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For a large class of finite W algebras, the defining relations of a Yangian are proved to be satisfied. Therefore such finite W algebras appear as realisations of Yangians. This result is useful to determine properties of such W algebra…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2007-05-23 E. Ragoucy , P. Sorba

Classical affine Lie algebras appear e.g. as symmetries of infinite dimensional integrable systems and are related to certain differential equations. They are central extensions of current algebras associated to finite-dimensional Lie…

Quantum Algebra · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Martin Schlichenmaier

We investigate the algebraic structure of integrable hierarchies that, we propose, underlie models of $W$-gravity coupled to matter. More precisely, we concentrate on the dispersionless limit of the topological subclass of such theories, by…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-10-22 W. Lerche

Using the zero-curvature formulation, it is shown that W-algebra transformations are symmetries of corresponding generalised Drinfel'd-Sokolov hierarchies. This result is illustrated with the examples of the KdV and Boussinesque…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-10-22 B. Spence

We give a geometric proof of inverse Hamiltonian reduction for all affine W-algebras in type A at generic level, a certain embedding of the affine W-algebra corresponding to an arbitrary nilpotent in $\mathfrak{gl}_N$ into that…

Representation Theory · Mathematics 2025-08-26 Dylan Butson , Sujay Nair

It is argued that chiral algebras of conformal field theory possess a W-algebra structure. A survey of explicitly known W-algebras and their constructions is given. (Talk given at the XIX International Colloquium on ``Group Theoretical…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2007-05-23 H. G. Kausch

We give an introduction to the structure theory of extended affine Lie algebras, which provide a common framework for finite-dimensional semisimple, affine and toroidal Lie algebras. The notes are based on a lecture series given during the…

Rings and Algebras · Mathematics 2013-12-17 Erhard Neher

In this short note, we provide OPEs for several affine W-algebras associated with Lie algebras of rank two and give some direct applications.

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2022-11-18 Justine Fasquel

By generalizing the Drinfel'd--Sokolov reduction we construct a large class of W algebras as reductions of Kac--Moody algebras. Furthermore we construct actions, invariant under local left and right W transformations, which are the…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2007-05-23 F. A. Bais , T. Tjin , P. van Driel , J. de Boer , J. Goeree

The objective of this paper is to describe the structure of Zariski closed algebras, which provide a useful generalization to finite dimensional algebras in the study of representable algebras over finite fields. Our results include a…

Rings and Algebras · Mathematics 2011-09-23 Alexei Belov-Kanel , Louis H. Rowen , Uzi Vishne

After some definitions, we review in the first part of this talk the construction and classification of classical $W$ (super)algebras symmetries of Toda theories. The second part deals with more recently obtained properties. At first, we…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2008-02-03 F. Delduc , L. Frappat , E. Ragoucy , P. Sorba

We construct a new family of affine $W$-algebras $W^k(\lambda,\mu)$ parameterized by partitions $\lambda$ and $\mu$ associated with the centralizers of nilpotent elements in $\mathfrak{gl}_N$. The new family unifies a few known classes of…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2026-02-23 Dong Jun Choi , Alexander Molev , Uhi Rinn Suh

We study the classical version of supersymmetric $W$-algebras. Using the second Gelfand-Dickey Hamiltonian structure we work out in detail $W_2$ and $W_3$-algebras.

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2015-06-26 Katri Huitu , Dennis Nemeschansky

We use variations on Lax type operators to find explicit formulas for certain elements of finite $W$-algebras. These give a complete set of generators for all finite $W$-algebras of types B,C,D for which the Dynkin grading is even.

Representation Theory · Mathematics 2024-06-12 Jonathan S. Brown

By quantizing the generalized Drinfeld-Sokolov reduction scheme for arbitrary $sl_2$ embeddings we show that a large set $\cal W$ of quantum W algebras can be viewed as (BRST) cohomologies of affine Lie algebras. The set $\cal W$ contains…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2014-11-18 Jan de Boer , Tjark Tjin

We report on recent progress concerning the relationship that exists between the algebraic structure of a finite group and certain features of its class-size prime graph.

Group Theory · Mathematics 2024-10-02 Víctor Sotomayor

We clarify the notion of the DS --- generalized Drinfeld-Sokolov --- reduction approach to classical ${\cal W}$-algebras. We first strengthen an earlier theorem which showed that an $sl(2)$ embedding ${\cal S}\subset {\cal G}$ can be…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-10-22 L. Feher , L. O'Raifeartaigh , P. Ruelle , I. Tsutsui

The structure of classical non-linear $\cw$ algebras closing on rational functions is analyzed both for the ordinary and the supersymmetric case. Such algebras appear as a result of a coset construction. Their relevance to physical…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2007-05-23 F. Toppan

The property of some finite W algebras to be the commutant of a particular subalgebra of a simple Lie algebra G is used to construct realizations of G. When G=so(4,2), unitary representations of the conformal and Poincare algebras are…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-10-30 F. Barbarin , E. Ragoucy , P. Sorba

Drinfeld gave a current realization of the quantum affine algebras as a Hopf algebra with a simple comultiplication for the quantum current operators. In this paper, we will present a generalization of such a realization of quantum Hopf…

q-alg · Mathematics 2008-02-03 Jintai Ding , Kenji Iohara