Superconformal Vertex Algebras and Jacobi Forms

2016/08/05 by Jethro van Ekeren, van Ekeren, Jethro
Mathematics · #Advanced Algebra and Geometry #Advanced Topics in Algebra #Algebraic Geometry (math.AG) #Algebraic structures and combinatorial models #FOS: Mathematics #FOS: Physical sciences #Mathematical Physics (math-ph) #Quantum Algebra (math.QA) #Representation Theory (math.RT)

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1608.01865

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Abstract

We discuss the appearance of Jacobi automorphic forms in the theory of superconformal vertex algebras, explaining it by way of supercurves and formal geometry. We touch on related topics such as Ramanujan's differential equations for Eisenstein series.

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