Modular differential equations and null vectors

DOI10.1088/1126-6708/2008/09/079zbMATH Open1245.81240arXiv0804.0489OpenAlexW2073194482MaRDI QIDQ445569FDOQ445569

Authors: Matthias R. Gaberdiel, Christoph A. Keller 

Publication date: 26 August 2012

Published in: Journal of High Energy Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We show that every modular differential equation of a rational conformal field theory comes from a null vector in the vacuum Verma module. We also comment on the implications of this result for the consistency of the extremal self-dual conformal field theories at c=24 k.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0804.0489

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zbMATH Keywords

modular differential equationrational conformal field theory

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of Lie (super)algebras to physics, etc. (17B81) String and superstring theories; other extended objects (e.g., branes) in quantum field theory (81T30) Two-dimensional field theories, conformal field theories, etc. in quantum mechanics (81T40)

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