Simple currents and extensions of vertex operator algebras (Q1924106)

The authors give a construction of extending a vertex operator algebra to an abelian intertwining algebra by certain ``simple currents''. These simple currents are variations of the vertex operator algebra by a weight-one primary vector. Moreover, the rationality of the extended algebra is discussed when it forms a vertex operator algebra. Furthermore, they apply their construction to affine Kac-Moody algebras.