Picard-Fuchs equations of special one-parameter families of invertible polynomials
arXiv:1109.3462
Abstract
The thesis deals with calculating the Picard-Fuchs equation of special one-parameter families of invertible polynomials. In particular, for an invertible polynomial we consider the family , where denotes the parameter. For the families of hypersurfaces defined by these polynomials, we compute the Picard-Fuchs equation, i.e. the ordinary differential equation which solutions are exactly the period integrals. For the proof of the exact appearance of the Picard-Fuchs equation we use a combinatorial version of the Griffiths-Dwork method and the theory of \GKZ systems. As consequences of our work and facts from the literature, we show the relation between the Picard-Fuchs equation, the Poincaré series and the monodromy in the space of period integrals.
arXiv commentPh.D. Thesis, 103 pages, 29 figures