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Gromov-Witten invariant

Gromov-Witten invariant noun: a rational number that, in certain situations, counts pseudoholomorphic curves meeting prescribed conditions in a given symplectic manifold. They have applications in string theory.

Noun

Gromov-Witten invariant (plural Gromov-Witten invariants)

  1. A rational number that, in certain situations, counts pseudoholomorphic curves meeting prescribed conditions in a given symplectic manifold. They have applications in string theory.

Forms of Gromov-Witten invariant

pluralGromov-Witten invariants

Origin of Gromov-Witten invariant

Named after Mikhail Gromov and Edward Witten.

Questions about Gromov-Witten invariant

What does Gromov-Witten invariant mean?
Gromov-Witten invariant means a rational number that, in certain situations, counts pseudoholomorphic curves meeting prescribed conditions in a given symplectic manifold. They have applications in string theory.
What part of speech is Gromov-Witten invariant?
Gromov-Witten invariant is a noun.
What is the plural of Gromov-Witten invariant?
The plural of Gromov-Witten invariant is Gromov-Witten invariants.

Words near Gromov-Witten invariant in the dictionary

  1. gromill
  2. grommet
  3. grommeted
  4. grommeting
  5. grommets
  6. Gromov-Witten invariant
  7. Gromov-Witten invariants
  8. groms
  9. gromwell
  10. gromwells
  11. Gronau

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