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Subregular W-algebras of type A

Quantum Algebra 2022-10-14 v2 High Energy Physics - Theory Mathematical Physics math.MP Representation Theory

Abstract

Subregular W-algebras are an interesting and increasingly important class of quantum hamiltonian reductions of affine vertex algebras. Here, we show that the sln+1\mathfrak{sl}_{n+1} subregular W-algebra can be realised in terms of the sln+1\mathfrak{sl}_{n+1} regular W-algebra and the half lattice vertex algebra Π\Pi. This generalises the realisations found for n=1n=1 and 22 in [arXiv:1711.11342, arXiv:2007.00396] and can be interpreted as an inverse quantum hamiltonian reduction in the sense of Adamovi\'c. We use this realisation to explore the representation theory of sln+1\mathfrak{sl}_{n+1} subregular W-algebras. Much of the structure encountered for sl2\mathfrak{sl}_{2} and sl3\mathfrak{sl}_{3} is also present for sln+1\mathfrak{sl}_{n+1}. Particularly, the simple sln+1\mathfrak{sl}_{n+1} subregular W-algebra at nondegenerate admissible levels can be realised purely in terms of the Wn+1\mathsf{W}_{n+1} minimal model vertex algebra and Π\Pi.

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@article{arxiv.2111.05536,
  title  = {Subregular W-algebras of type A},
  author = {Zachary Fehily},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2111.05536},
  year   = {2022}
}

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28 pages, 1 figure

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