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Meromorphic c=24 Conformal Field Theories

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-10-22 v1

Abstract

Modular invariant conformal field theories with just one primary field and central charge c=24c=24 are considered. It has been shown previously that if the chiral algebra of such a theory contains spin-1 currents, it is either the Leech lattice CFT, or it contains a Kac-Moody sub-algebra with total central charge 24. In this paper all meromorphic modular invariant combinations of the allowed Kac-Moody combinations are obtained. The result suggests the existence of 71 meromorphic c=24c=24 theories, including the 41 that were already known.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9205072,
  title  = {Meromorphic c=24 Conformal Field Theories},
  author = {A. N. Schellekens},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9205072},
  year   = {2009}
}

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38 pages, CERN-TH.6478/92

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