On the dyon partition function in N=2 theories

TL;DR

This paper calculates the entropy of dyons in N=2 string compactifications, proposing a duality-invariant partition function involving Siegel modular forms that matches the entropy to subleading order.

Contribution

It introduces a new dyon partition function involving Siegel modular forms for N=2 models, extending previous work on black hole entropy calculations.

Findings

Partition function for the STU model matches dyon degeneracies to first subleading order.

Proposed partition function for the FHSV model approximates dyon entropy in large electric charge limit.

Invariance under duality symmetries is demonstrated for the proposed partition functions.

Abstract

We study the entropy function of two N =2 string compactifications obtained as freely acting orbifolds of N=4 theories : the STU model and the FHSV model. The Gauss-Bonnet term for these compactifications is known precisely. We apply the entropy function formalism including the contribution of this four derivative term and evaluate the entropy of dyons to the first subleading order in charges for these models. We then propose a partition function involving the product of three Siegel modular forms of weight zero which reproduces the degeneracy of dyonic black holes in the STU model to the first subleading order in charges. The proposal is invariant under all the duality symmetries of the STU model. For the FHSV model we write down an approximate partition function involving a Siegel modular form of weight four which captures the entropy of dyons in the FHSV model in the limit when electric charges are much larger than magnetic charges.