Standard modules of level 1 for sḽ₂ in terms of virasoro algebra representations (Q4382453)

Let \(E, F, H\) be a standard basis of \(sl_2\) and let \(\widehat{sl}_2\) be the associated affine Lie algebra. The authors study Virasoro algebra representations on level 1 standard \(\widehat{sl}_2\)-modules \(L(\Lambda)\) given by Sugawara construction. The authors start with Frenkel-Kac vertex operator construction of \(L(\Lambda)\) on the space \(\mathbb{C}[x_1,x_2,\dots]\otimes \mathbb{C}[q,q^{-1}]\) and study a complete set of Virasoro algebra highest weight vectors of the form \(\frac{F^k}{k!}(1\otimes q^\alpha)\) for nonnegative integers \(k\) and \(\alpha\). By using the fermionic realization of representations \(L(\Lambda)\) [\textit{E. Date, M. Jimbo, M. Kashiwara} and \textit{T. Miwa}, Transformation groups for soliton equations, in Proceeding of RIMS Symposium, 39-119 (1983; Zbl 0571.35098)] the authors show that these vectors are of the form \(\pm s_\lambda\otimes q^\beta\), where \(s_\lambda\) are Schur functions associated to certain partitions \(\lambda\). This gives a very explicit description of the decomposition of \(L(\Lambda)\) for the commuting pair (\(sl_2\), Virasoro algebra). The authors also determine norms (with respect to the contravariant hermitian inner product on \(L(\Lambda))\) of these highest weight vectors.