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A free field approach to boundary $\widehat{g}_{k}$ WZW models

High Energy Physics - Theory 2025-12-15 v5

Abstract

The Wakimoto-type free-field approach is applied to the boundary integer-level simple g^(k)\widehat{g}(k) Wess-Zumino-Witten (WZW) models, with a renewed motivation. With the introduction of the Lauricella hypergeometric functions FD(n)F_{D}^{(n)} and their analytical extensions, we could obtain all genus-zero bulk nn-point functions explicitly, for rational conformal field theories (RCFTs) that admit a free-field approach. I present free-field expressions for g^(k)\widehat{g}(k) Ishibashi states, and provide simple example calculations in the simplest models. An extreme short discussion on potential generalizations of free-field approach to the logarithmic WZW models at the admissible levels is also given.

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@article{arxiv.2408.12887,
  title  = {A free field approach to boundary $\widehat{g}_{k}$ WZW models},
  author = {Xun Liu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2408.12887},
  year   = {2025}
}

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