"Gromov-Witten invariant" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Gromov-Witten invariants [plural]
Etymology: Named after Mikhail Gromov and Edward Witten. Head templates: {{en-noun|head=Gromov-Witten invariant}} Gromov-Witten invariant (plural Gromov-Witten invariants)
  1. (mathematics) A rational number that, in certain situations, counts pseudoholomorphic curves meeting prescribed conditions in a given symplectic manifold. They have applications in string theory. Categories (topical): Mathematics

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