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Equivariant quantum connections in positive characteristic
title Equivariant quantum connections in positive characteristic
title_full Equivariant quantum connections in positive characteristic
title_fullStr Equivariant quantum connections in positive characteristic
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title_short Equivariant quantum connections in positive characteristic
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url https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/155417
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