1171Non-commutative Donaldson-Thomas invariants and the conifold BALÁZS SZENDRŐIGiven a quiver algebra A with relations defined by a superpotential, this paper defines a set of invariants of A counting framed cyclic A-modules, analogous to rank-1 Donaldson-Thomas invariants of Calabi-Yau threefolds. For the special case when A is the non-commutative crepant resolution of the threefold ordinary double point, it is proved using torus localization that the invariants count certain pyramid-shaped partition-like configurations, or equivalently infinite dimer configurations in the square dimer model with a fixed boundary condition. The resulting partition function admits an infinite product expansion, which factorizes into the rank-1 Donaldson-Thomas partition functions of the commutative crepant resolution of the singularity and its flop. The different partition functions are speculatively interpreted as counting stable objects in the derived category of A-modules under different stability conditions; their relationship should then be an instance of wall crossing in the space of stability conditions on this triangulated category.
Given a smooth complex threefold X, we define the virtual motive [Hilb n (X)] vir of the Hilbert scheme of n points on X. In the case when X is Calabi-Yau, [Hilb n (X)] vir gives a motivic refinement of the n-point degree zero Donaldson-Thomas invariant of X. The key example is X = C 3 , where the Hilbert scheme can be expressed as the critical locus of a regular function on a smooth variety, and its virtual motive is defined in terms of the Denef-Loeser motivic nearby fiber. A crucial technical result asserts that if a function is equivariant with respect to a suitable torus action, its motivic nearby fiber is simply given by the motivic class of a general fiber. This allows us to compute the generating function of the virtual motives [Hilb n (C 3 )] vir via a direct computation involving the motivic class of the commuting variety. We then give a formula for the generating function for arbitrary X as a motivic exponential, generalizing known results in lower dimensions. The weight polynomial specialization leads to a product formula in terms of deformed MacMahon functions, analogous to Göttsche's formula for the Poincaré polynomials of the Hilbert schemes of points on surfaces..See §1.5 for the definition of Exp. While the above formula only applies when dim(X) = 3, it fits well with corresponding formulas for dim(X) < 3. In these cases, the Hilbert schemes are smooth and thus have canonical virtual motives which are easily expressed in terms of the ordinary classes [Hilb n (X)] in the Grothendieck group. The resulting partition functions have been computed for curves [17] and surfaces [15], and all these results can be expressed (Corollary 3.4) in the single formula Z X (T ) = Exp T [X] vir Exp T [P d−2 ] vir valid when d = dim(X) is 0, 1, 2, or 3. Hereand the class of a negative dimensional projective space is defined by (3.3). In particular, [P −1 ] vir = 0 and [P −2 ] vir = −1. There are some indications that the above formula has significance for dim X > 3; see Remarks 3.5 and 3.6. The weight polynomial specialization of the class of a projective manifold gives its Poincaré polynomial. For example, if X is a smooth 1 Note that the variable "t" has special meaning in the definition of "Exp"; in particular, one cannot simply substitute t for T in the above equation for Z X .1.3. Relative motivic weights. Given a reduced (but not necessarily irreducible) variety S, let K 0 (Var S ) be the Z-module generated by isomorphism classes of (reduced) S-varieties, under the scissor relation for S-varieties, and ring structure whose multiplication is given by fiber product over S. Elements of this ring will be denoted [X] S . A morphism f : S → T induces a ring homomorphism f * : K 0 (Var T ) → K 0 (Var S ) given by fiber product. In particular, K 0 (Var S ) is always a K 0 (Var C )-module. Thus we can let
Let $U$ be a smooth $\mathbb C$-scheme, $f:U\to\mathbb A^1$ a regular function, and $X=$Crit$(f)$ the critical locus, as a $\mathbb C$-subscheme of $U$. Then one can define the "perverse sheaf of vanishing cycles" $PV_{U,f}$, a perverse sheaf on $X$. This paper proves four main results: (a) Suppose $\Phi:U\to U$ is an isomorphism with $f\circ\Phi=f$ and $\Phi\vert_X=$id$_X$. Then $\Phi$ induces an isomorphism $\Phi_*:PV_{U,f}\to PV_{U,f}$. We show that $\Phi_*$ is multiplication by det$(d\Phi\vert_X)=1$ or $-1$. (b) $PV_{U,f}$ depends up to canonical isomorphism only on $X^{(3)},f^{(3)}$, for $X^{(3)}$ the third-order thickening of $X$ in $U$, and $f^{(3)}=f\vert_{X^{(3)}}:X^{(3)}\to\mathbb A^1$. (c) If $U,V$ are smooth $\mathbb C$-schemes, $f:U\to\mathbb A^1$, $g:V\to\mathbb A^1$ are regular, $X=$Crit$(f)$, $Y=$Crit$(g)$, and $\Phi:U\to V$ is an embedding with $f=g\circ\Phi$ and $\Phi\vert_X:X\to Y$ an isomorphism, there is a natural isomorphism $\Theta_\Phi:PV_{U,f}\to\Phi\vert_X^*(PV_{V,g})\otimes_{\mathbb Z_2}P_\Phi$, for $P_\Phi$ a natural principal $\mathbb Z_2$-bundle on $X$. (d) If $(X,s)$ is an oriented d-critical locus in the sense of Joyce arXiv:1304.4508, there is a natural perverse sheaf $P_{X,s}$ on $X$, such that if $(X,s)$ is locally modelled on Crit$(f:U\to\mathbb A^1)$ then $P_{X,s}$ is locally modelled on $PV_{U,f}$. We also generalize our results to replace $U,X$ by complex analytic spaces, and $PV_{U,f}$ by $\mathcal D$-modules, or mixed Hodge modules. We discuss applications of (d) to categorifying Donaldson-Thomas invariants of Calabi-Yau 3-folds, and to defining a 'Fukaya category' of Lagrangians in a complex symplectic manifold using perverse sheaves. This is the third in a series of papers arXiv:1304.4508, arXiv:1305.6302, arXiv:1305.6428, arXiv:1312.0090, arXiv:1403.2403, arXiv:1404.1329, arXiv:1504.00690.Comment: 77 pages, LaTeX. (v4) corrections, new Appendix by Joerg Schuerman
We compute the motivic Donaldson-Thomas theory of the resolved conifold, in all chambers of the space of stability conditions of the corresponding quiver. The answer is a product formula whose terms depend on the position of the stability vector, generalizing known results for the corresponding numerical invariants. Our formulae imply in particular a motivic form of the DT/PT correspondence for the resolved conifold. The answer for the motivic PT series is in full agreement with the prediction of the refined topological vertex formalism.
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