Some Classical and Quantum Algebras
High Energy Physics - Theory
2008-02-03 v2 Quantum Algebra
Abstract
We discuss the notion of a Batalin-Vilkovisky (BV) algebra and give several classical examples from differential geometry and Lie theory. We introduce the notion of a quantum operator algebra (QOA) as a generalization of a classical operator algebra. In some examples, we view a QOA as a deformation of a commutative algebra. We then review the notion of a vertex operator algebra (VOA) and show that a vertex operator algebra is a QOA with some additional structures. Finally, we establish a connection between BV algebras and VOAs.
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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9404010,
title = {Some Classical and Quantum Algebras},
author = {Bong H. Lian and Gregg J. Zuckerman},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9404010},
year = {2008}
}
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19 pages