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W-algebras for Argyres-Douglas theories

High Energy Physics - Theory 2017-01-24 v1 Quantum Algebra

Abstract

The Schur-index of the (A1,Xn)(A_1, X_n)-Argyres-Douglas theory is conjecturally a character of a vertex operator algebra. Here such vertex algebras are found for the AoddA_{\text{odd}} and DevenD_{\text{even}}-type Argyres-Douglas theories. The vertex operator algebra corresponding to A2p3A_{2p-3}-Argyres-Douglas theory is the logarithmic Bp\mathcal B_p-algebra of [1], while the one corresponding to D2pD_{2p}, denoted by Wp\mathcal W_p, is realized as a non-regular Quantum Hamiltonian reduction of Lk(slp+1)L_{k}(\mathfrak{sl}_{p+1}) at level k=(p21)/pk=-(p^2-1)/p. For all nn one observes that the quantum Hamiltonian reduction of the vertex operator algebra of DnD_n Argyres-Douglas theory is the vertex operator algebra of An3A_{n-3} Argyres-Douglas theory. As corollary, one realizes the singlet and triplet algebras (the vertex algebras associated to the best understood logarithmic conformal field theories) as Quantum Hamiltonian reductions as well. Finally, characters of certain modules of these vertex operator algebras and the modular properties of their meromorphic continuations are given.

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@article{arxiv.1701.05926,
  title  = {W-algebras for Argyres-Douglas theories},
  author = {Thomas Creutzig},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1701.05926},
  year   = {2017}
}