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We compute local Gromov–Witten invariants of cubic surfaces at all genera. We use a deformation a of cubic surface to a nef toric surface and the deformation invariance of Gromov–Witten invariants.
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Konishi, Y., Minabe, S. Local Gromov–Witten invariants of cubic surfaces via nef toric degeneration. Ark Mat 47, 345–360 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11512-007-0064-7
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