What is a vertex algebra?

1997/09/22 by Richard E. Borcherds, Borcherds, Richard E.
Mathematics · #Advanced Topics in Algebra #Algebraic structures and combinatorial models #Commutative Algebra and Its Applications #FOS: Mathematics #Quantum Algebra (math.QA)

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.q-alg/9709033

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Abstract

These are the notes of an informal talk in Bonn describing how to define an analogue of vertex algebras in higher dimensions.

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