Combinatorial constructions of modules for infinite-dimensional Lie algebras. I: Principal subspace (Q1924669)

The principal subspace of a given standard module for an affine Lie algebra \(\hat{\mathfrak g}\) was introduced and studied by \textit{B. Feigin} and \textit{A. Stoyanovsky} [Funct. Anal. Appl. 28, No. 1, 55-72 (1994); No. 4, 257-275 (1994; Zbl 0857.17021)]. In the paper under review the author studies (certain) standard \(A_n^{(1)}\)-modules at any positive integral level \(k\) and constructs bases for their principal subspaces. The bases are given in terms of partitions: a color \(i\), \(1\leq i\leq n\), and a charge \(s\), \(1\leq s\leq k\), are assigned to each part of a partition, so that the parts of the same color and charge comply with certain difference conditions. The parts represent ``Fourier coefficients'' of vertex operators and can be interpreted as ``quasi-particles'' enjoying (two-particle) statistical interaction related to the Cartan matrix of \({\mathfrak g}\). In the particular case of vacuum modules \(L(k\Lambda_0)\) the character formula associated with the constructed basis is the one announced by Feigin and Stoyanovsky. In Part II these bases are employed for the construction of similar quasi-particle monomial bases for the parafermionic spaces in standard \(A_n^{(1)}\)-modules.