Lie superalgebras, infinite-dimensional algebras and quantum statistics (Q1308486)

A review is given of the relation between quantum (para)statistics in quantum mechancis and quantum field theory, and representations of finite-dimensional (and infinite-dimensional) orthosymplectic Lie superalgebras \(B(n/m)\). The connection is quite natural as there is a one-to-one correspondence between representations of \(B(n/m)\) and of creation and annihilation operators satisfying certain trilinear relations. Induced representations, important from the physical point of view, are introduced. Following ideas of Wigner, Lie superalgebraic generalizations of quantum statistics are discussed, and the correspondence with parastatistics is given. Finally, some examples are mentioned, one of which involves the central extension and completion of \(\text{sl}_ \infty\).