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Free Field Realizations of Superelliptic Affine Lie Algebras

Representation Theory 2026-04-13 v1

Abstract

We study Wakimoto-type free field constructions for superelliptic affine Lie algebras associated with coordinate rings A=C[t±1,uum=p(t)]A=\mathbb{C}[t^{\pm1},u \mid u^m = p(t)], focusing on sl2\mathfrak{sl}_2. We construct explicit operators on a tensor product of mm ghost Fock spaces, recovering the standard Wakimoto operator product expansions in the even sector and the correct h(0)h^{(0)}-charge relations in the odd sector. We then prove that the remaining mixed-sector brackets are obstructed within this class by two independent mechanisms: a charge-residue obstruction, arising from the K"{a}hler differential recurrence, and a Heisenberg branch-cut obstruction, caused by non-integer exponents in vertex operator products. These results yield a unified obstruction theorem for Wakimoto-type constructions in the superelliptic setting, explaining the failure of na"{i}ve free field realizations beyond the classical affine case.

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@article{arxiv.2604.09461,
  title  = {Free Field Realizations of Superelliptic Affine Lie Algebras},
  author = {Felipe Albino dos Santos},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2604.09461},
  year   = {2026}
}