The principal W-algebra of $\mathfrak{psl}_{2|2}$
Abstract
We study the structure and representation theory of the principal W-algebra of . The defining operator product expansions are computed, as is the Zhu algebra, and these results are used to classify irreducible highest-weight modules. In particular, for , is not simple and the corresponding simple quotient is the symplectic fermion vertex algebra. We use this fact, along with inverse hamiltonian reduction, to study relaxed highest-weight and logarithmic modules for the small superconformal algebra at central charges and .
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@article{arxiv.2509.04795,
title = {The principal W-algebra of $\mathfrak{psl}_{2|2}$},
author = {Zachary Fehily and Christopher Raymond and David Ridout},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2509.04795},
year = {2026}
}
Comments
20 pages, 4 figures, comments welcome! v2 is the authors' version and includes a new Theorem 2.2 on the simplicity of the algebra. v3 is the published version from Symmetry, Integrability and Geometry: Methods and Applications