Hypergeometric BKP conjecture for the Kontsevich–Witten tau-function

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Let DP⁡\operatorname{DP} be the set of strict partitions, and let a hypergeometric BKP tau-function be expressed as

τ=∑λ∈DP⁡rλQλ(t/2)Qλ(t∗/2),\tau=\sum_{\lambda\in\operatorname{DP}}r_\lambda Q_\lambda({\bf t}/2)Q_\lambda({\bf t}^*/2),

with rλ=e∑j=1ℓ(λ)ξ(λj)r_\lambda=e^{\sum_{j=1}^{\ell(\lambda)}\xi(\lambda_j)}. For k≥1k\geq 1, define

Ak=∏j=1k(6j−1)(6j−5)16,A_k=\prod_{j=1}^k\frac{(6j-1)(6j-5)}{16},

and, for β≠0\beta\neq0, define ξKW\xi_{KW} by

eξKW(3k)=ℏkAk,e^{\xi_{KW}(3k)}=\hbar^kA_k, eξKW(3k−1)=−ℏk−1/32(6k−1)βAk,e^{\xi_{KW}(3k-1)}=-\hbar^{k-1/3}\frac{2}{(6k-1)\beta}A_k, eξKW(3k−2)=ℏk−2/38β6k−1Ak.e^{\xi_{KW}(3k-2)}=\hbar^{k-2/3}\frac{8\beta}{6k-1}A_k.

Set rλKW=e∑j=1ℓ(λ)ξKW(λj)r^{KW}_\lambda=e^{\sum_{j=1}^{\ell(\lambda)}\xi_{KW}(\lambda_j)}. Kontsevich–Witten hypergeometric BKP conjecture. The properly normalized Kontsevich–Witten tau-function τKW(t/2)\tau_{KW}({\bf t}/2) is a hypergeometric tau-function of the BKP hierarchy with these coefficients and with tk∗=23δk,3t_k^*=\frac{2}{3}\delta_{k,3}. The claim is presented as implied by the conjectural Schur Q-function expansion and is not resolved in the supplied text.

References

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Alexander Alexandrov, “Intersection numbers on M_g,n and BKP hierarchy”, arXiv:2012.07573 (2021).

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