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Quaternifiations and extensions of current algebras on S^3

Mathematical Physics 2015-12-02 v9 Differential Geometry math.MP Rings and Algebras

Abstract

Let HH be the quaternion algebra. Let gg be a complex Lie algebra and let U(g)U(g) be the enveloping algebra of gg. We define a Lie algebra structure on the tensor product space of HH and U(g)U(g), and obtain the quaternification gHg^H of gg. Let S3gHS^3g^H be the set of gHg^H-valued smooth mappings over S3S^3. The Lie algebra structure on S3gHS^3g^H is induced naturally from that of gHg^H. On S3S^3 exists the space of Laurent polynomial spinors spanned by a complete orthogonal system of eigen spinors of the tangential Dirac operator on S3S^3. Tensoring U(g)U(g) we have the space of U(g)U(g)-valued Laurent polynomial spinors, which is a Lie subalgebra of S3gHS^3g^H. We introduce a 2-cocycle on the space of U(g)U(g)-valued Laurent polynomial spinors by the aid of a tangential vector field on S3S^3. Then we have the corresponding central extension g^(a)\hat g(a) of the Lie algebra of U(g)U(g)-valued Laurent polynomial spinors. Finally we have the a Lie algebra g^=g^(a)+Cd\hat g=\hat g(a)+Cd which is obtained by adding to g^(a)\hat g(a) a derivation dd which acts on g^(a)\hat g(a) as the radial derivation. When gg is a simple Lie algebra with its Cartan subalgebra hh, We shall investigate the weight space decomposition of (g^,ad(h^))(\hat g, ad(\hat h)), where h^=h+Ca+Cd\hat h=h+Ca+Cd . The previous versions (v1-v7) of this article contained several incorrect assertions and here we have corrected them.

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@article{arxiv.1306.5030,
  title  = {Quaternifiations and extensions of current algebras on S^3},
  author = {Tosiaki Kori and Yuto Imai},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1306.5030},
  year   = {2015}
}