A new construction of vertex algebras and quasi-modules for vertex algebras.

Abstract: In this paper, a new construction of vertex algebras from more general vertex operators is given and a notion of quasi module for vertex algebras is introduced and studied. More specifically, a notion of quasi local subset(space) of

H o m (W, W ((x)))

for any vector space

W

is introduced and studied, generalizing the notion of usual locality in the most possible way, and it is proved that on any maximal quasi local subspace there exists a natural vertex algebra structure and that any quasi local subset of

H o m (W, W ((x)))

generates a vertex algebra. Furthermore, a notion of quasi module for a vertex algebra is introduced and it is proved that

W

is a quasi module for each of the vertex algebras generated by quasi local subsets of

H o m (W, W ((x)))

. A notion of

G a m m a

-vertex algebra is also introduced and studied, where

G a m m a

is a subgroup of the multiplicative group

C^{i m e s}

of nonzero complex numbers. It is proved that any maximal quasi local subspace of

H o m (W, W ((x)))

is naturally a

G a m m a

-vertex algebra and that any quasi local subset of

H o m (W, W ((x)))

generates a

G a m m a

-vertex algebra. It is also proved that a

G a m m a

-vertex algebra exactly amounts to a vertex algebra equipped with a

G a m m a

-module structure which satisfies a certain compatibility condition. Finally, three families of examples are given, involving twisted affine Lie algebras, certain quantum Heisenberg algebras and certain quantum torus Lie algebras.

Review text

Many examples of vertex operator algebras have been constructed by using infinite dimensional Lie algebras such as affine Lie algebras and Virasoro algebras \textit{I. B. Frenkel} and \textit{Y. Zhu} [Duke Math. J. 66, 123--168 (1992; Zbl 0848.17032)]. The construction is based on the notion of locality of vertex operators on highest weight modules \textit{H.-S. Li} [J. Pure Appl. Algebra 109, 143--195 (1996; Zbl 0854.17035)]. In the paper under review the author studies quasilocality of vertex operators, which is a generalization of the ordinary locality. A notion of quasimodules for vertex algebras is also introduced. The author defines a new \(n\)-th product \(a(x)_n b(x)\) for mutually quasilocal vertex operators \(a(x)\) and \(b(x)\) on a vector space \(W\). It is shown that any quasilocal set of vertex operators on \(W\) generates a vertex algebra with respect to the \(n\)-th product and \(W\) is a quasimodule for the vertex algebra. The motivation of the work is to establish a connection between a wider class of infinite dimensional Lie algebras and vertex algebras. Two families of examples of quasimodules for vertex algebras are presented. One is related to modules for twisted affine Lie algebras and the other is related to modules for quantum torus Lie algebras.

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