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Some twisted sectors for the Moonshine Module

q-alg 2008-02-03 v1 Quantum Algebra

Abstract

For the moonshine module V,V^{\natural}, whose automorphism is the Monster M,{\Bbb M}, We show how to give a uniform existence proof for irreducible gg-twisted modules for elements of type 2A,2A, 2B2B and 4A4A in M.{\Bbb M}. The most interesting of these is the twisted sector V(2A),V^{\natural}(2A), whose automorphism group is essentially the centralizer of 2A2A in M.{\Bbb M}. This is a 2-fold central extension of the Baby Monster, the second largest sporadic simple group. We also establish uniqueness of the twisted sectors and the hauptmodul property for the graded traces of automorphisms of odd order, as predicted by conformal field theory.

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@article{arxiv.q-alg/9504014,
  title  = {Some twisted sectors for the Moonshine Module},
  author = {Chongying Dong and Haisheng Li and Geoffrey Mason},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:q-alg/9504014},
  year   = {2008}
}

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