Double Hurwitz coefficient-expansion conjecture

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Let DHg,n(μ1,…,μn)DH_{g,n}(\mu_1,\ldots,\mu_n) be the double Hurwitz numbers, and let dd and AμiA_\mu^i be defined by

Aμi=i∑∣λ∣=μ−iμℓ(λ)−1∣Aut⁡λ∣qλ1qλ2⋯qλℓ(λ)sℓ(λ),A_\mu^i=i\sum_{|\lambda|=\mu-i}\frac{\mu^{\ell(\lambda)-1}}{|\operatorname{Aut}\lambda|}q_{\lambda_1}q_{\lambda_2}\cdots q_{\lambda_{\ell(\lambda)}}s^{\ell(\lambda)},

where λ\lambda is an integer partition with ℓ(λ)\ell(\lambda) parts and Aut⁡λ\operatorname{Aut}\lambda is the set of permutations of its parts that leave the tuple invariant. Double Hurwitz coefficient-expansion conjecture. For 2g−2+n>02g-2+n>0, there exist coefficients Cg,n(i1,…,in\m1,…,mn)C_{g,n}\big(\substack{i_1,\ldots,i_n\m_1,\ldots,m_n}\big) independent of μ1,…,μn\mu_1,\ldots,\mu_n such that

DHg,n(μ1,…,μn)=∑i1,…,in=1d∏k=1nAμkik∑m1,…,mn=0finiteCg,n(i1,…,in\m1,…,mn)∏k=1nμkmk+1.DH_{g,n}(\mu_1,\ldots,\mu_n)=\sum_{i_1,\ldots,i_n=1}^d\prod_{k=1}^nA_{\mu_k}^{i_k}\sum_{m_1,\ldots,m_n=0}^{\mathrm{finite}}C_{g,n}\big(\substack{i_1,\ldots,i_n\m_1,\ldots,m_n}\big)\prod_{k=1}^n\mu_k^{m_k+1}.

This is presented as conjecturally equivalent to the polynomial-structure conjecture and as a route from linear loop equations to explicit double Hurwitz formulas; the source gives no resolution.

References

Primary source

Norman Do and Maksim Karev, “Towards the topological recursion for double Hurwitz numbers”, arXiv:1811.05107 (2018).

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