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Logarithmic intertwining operators and W(2,2p-1)-algebras

Quantum Algebra 2008-11-26 v2 High Energy Physics - Theory Mathematical Physics math.MP Representation Theory

Abstract

For every p2p \geq 2, we obtained an explicit construction of a family of W(2,2p1)\mathcal{W}(2,2p-1)-modules, which decompose as direct sum of simple Virasoro algebra modules. Furthermore, we classified all irreducible self-dual W(2,2p1)\mathcal{W}(2,2p-1)-modules, we described their internal structure, and computed their graded dimensions. In addition, we constructed certain hidden logarithmic intertwining operators among two ordinary and one logarithmic W(2,2p1)\mathcal{W}(2,2p-1)-modules. This work, in particular, gives a mathematically precise formulation and interpretation of what physicists have been referring to as "logarithmic conformal field theory" of central charge cp,1=16(p1)2p,p2c_{p,1}=1-\frac{6(p-1)^2}{p}, p \geq 2. Our explicit construction can be easily applied for computations of correlation functions. Techniques from this paper can be used to study the triplet vertex operator algebra W(2,(2p1)3)\mathcal{W}(2,(2p-1)^3) and other logarithmic models.

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@article{arxiv.math/0702081,
  title  = {Logarithmic intertwining operators and W(2,2p-1)-algebras},
  author = {Drazen Adamovic and Antun Milas},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0702081},
  year   = {2008}
}

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22 pages; v2: misprints corrected, other minor changes. Final version to appear in Journal of Math. Phys