The Tate-curve index conjecture for SQFTs with cylindrical ends

Let F\mathcal F be an N=(0,1)\mathcal N=(0,1) SQFT with cylindrical ends and boundary F\partial\mathcal F, satisfying ZRR(F)=0Z_{RR}(\partial\mathcal F)=0, and suppose F\partial\mathcal F is superconformal. Let H(F)\mathcal H(\mathcal F) be the S1S^1-equivariant SQM obtained by compactifying F\mathcal F on the Ramond circle called the Tate curve. Tate-curve index conjecture. The holomorphic part of ZRR(F)Z_{RR}(\mathcal F) exists, and its qq-expansion is the index of H(F)\mathcal H(\mathcal F), lying in Z((q))\mathbb Z((q)) up to an Atiyah–Patodi–Singer correction. This correction is a half-integer related to a mod-2 index of F\partial\mathcal F. The conjecture connects conditionally convergent SQFT partition functions to mock modular forms. The paper attributes the proposal to the analysis of GJFmock and does not claim a general rigorous proof.

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Theo Johnson-Freyd, “Topological Mathieu Moonshine”, arXiv:2006.02922 (2021).

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