Let P0=⟨t1(0),t2±(0),t5(0)⟩ be a point on this surface, and let u=⟨u1,u2,u5⟩ be a unit vector based at P0 lying in the region D below the tangent plane of the critical surface. Define
Painlevé I limit conjecture. There exists a choice of constant C=C(P0,u)>0 and a polynomial Q(t1,t2,t5) such that, defining τ^0:=eQ, considered as a differential in x,
where H(x) is the Painlevé I Hamiltonian. This asserts that a broad class of limits of the tau-function near the critical surface is governed by the Painlevé I Hamiltonian; the source provides no resolution status for this conjectural claim.
References
Primary source
Nathan Hayford, “Asymptotic Properties of a Special Solution to the (3,4) String Equation”, arXiv:2507.22646 (2025).