1. Resurgence matches quantization.
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Ricardo Couso-Santamaría, Marcos Mariño, and Ricardo Schiappa
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STRING theory , *PARTITION functions , *MATHEMATICAL functions , *QUANTUM field theory , *STOKES equations , *NUMBER theory - Abstract
The quest to find a nonperturbative formulation of topological string theory has recently seen two unrelated developments. On the one hand, via quantization of the mirror curve associated to a toric Calabi–Yau background, it has been possible to give a nonperturbative definition of the topological-string partition function. On the other hand, using techniques of resurgence and transseries, it has been possible to extend the string (asymptotic) perturbative expansion into a transseries involving nonperturbative instanton sectors. Within the specific example of the local toric Calabi–Yau threefold, the present work shows how the Borel–Padé–Écalle resummation of this resurgent transseries, alongside occurrence of Stokes phenomenon, matches the string-theoretic partition function obtained via quantization of the mirror curve. This match is highly non-trivial, given the unrelated nature of both nonperturbative frameworks, signaling at the existence of a consistent underlying structure. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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