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A note on half-integer irregular representations of Virasoro algebra

High Energy Physics - Theory 2025-12-15 v1

Abstract

We study irregular representations of Virasoro algebra associated with half-integer order singularities, which arise naturally in the 2d CFT description of Argyres-Douglas theories of type (A1,Aeven)(A_1, A_{\text{even}}) and (A1,Dodd)(A_1, D_{\text{odd}}). While integer-rank irregular states admit a well-established free-field construction, the half-integer case is more subtle due to the presence of branch cuts. In this note, we present two equivalent constructions of half-integer irregular representations. The first one is based on a Z2\mathbb{Z}_2-twisted free boson, which is motivated from the monodromy structure of Hitchin system. The second one employs a recursion relation of the Virasoro eigenvalues recently proposed in the literature. We explicitly demonstrate the equivalence of these two parameterization schemes at rank 3/23/2 and 5/25/2. Our analysis clarifies the structure of half-integer irregular modules and provides tools for computing the corresponding irregular states relevant for Argyres-Douglas theories.

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@article{arxiv.2512.11628,
  title  = {A note on half-integer irregular representations of Virasoro algebra},
  author = {Yichi Zang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2512.11628},
  year   = {2025}
}

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8 pages

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