Refined K3 multiple-cover conjecture for Vafa–Witten invariants

Let SS be a K3 surface, let α\alpha be a charge, and let χS(α,α)\chi_S(\alpha,\alpha) denote its Mukai pairing. Write [r]t=(tr/2tr/2)/(t1/2t1/2)[r]_t=(t^{r/2}-t^{-r/2})/(t^{1/2}-t^{-1/2}), and let HilbdS\operatorname{Hilb}^d S be the Hilbert scheme of dd points on SS. Assume that OS(1)\mathcal O_S(1) is generic. Refined K3 multiple-cover conjecture.

VWα(t)=rαtχS(α,α)/(2r)rχtr(Hilb1χS(α,α)/(2r2)S)[r]t2.\mathsf{VW}_{\alpha}(t)=\sum_{r\mid\alpha}\frac{t^{\chi_S(\alpha,\alpha)/(2r)-r}\chi_{-t^r}(\operatorname{Hilb}^{1-\chi_S(\alpha,\alpha)/(2r^2)}S)}{[r]_t^2}.

The formula refines the familiar numerical multiple-cover formula and was known in the prime multiple-cover case; the source proves that special case, while the general refined formula remains conjectural.

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Richard P. Thomas, “Equivariant K-theory and refined Vafa-Witten invariants”, arXiv:1810.00078 (2024).

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