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Screening operators for W-algebras

Representation Theory 2017-02-24 v2 Mathematical Physics math.MP Quantum Algebra

Abstract

Let g\mathfrak{g} be a simple finite-dimensional Lie superalgebra with a non-degenerate supersymmetric even invariant bilinear form, ff a nilpotent element in the even part of g\mathfrak{g}, Γ\Gamma a good grading of g\mathfrak{g} for ff and Wk(g,f;Γ)\mathcal{W}^{k}(\mathfrak{g},f;\Gamma) the W\mathcal{W}-algebra associated with g,f,k,Γ\mathfrak{g},f,k,\Gamma defined by the generalized Drinfeld-Sokolov reduction. In this paper, we present each W\mathcal{W}-algebra as the intersection of kernels of the screening operators, acting on the tensor vertex superalgebra of an affine vertex superalgebra and a neutral free superfermion vertex superalgebra. As applications, we prove that the W\mathcal{W}-algebra associated with a regular nilpotent element in osp(1,2n)\mathfrak{osp}(1,2n) is isomorphic to the WBn\mathcal{W}B_{n}-algebra introduced by Fateev and Lukyanov, and that the W\mathcal{W}-algebra associated with a subregular nilpotent element in sln\mathfrak{sl}_{n} is isomorphic to the Wn(2)\mathcal{W}^{(2)}_{n}-algebra introduced by Feigin and Semikhatov.

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@article{arxiv.1606.00966,
  title  = {Screening operators for W-algebras},
  author = {Naoki Genra},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1606.00966},
  year   = {2017}
}

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revised version, to appear in Sel. Math. New Ser

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