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 -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 , 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 . As shown in the paper, this fact also impacts the representation theory of , and . 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}
}