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On modular invariance of quantum affine $W$-algebras

Representation Theory 2025-01-22 v3

Abstract

We find modular transformations of normalized characters for the following WW-algebras: (a) Wkmin(g)W^{min}_k(\frak{g}), where g=Dn(n4)\frak{g}=D_n \, (n \geq 4), or E6E_6, E7E_7, E8E_8, and kk is a negative integer 2\geq -2, or h61\geq -\frac{h^{\vee}}{6}-1, respectively; (b) quantum Hamiltonian reduction of the g^\hat{\frak{g}}-module L(kΛ0)L(k\Lambda_0), where g\frak{g} is a simple Lie algebra, ff is its non-zero nilpotent element, and kk is a principal admissible level with the denominator u>θ(x)u > \theta(x), where 2x2x is the Dynkin characteristic of ff and θ\theta is the highest root of g\frak{g}. We prove that these vertex algebras are modular invariant. A conformal vertex algebra is called modular invariant if its character trVqL0c/24tr_V q^{L_0-c/24} 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 VV is important since, in particular, conjecturally it implies that VV is simple, and that VV 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}
}