English

Ground state representations of loop algebras

Representation Theory 2025-12-30 v3 Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

Let g be a simple Lie algebra, Lg be the loop algebra of g. Fixing a point in S^1 and identifying the real line with the punctured circle, we consider the subalgebra Sg of Lg of rapidly decreasing elements on R. We classify the translation-invariant 2-cocycles on Sg. We show that the ground state representation of Sg is unique for each cocycle. These ground states correspond precisely to the vacuum representations of Lg.

Keywords

Cite

@article{arxiv.1005.0270,
  title  = {Ground state representations of loop algebras},
  author = {Yoh Tanimoto},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1005.0270},
  year   = {2025}
}

Comments

v3: minor correction. 22 pages, no figure

R2 v1 2026-06-21T15:17:48.443Z