Universal formulae for correlators of a broad class of models

TL;DR

The paper introduces a universal, simple method to derive correlator formulae for various models in physics and mathematics, unifying many cases through a single defining function and its derivatives.

Contribution

It presents a unified approach to obtain correlator formulae across diverse models, including supersymmetric volumes and intersection theories, simplifying derivations and extending known results.

Findings

Derived universal formulae for correlators in multiple models.

Provided new closed-form formula for genus 4 volumes.

Extended derivations to ${N}{=}1$ supersymmetric Weil-Petersson volumes.

Abstract

A simple method is presented for deriving universal formulae for the correlators, frequently denoted $W_{g,n}(\{z_i\}), i=1,..n$, of a wide range of models of physical and mathematical interest. While many alternative methods exist for constructing such correlators, these formulae can be simply written in terms of one defining function and its derivatives. The method has been applied to the Airy and Bessel models, various minimal string and superstring theories, and their associated intersection theory settings, ordinary and various kinds of supersymmetric Weil-Petersson volumes, and more besides. For all these cases, their $W_{g,n}(\{z_i\})$ are just all specializations of the {\it same} universal formulae. A special variant of the method useful for ${N}{=}1$ supersymmetric cases is also presented. It allows for swift derivations of Norbury's three closed-form formulae for the volumes $V_{g,n}$ ($g{=}1,2,3$) of ${ N}{=}1$ supersymmetric Weil-Petersson volumes, and generalizations of them to a wider set of models. Moreover a new closed-form formula for the genus 4 case $V_{4,n}$ is derived. The straightforward method for how to derive such formulae for $g{>}4$ cases is described. Throughout, crucial roles are played by the underlying integrable KdV flows, as well as the Gel'fand-Dikii equation.