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BKP and projective Hurwitz numbers (1501.01283v7)

Published 6 Jan 2015 in math-ph, hep-th, math.AG, math.CO, math.MP, and nlin.SI

Abstract: We consider $d$-fold branched coverings of the projective plane $\mathbb{RP}2$ and show that the hypergeometric tau function of the BKP hierarchy of Kac and van de Leur is the generating function for weighted sums of the related Hurwitz numbers. In particular we get the $\mathbb{RP}2$ analogues of the $\mathbb{CP}1$ generating functions proposed by Okounkov and by Goulden and Jackson. Other examples are Hurwitz numbers weighted by the Hall-Littlewood and by the Macdonald polynomials. We also consider integrals of tau functions which generate projective Hurwitz numbers and Hurwitz numbers related to different Euler characteristics of the base Klein surfaces.

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