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Cuspidal modules over Superconformal algebras of rank \geq 1

Representation Theory 2025-05-28 v1

Abstract

According to V. Kac and J. van de Leur, the superconformal algebras are the simple Z\Z-graded Lie superalgebras of growth one which contains the Witt algebra. We describe an explicit classification of all cuspidal modules over the known supercuspidal algebras of rank 1\geq 1, and their central extensions. Our approach reveals some unnoticed phenomena. Indeed the central charge of cuspidal modules is trivial, except for one specific central extension of the contact algebra \K(4)\K(4). As shown in the paper, this fact also impacts the representation theory of \K(3)\K(3), \CK(6)\CK(6) and \K(2)(4)\K^{(2)}(4). Besides these four cases, the classification relies on general methods based on highest weight theory.

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@article{arxiv.2505.20974,
  title  = {Cuspidal modules over Superconformal algebras of rank \geq 1},
  author = {Consuelo Martinez and Olivier Mathieu and Efim Zelmanov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2505.20974},
  year   = {2025}
}