Semi-infinite cohomology of \({\mathcal W}\)-algebras

DOI10.1007/BF00749725zbMath0785.17030arXivhep-th/9302086OpenAlexW3123555233MaRDI QIDQ1312105

Krzysztof Pilch, Peter Bouwknegt, J. G. McCarthy

Publication date: 26 April 1994

Published in: Letters in Mathematical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9302086

zbMATH Keywords

quantum gravitysemi-infinite cohomologyconformal field theoriescomputation of the BRST cohomology

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Virasoro and related algebras (17B68) Two-dimensional field theories, conformal field theories, etc. in quantum mechanics (81T40)

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