The conjectural formula for Kontsevich cycles [Wn,k][W_{n,k}^\ast]

Let Wn,kW_{n,k}^\ast be the Kontsevich cycle indexed by nonnegative integers nn and kk, and let κ~j\widetilde{\kappa}_j denote the corresponding modified kappa class. Write (2m+1)!!(2m+1)!! for the odd double factorial. The conjectural formula for [Wn,k][W_{n,k}^\ast]. One should have

[Wn,k]=(2)n+k+2(2n+1)!!(2k+1)!!(κ~nκ~kκ~n+k)(2)n+k+1(2n+2k+3)!!κ~n+k.[W_{n,k}^\ast]=(-2)^{n+k+2}(2n+1)!!(2k+1)!!(\widetilde{\kappa}_n\widetilde{\kappa}_k-\widetilde{\kappa}_{n+k})-(-2)^{n+k+1}(2n+2k+3)!!\widetilde{\kappa}_{n+k}.

When n=kn=k, the right-hand side should be divided by 22. This conjecture extrapolates the formulas established for the cases k=0k=0 and k=1k=1 and predicts a symmetric expression for all Kontsevich cycles; its general validity is not established in the supplied text.

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Kiyoshi Igusa, “Graph cohomology and Kontsevich cycles”, arXiv:math/0303157 (2003).

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