Mathematics – Algebraic Geometry
Scientific paper
2009-08-09
Fields Inst. Commun. 54 (2008) 47 - 63
Mathematics
Algebraic Geometry
20 pages
Scientific paper
The modular properties of some higher dimensional varieties of special Fano type are analyzed by computing the L-function of their $\Omega-$motives. It is shown that the emerging modular forms are string theoretic in origin, derived from the characters of the underlying rational conformal field theory. The definition of the class of Fano varieties of special type is motivated by the goal to find candidates for a geometric realization of the mirrors of rigid Calabi-Yau varieties. We consider explicitly the cubic sevenfold and the quartic fivefold, and show that their motivic L-functions agree with the L-functions of their rigid mirror Calabi-Yau varieties. We also show that the cubic fourfold is string theoretic, with a modular form that is determined by that of an exactly solvable K3 surface.
Kharel Savan
Lynker Monika
Schimmrigk Rolf
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