Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Concept Videos

Correspondence Bias01:17

Correspondence Bias

Correspondence bias, also referred to as the fundamental attribution error, describes the tendency to attribute another person’s behavior to internal characteristics rather than situational influences. This cognitive bias leads individuals to overlook external factors that may be influencing actions, thereby fostering potentially inaccurate assessments of others’ intentions and dispositions.Empirical Evidence for Correspondence BiasResearch has consistently demonstrated the prevalence of...
Sternberg's Triangular Theory of Love02:15

Sternberg's Triangular Theory of Love

We typically love the people with whom we form relationships, but the type of love we have for our family, friends, and lovers differs. Robert Sternberg (1986) proposed that there are three components of love: intimacy, passion, and commitment. These three components form a triangle that defines multiple types of love: this is known as Sternberg’s triangular theory of love. Intimacy is the sharing of details and intimate thoughts and emotions. Passion is the physical attraction—the flame in the...
Contact-dependent Signaling01:19

Contact-dependent Signaling

Contact-dependent signaling, as the name suggests, requires that communicating cells be in direct contact with each other. This is achieved either through receptor-ligand interactions or by specialized cytoplasmic channels that allow the flow of small molecules between cells. In animal cells, channels called gap junctions facilitate contact-dependent signaling in certain tissues, whereas, plasmodesmata perform a similar function in plants.
Gap Junctions
In animal cells, gap junctions are formed...
SN2 Reaction: Stereochemistry02:23

SN2 Reaction: Stereochemistry

In an SN2 reaction, the nucleophilic attack on the substrate and departure of the leaving group occurs simultaneously through a transition state. As the nucleophile approaches the substrate from the back-side, the configuration of the substrate carbon changes from tetrahedral to trigonal bipyramidal and then back to tetrahedral, leading to an inversion in the configuration of the product.
If the substrate is an achiral molecule at the α-carbon, the inversion of configuration is not observed.
Torsion of Noncircular Members01:16

Torsion of Noncircular Members

Circular shafts undergoing torsional stress maintain their cross-sectional integrity due to their axisymmetric nature. This symmetry ensures an even distribution of stress, allowing the shaft to withstand torsion without distorting. In contrast, square bars, lacking this axial symmetry, experience significant distortion across their cross-sections when subjected to torsion, with the exception of along their diagonals and at lines connecting midpoints. A detailed examination of a cubic element...
Radical Substitution: Hydrogenolysis of Alkyl Halides with Tributyltin Hydride01:26

Radical Substitution: Hydrogenolysis of Alkyl Halides with Tributyltin Hydride

Radical substitution reactions can be used to remove functional groups from molecules. The hydrogenolysis of alkyl halides is one such reaction, where the weak Sn–H bond in tributyltin hydride reacts with alkyl halides to form alkanes. Here, the reagent Bu3SnH yields tributyltin halide as a byproduct.
The bonds formed in this reaction are stronger than the bonds broken, making it energetically favorable. The reaction follows a radical chain mechanism similar to radical halogenation reactions,...

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same journal

A Mathematical Analysis of IPT-DMFT.

Communications in mathematical physics·2026
Same journal

Asymptotics of Symmetric Polynomials: A Dynamical Point of View.

Communications in mathematical physics·2026
Same journal

Commuting Quantum Operations Factorise.

Communications in mathematical physics·2026
Same journal

A Superintegrable Quantum Field Theory.

Communications in mathematical physics·2026
Same journal

High-Contrast Random Composites: Homogenisation Framework and Spectral Convergence.

Communications in mathematical physics·2026
Same journal

Intermittent Two-Point Dynamics at the Transition to Chaos for Random Circle Endomorphisms.

Communications in mathematical physics·2026
See all related articles

Related Experiment Video

Updated: Jun 10, 2026

The Trier Social Stress Test Protocol for Inducing Psychological Stress
09:39

The Trier Social Stress Test Protocol for Inducing Psychological Stress

Published on: October 19, 2011

On the Open TS/ST Correspondence.

Matijn François1, Alba Grassi2

  • 1Section de Mathématiques, Université de Genève, 1211 Genève 4, Switzerland.

Communications in Mathematical Physics
|June 9, 2026
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

This study constructs eigenfunctions for quantized mirror curves using open topological string partition functions. It reveals a functional relationship between modified Mathieu and McCoy-Tracy-Wu operators in specific limits.

More Related Videos

The Social Dimension of Stress: Experimental Manipulations of Social Support and Social Identity in the Trier Social Stress Test
11:13

The Social Dimension of Stress: Experimental Manipulations of Social Support and Social Identity in the Trier Social Stress Test

Published on: November 19, 2015

The ITS2 Database
16:17

The ITS2 Database

Published on: March 12, 2012

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: Jun 10, 2026

The Trier Social Stress Test Protocol for Inducing Psychological Stress
09:39

The Trier Social Stress Test Protocol for Inducing Psychological Stress

Published on: October 19, 2011

The Social Dimension of Stress: Experimental Manipulations of Social Support and Social Identity in the Trier Social Stress Test
11:13

The Social Dimension of Stress: Experimental Manipulations of Social Support and Social Identity in the Trier Social Stress Test

Published on: November 19, 2015

The ITS2 Database
16:17

The ITS2 Database

Published on: March 12, 2012

Area of Science:

  • String Theory
  • Mathematical Physics

Background:

  • The topological string/spectral theory correspondence links topological strings on Calabi-Yau threefolds with quantized mirror curves.
  • The open string sector of this duality is less understood than the closed string sector.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To advance the understanding of the open topological string sector by constructing eigenfunctions for quantized mirror curves.
  • To investigate these constructions in the context of local F_0 and its associated mathematical structures.

Main Methods:

  • Constructing entire, off-shell eigenfunctions from open topological string partition functions.
  • Analyzing the local F_0 case, relating its mirror curve to the Baxter equation.
  • Examining standard and dual four-dimensional limits, where the quantum mirror curve degenerates.

Main Results:

  • Successfully constructed entire, off-shell eigenfunctions for the quantized mirror curve of local F_0.
  • Demonstrated that in specific limits, these eigenfunctions correspond to solutions of difference equations for modified Mathieu and McCoy-Tracy-Wu operators.
  • Discovered a simple relation between on-shell eigenfunctions and a functional relation between the operators themselves.

Conclusions:

  • The study provides a novel framework for constructing eigenfunctions in the open topological string sector.
  • The findings establish connections between topological string theory, spectral theory, and integrable systems like the Toda lattice.
  • The discovered relations offer new insights into the duality and its applications in mathematical physics.