On double Hurwitz numbers with completed cycles

Details On double Hurwitz numbers with completed cycles On double Hurwitz numbers with completed cycles

2011-03-16

arxiv.org/abs/1103.3120v1

Mathematics

Combinatorics

31 pages

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In this paper, we collect a number of facts about double Hurwitz numbers, where the simple branch points are replaced by their more general analogues --- completed (r+1)-cycles. In particular, we give a geometric interpretation of these generalised Hurwitz numbers and derive a cut-and-join operator for completed (r+1)-cycles. We also prove a strong piecewise polynomiality property in the sense of Goulden-Jackson-Vakil. In addition, we propose a conjectural ELSV/GJV-type formula, that is, an expression in terms of some intrinsic combinatorial constants that might be related to the intersection theory of some analogues of the moduli space of curves. The structure of these conjectural "intersection numbers" is discussed in detail.

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