Pure $SU(2)$ gauge theory partition function and generalized Bessel kernel

Abstract

We show that the dual partition function of the pure $\mathcal{N}=2$ $SU(2)$ gauge theory in the self-dual $\Omega$-background (a) is given by Fredholm determinant of a generalized Bessel kernel and (b) coincides with the tau function associated to the general solution of the Painlevé III equation of type $D_8$ (radial sine-Gordon equation). In particular, the principal minor expansion of the Fredholm determinant yields Nekrasov combinatorial sums over pairs of Young diagrams.

20 pages, 6 figures

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