Virasoro vertex operator algebras, the (nonmeromorphic) operator product expansion and the tensor product theory

Journal of Algebra

Volumn 182, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 201-234

  Huang, Yi Zhi ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0030585266     PISSN: 00218693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jabr.1996.0168     Document Type: Article

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