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Regular representations and Huang-Lepowsky's tensor functors for vertex operator algebras

Quantum Algebra 2007-05-23 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

This is the second paper in a series to study regular representations for vertex operator algebras. In this paper, given a module WW for a vertex operator algebra VV, we construct, out of the dual space WW^{*}, a family of canonical (weak) VVV\otimes V-modules called DQ(z)(W){\cal{D}}_{Q(z)}(W) parametrized by a nonzero complex number zz. We prove that for VV-modules W,W1W,W_{1} and W2W_{2}, a Q(z)Q(z)-intertwining map of type (WW1W2){W'\choose W_{1}W_{2}} in the sense of Huang and Lepowsky exactly amounts to a VVV\otimes V-homomorphism from W1W2W_{1}\otimes W_{2} to DQ(z)(W){\cal{D}}_{Q(z)}(W) and that a Q(z)Q(z)-tensor product of VV-modules W1W_{1} and W2W_{2} in the sense of Huang and Lepowsky amounts to a universal from W1W2W_{1}\otimes W_{2} to the functor FQ(z){\cal{F}}_{Q(z)}, where FQ(z){\cal{F}}_{Q(z)} is a functor from the category of VV-modules to the category of weak VVV\otimes V-modules defined by FQ(z)(W)=DQ(z)(W){\cal{F}}_{Q(z)}(W)={\cal{D}}_{Q(z)}(W') for a VV-module WW. Furthermore, Huang-Lepowsky's P(z)P(z) and Q(z)Q(z)-tensor functors for the category of VV-modules are extended to functors TP(z)T_{P(z)} and TQ(z)T_{Q(z)} from the category of VVV\otimes V-modules to the category of VV-modules. It is proved that functors FP(z){\cal{F}}_{P(z)} and FQ(z){\cal{F}}_{Q(z)} are right adjoints of TP(z)T_{P(z)} and TQ(z)T_{Q(z)}, respectively.

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@article{arxiv.math/0103090,
  title  = {Regular representations and Huang-Lepowsky's tensor functors for vertex operator algebras},
  author = {Haisheng Li},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0103090},
  year   = {2007}
}

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37 pages, latex

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