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Extended diffeomorphism algebras and trajectories in jet space

Mathematical Physics 2007-05-23 v3 High Energy Physics - Theory math.MP

Abstract

Let the DRO (Diffeomorphism, Reparametrization, Observer) algebra DRO(N) be the extension of diff(N)diff(1)diff(N)\oplus diff(1) by its four inequivalent Virasoro-like cocycles. Here diff(N)diff(N) is the diffeomorphism algebra in NN-dimensional spacetime and diff(1)diff(1) describes reparametrizations of trajectories in the space of tensor-valued pp-jets. DRO(N) has a Fock module for each pp and each representation of gl(N)gl(N). Analogous representations for gauge algebras (higher-dimensional Kac-Moody algebras) are also given. The reparametrization symmetry can be eliminated by a gauge fixing procedure, resulting in previously discovered modules. In this process, two DRO(N) cocycles transmute into anisotropic cocycles for diff(N)diff(N). Thus the Fock modules of toroidal Lie algebras and their derivation algebras are geometrically explained.

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@article{arxiv.math-ph/9810003,
  title  = {Extended diffeomorphism algebras and trajectories in jet space},
  author = {T. A. Larsson},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math-ph/9810003},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

Expressions for abelian charges corrected. Published version