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Extensions of diffeomorphism and current algebras

Mathematical Physics 2007-05-23 v2 math.MP

Abstract

Dzhumadil'daev has classified all tensor module extensions of diff(N)diff(N), the diffeomorphism algebra in NN dimensions, and its subalgebras of divergence free, Hamiltonian, and contact vector fields. I review his results using explicit tensor notation. All of his generic cocycles are limits of trivial cocycles, and many arise from the Mickelsson-Faddeev algebra for gl(N)gl(N). Then his results are extended to some non-tensor modules, including the higher-dimensional Virasoro algebras found by Eswara Rao/Moody and myself. Extensions of current algebras with dd-dimensional representations are obtained by restriction from diff(N+d)diff(N+d). This gives a connection between higher-dimensional Virasoro and Kac-Moody cocycles, and between Mickelsson-Faddeev cocycles for diffeomorphism and current algebras.

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@article{arxiv.math-ph/0002016,
  title  = {Extensions of diffeomorphism and current algebras},
  author = {T. A. Larsson},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math-ph/0002016},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

Corrected treatment of special 2-dim cocycles. Added section on div-free, Hamiltonian and contact subalgebras. 34 pages, Latex2e

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