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A Quantum Deformation of the Virasoro Algebra and the Macdonald Symmetric Functions

q-alg 2009-10-28 v5 High Energy Physics - Theory Quantum Algebra

Abstract

A quantum deformation of the Virasoro algebra is defined. The Kac determinants at arbitrary levels are conjectured. We construct a bosonic realization of the quantum deformed Virasoro algebra. Singular vectors are expressed by the Macdonald symmetric functions. This is proved by constructing screening currents acting on the bosonic Fock space.

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@article{arxiv.q-alg/9507034,
  title  = {A Quantum Deformation of the Virasoro Algebra and the Macdonald Symmetric Functions},
  author = {Jun'ichi Shiraishi and Harunobu Kubo and Hidetoshi Awata and Satoru Odake},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:q-alg/9507034},
  year   = {2009}
}

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15 pages, latex file