Batalin–Vilkovisky semi-infinite pairing conjecture

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Let nn be the dimension parameter specified in the source, and let BVi(N,N′)BV^i(N,N') denote the cohomology of the total Koszul bicomplex associated with the finite-dimensional approximation indexed by N,N′N,N'. Write BVi+∞2,wBV^{i+\frac{\infty}{2},w} for the corresponding weight-space limit. Batalin–Vilkovisky pairing conjecture. One can define

BVi+∞2=⨁wBVi+∞2,w,BVi+∞2,w=lim⁡N→∞ lim⁡N′→∞ BVi+codim⁡\mathpzcZ(0,N′)+Nn(N,N′)w,BV^{i+\frac{\infty}{2}}=\bigoplus_w BV^{i+\frac{\infty}{2},w},\qquad BV^{i+\frac{\infty}{2},w}=\underset{N\to\infty}{\lim}\,\underset{N'\to\infty}{\lim}\,BV^{i+\operatorname{codim}\mathpzc{Z}(0,N')+Nn}(N,N')^w,

and there is a nondegenerate pairing

BVi+∞2⊗BVk−i+∞2→C,BV^{i+\frac{\infty}{2}}\otimes BV^{k-i+\frac{\infty}{2}}\to\mathbb{C},

where kk is the integer from the preceding conjecture. This proposes a BV-type semi-infinite cohomology theory with a duality pairing analogous to the local-cohomology construction.

References

Primary source

M. V. Movshev, “Local algebra and string theory”, arXiv:1511.04743 (2016).

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