The KdV initial-condition formula for the non-perturbative descendent potential

Let U(p;)=p12log(Dμ,νNP(t(p);;w))U({\bf p};\hbar)=\partial_{p_1}^2\log\bigl(\mathcal D^{\rm NP}_{\mu,\nu}(\hbar\cdot{\bf t}({\bf p});\hbar;w)\bigr) be the stated solution of the KdV equations. Let G2G_2, ϵ\epsilon, τ\tau, ww, and θ[μν]\theta\bigl[\begin{smallmatrix}\mu\nu\end{smallmatrix}\bigr] have the meanings used in the paper. KdV initial-condition conjecture. The initial condition U(p1;)U(p_1;\hbar) is

U(p1;)=3G2(ϵ+p1)24πi+28(ϵ+p1)2+p12logθ ⁣[μν] ⁣(w(ϵ+p1)222πi;τ).U(p_1;\hbar)=\frac{3G_2(\epsilon+\hbar p_1)^2}{4\pi\mathbf i}+\frac{\hbar^2}{8(\epsilon+\hbar p_1)^2}+\partial_{p_1}^2\log\theta\!\left[\begin{smallmatrix}\mu\nu\end{smallmatrix}\right]\!\left(w-\frac{(\epsilon+\hbar p_1)^2}{2\sqrt{2\pi\mathbf i}\,\hbar};\tau\right).

In particular, for μ=ν=1/2\mu=\nu=1/2,

U(p1;)=G2w2πi+28(ϵ+p1)2+p12logσ ⁣(w(ϵ+p1)222πi;τ).U(p_1;\hbar)=\frac{G_2w\hbar}{\sqrt{2\pi\mathbf i}}+\frac{\hbar^2}{8(\epsilon+\hbar p_1)^2}+\partial_{p_1}^2\log\sigma\!\left(w-\frac{(\epsilon+\hbar p_1)^2}{2\sqrt{2\pi\mathbf i}\,\hbar};\tau\right).

This gives the datum determining the KdV solution in the paper's setting. The supplied context does not state whether this formula is proved or conjectural beyond its placement in a conjecture environment.

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Shuai Guo, Ce Ji and Qingsheng Zhang, “A generalization of the Witten conjecture through spectral curve”, arXiv:2309.12271 (2025).

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