Unique Ferapontov Hamiltonian-operator conjecture for first-order WDVV systems

Let A1A_1 be a first-order Hamiltonian operator of Ferapontov type for a first-order WDVV system, compatible with the third-order Hamiltonian operator supplied by the Hamiltonian theorem. Let η~=(ηij)i,j{2,,N}\tilde{\eta}=(\eta^{ij})_{i,j\in\{2,\ldots,N\}}. Unique Ferapontov-operator conjecture. Every first-order WDVV system admits a unique such operator A1A_1; its constants satisfy

(cαβ)α,β=1N1=η~detη~,(c^{\alpha\beta})_{\alpha,\beta=1}^{N-1}=\tilde{\eta}\det\tilde{\eta},

and A1A_1 is local if and only if η~\tilde{\eta} is degenerate. The conjecture is motivated by the bi-Hamiltonian pairs found in all examples treated by the authors; its validity in general is not established in the supplied text.

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S. Opanasenko and R. Vitolo, “On the geometry of WDVV equations and their Hamiltonian formalism in arbitrary dimension”, arXiv:2509.13757 (2025).

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