Universal-series correspondence for Hilbert schemes and strange duality

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Let SS be a surface and let Vs(w),Ws(w),Xs(w),Ys(w),Zs(w)V_s(w),W_s(w),X_s(w),Y_s(w),Z_s(w) be the universal power series associated with a class in K0(S)K_0(S) of rank ss. Let gr(z),fr(z),Ar(z),Br(z)g_r(z),f_r(z),A_r(z),B_r(z) be the universal series from the corresponding Hilbert-scheme formulas. Define

ϕs(w)=Vs(w)2s,w=zϕs(w),s=r+1.\phi_s(w)=V_s(w)^{2-s},\qquad w=z\phi_s(w),\qquad s=r+1.

Universal-series correspondence. The series satisfy

gr(z)=Vs(w)Ws(w),g_r(z)=V_s(w)\cdot W_s(w), fr(z)=Xs(w)ϕs(w)4(dzdw)2,f_r(z)=\frac{X_s(w)}{\phi_s(w)^4\left(\frac{dz}{dw}\right)^2}, Ar(z)=Ys(w),Br(z)=Zs(w).A_r(z)=Y_s(w),\qquad B_r(z)=Z_s(w).

These identities express the relationship between the universal series governing Euler characteristics and those governing top Chern classes of tautological bundles, as suggested by Le Potier's strange duality. The source does not provide evidence that the identities have been proved, so their resolution remains open.

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Drew Johnson, “Universal Series for Hilbert Schemes and Strange Duality”, arXiv:1708.05743 (2017).

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