On the motivic stable pairs invariants of K3 surfaces

S. Katz, A. Klemm, R. Pandharipande, R. P. Thomas

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Abstract

For a K3 surface S and a class β ∈ Pic(S), we study motivic invariants of stable pairs moduli spaces associated to 3-fold thickenings of S. We conjecture suitable deformation and divisibility invariances for the Betti realization. Our conjectures, together with earlier calculations of Kawai-Yoshioka, imply a full determination of the theory in terms of the Hodge numbers of the Hilbert schemes of points of S. The work may be viewed as the third in a sequence of formulas starting with Yau-Zaslow and Katz-Klemm-Vafa (each recovering the former). Numerical data suggest the motivic invariants are linked to the Mathieu M24 moonshine phenomena. The KKV formula and the Pairs/Noether-Lefschetz correspondence together determine the BPS counts of K3-fibered Calabi-Yau 3-folds in fiber classes in terms of modular forms. We propose a framework for a refined P/NL correspondence for the motivic invariants of K3-fibered CY 3-folds. For the STU model, a complete conjecture is presented.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProgress in Mathematics
PublisherSpringer
Pages111-146
Number of pages36
DOIs
StatePublished - 2016

Publication series

NameProgress in Mathematics
Volume315
ISSN (Print)0743-1643
ISSN (Electronic)2296-505X

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Analysis
  • Algebra and Number Theory
  • Geometry and Topology

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