Finite vs affine W-algebras

Japanese Journal of Mathematics

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 137-261

  De Sole, Alberto ^a,b   Kac, Victor G ^c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Istituto Nazionale di Alta Matematica   (Italy)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

(non linear)Lie conformal algebra; Deformed vertex operators; Finite and affine W algebras; Quasi classical limit; Twisted module over a vertex algebra; Vertex algebra; Zhu algebra

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746898146     PISSN: 02892316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11537-006-0505-2     Document Type: Article

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