Free field realizations in representation theory and conformal field theory

1994/08/18 by Edward Frenkel, Frenkel, Edward
Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #Advanced Topics in Algebra #Algebraic structures and combinatorial models #FOS: Mathematics #FOS: Physical sciences #High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th) #Nonlinear Waves and Solitons #Quantum Algebra (math.QA) #hep-th #math.QA

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.hep-th/9408109

20 pages

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Abstract

Invited lecture at the International Congress of Mathematicians, Zuerich, August 3-11, 1994 (extended version), reviews free field realizations of affine Kac-Moody and W-algebras and their applications.

Citations

• Current algebra and Wess-Zumino model in two dimensions
• Integrals of Motion and Quantum Groups

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