ELSV-type formula conjecture for one-part double Hurwitz numbers

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For g≥0g\geq 0, n≥1n\geq 1, and (g,n)≠(0,1),(0,2)(g,n)\neq(0,1),(0,2), let H(d),βgH^g_{(d),\beta} be the one-part double Hurwitz number, let r(d),βgr^g_{(d),\beta} be its associated number of simple branch points, and suppose there is a moduli space Pic⁡‾g,n\overline{\operatorname{Pic}}_{g,n} with classes ψi\psi_i and Λ2k\Lambda_{2k}. ELSV-type formula conjecture. For every such g,ng,n,

H(d),βg=r(d),βg! d∫Pic⁡‾g,nΛ0−Λ2+⋯±Λ2g(1−β1ψ1)⋯(1−βnψn),H^{g}_{(d), \beta}=r^{g}_{(d), \beta}!\,d\int_{\overline{\operatorname{Pic}}_{g,n}}\frac{\Lambda_0-\Lambda_2+\cdots\pm\Lambda_{2g}}{(1-\beta_1\psi_1)\cdots(1-\beta_n\psi_n)},

where Pic⁡‾g,n\overline{\operatorname{Pic}}_{g,n} has a possibly virtual fundamental class of dimension 4g−3+n4g-3+n, contains the stated Picard variety as an open subset, admits the stated forgetful morphisms and sections, its ψ\psi-classes satisfy the stated pullback and intersection relations, and the Λ\Lambda-classes are codimension-2k2k Chern classes of a self-dual rank-2g2g bundle with Λ0=1\Lambda_0=1. The formula is verified in the source for genus 00 and genus 11 with the specified choices of compactified Picard spaces, but remains conjectural in general.

References

Primary source

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

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