On modular invariance of quantum affine $W$-algebras
Abstract
We find modular transformations of normalized characters for the following -algebras: (a) , where , or , , , and is a negative integer , or , respectively; (b) quantum Hamiltonian reduction of the -module , where is a simple Lie algebra, is its non-zero nilpotent element, and is a principal admissible level with the denominator , where is the Dynkin characteristic of and is the highest root of . We prove that these vertex algebras are modular invariant. A conformal vertex algebra is called modular invariant if its character converges to a holomorphic modular function in the complex upper half-plane on a congruence subgroup. We find explicit formulas for their characters. Modular invariance of is important since, in particular, conjecturally it implies that is simple, and that is rational, provided that it is lisse.
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@article{arxiv.2409.18765,
title = {On modular invariance of quantum affine $W$-algebras},
author = {Victor G. Kac and Minoru Wakimoto},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2409.18765},
year = {2025}
}