Abstract:
We study real Hurwitz numbers enumerating real meromorphic functions of a special kind, referred to as
framed purely real functions. We deduce partial differential equations of cut-and-join type for the generating
functions for these numbers. We also construct a topological field theory for them.
Keywords:simple Hurwitz number, real algebraic curve, real meromorphic function, real simple Hurwitz number, cut-and-join
equation.