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Super-KMS functionals for graded-local conformal nets

Operator Algebras 2015-09-17 v4 Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

Motivated by a few preceding papers and a question of R. Longo, we introduce super-KMS functionals for graded translation-covariant nets over R with superderivations, roughly speaking as a certain supersymmetric modification of classical KMS states on translation-covariant nets over R, fundamental objects in chiral algebraic quantum field theory. Although we are able to make a few statements concerning their general structure, most properties will be studied in the setting of specific graded-local (super-) conformal models. In particular, we provide a constructive existence and partial uniqueness proof of super-KMS functionals for the supersymmetric free field, for certain subnets, and for the super-Virasoro net with central charge c>= 3/2. Moreover, as a separate result, we classify bounded super-KMS functionals for graded-local conformal nets over S^1 with respect to rotations.

Cite

@article{arxiv.1204.5078,
  title  = {Super-KMS functionals for graded-local conformal nets},
  author = {Robin Hillier},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1204.5078},
  year   = {2015}
}

Comments

30 pages, revised version (to appear in Ann. H. Poincare)

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