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Deformations of W-algebras associated to simple Lie algebras

q-alg 2008-02-03 v2 High Energy Physics - Theory Quantum Algebra

Abstract

Deformed \W\W--algebra \Wq,t(\g)\W_{q,t}(\g) associated to an arbitrary simple Lie algebra \g\g is defined together with its free field realizations and the screening operators. Explicit formulas are given for generators of \Wq,t(\g)\W_{q,t}(\g) when \g\g is of classical type. These formulas exhibit a deep connection between \Wq,t(\g)\W_{q,t}(\g) and the analytic Bethe Ansatz in integrable models associated to quantum affine algebras Uq(\G)U_q(\G) and Ut(\GL)U_t(\GL). The scaling limit of \Wq,t(\g)\W_{q,t}(\g) is closely related to affine Toda field theories.

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@article{arxiv.q-alg/9708006,
  title  = {Deformations of W-algebras associated to simple Lie algebras},
  author = {Edward Frenkel and Nicolai Reshetikhin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:q-alg/9708006},
  year   = {2008}
}

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33 pages, Latex2e. Extended version