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Genus $g$ Virasoro Correlation Functions for Vertex Operator Algebras

Quantum Algebra 2025-03-10 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

For a simple, self-dual, strong CFT-type vertex operator algebra (VOA) of central charge cc, we describe the Virasoro nn-point correlation function on a genus gg marked Riemann surface in the Schottky uniformisation. We show that this nn-point function determines the correlation functions for all Virasoro vacuum descendants. Using our recent work on genus gg Zhu recursion, we show that the Virasoro nn-point function is determined by a differential operator Dn\mathcal{D}_{n} acting on the genus gg VOA partition function normalised by the Heisenberg partition function to the power of cc. We express Dn\mathcal{D}_{n} as the sum of weights over certain Virasoro graphs where the weights explicitly depend on cc, the classical bidifferential of the second kind, the projective connection, holomorphic 1-forms and derivatives with respect to any 3g33g-3 locally independent period matrix elements. We also describe the modular properties of Dn\mathcal{D}_{n} under a homology base change.

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@article{arxiv.2503.05553,
  title  = {Genus $g$ Virasoro Correlation Functions for Vertex Operator Algebras},
  author = {Michael P. Tuite and Michael Welby},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2503.05553},
  year   = {2025}
}

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23 pages

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