Strong piecewise polynomiality conjecture for double Hurwitz numbers

Fix gg, mm, and nn, and let Pm,ng(α1,,αm,β1,,βn)=Hα,βgP^{g}_{m,n}(\alpha_1,\dots,\alpha_m,\beta_1,\dots,\beta_n)=H^{g}_{\alpha,\beta} on the tuples of positive integers satisfying iαi=jβj\sum_i\alpha_i=\sum_j\beta_j. The degree refers to the degrees of the polynomial pieces on the chambers of the associated piecewise-polynomial function. Strong piecewise polynomiality conjecture. Pm,ngP^{g}_{m,n} is piecewise polynomial, with degrees between 2g3+m+n2g-3+m+n and 4g3+m+n4g-3+m+n inclusive. The lower bound is verified in the source in genus 00 and when mm or nn equals 11; the general assertion is left open there.

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Ian Goulden, David Jackson and Ravi Vakil, “Towards the geometry of double Hurwitz numbers”, arXiv:math/0309440 (2003).

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