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Twisted associative algebras and intertwining operators

Quantum Algebra 2026-07-14 v1

Abstract

For a vertex algebra VV with a finite-order automorphism gg satisfying gT=1g^T = 1 for some TNT \in \mathbb{N}, we construct an associative algebra A~g,(V)\tilde{\mathbf{A}}^{g,\infty}(V) and prove that the category of 1TN\frac{1}{T}\mathbb{N}-graded gg-twisted ϕ\phi-coordinated VV-modules is isomorphic to the category of graded A~g,(V)\tilde{\mathbf{A}}^{g,\infty}(V)-modules. Furthermore, when VV is a vertex operator algebra, we construct associative algebras Ag,(V)\mathbf{A}^{g,\infty}(V) and Ag,(V)A^{g,\infty}(V), and establish that the categories of admissible gg-twisted VV-modules and ordinary gg-twisted VV-modules are isomorphic to the categories of graded Ag,(V)\mathbf{A}^{g,\infty}(V)-modules and graded Ag,(V)A^{g,\infty}(V)-modules, respectively. By proving that A~g,(V)\tilde{\mathbf{A}}^{g,\infty}(V) is isomorphic to Ag,(V)\mathbf{A}^{g,\infty}(V), we obtain the equivalence between the category of 1TN\frac{1}{T}\mathbb{N}-graded gg-twisted ϕ\phi-coordinated VV-modules and the category of admissible gg-twisted VV-modules. Let g1,g2,g3g_1, g_2, g_3 be three commuting automorphisms of VV of finite order such that g1g2=g3g_1 g_2 = g_3 and giT=1g_i^T = 1 for i=1,2,3i = 1, 2, 3 and some TNT \in \mathbb{N}. Suppose that WiW_i is a gig_i-twisted VV-module for each i=1,2,3i = 1, 2, 3. We then construct an Ag3,(V)A^{g_3,\infty}(V)-Ag2,(V)A^{g_2,\infty}(V)-bimodule Ag3,g2,(W1){A}^{g_3,g_2,\infty}(W_1), and prove that the space of intertwining operators of type (W3W1  W2)\binom{W_3}{W_1 \; W_2} is isomorphic to HomAg3,(V) ⁣(Ag3,g2,(W1)Ag2,(V)W2,W3). \operatorname{Hom}_{A^{g_3,\infty}(V)}\!\left( {A}^{g_3,g_2,\infty}(W_1) \otimes_{A^{g_2,\infty}(V)} W_2, \, W_3 \right).

Cite

@article{arxiv.2607.12400,
  title  = {Twisted associative algebras and intertwining operators},
  author = {Shun Xu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2607.12400},
  year   = {2026}
}

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