Meromorphic open-string vertex algebras and Riemannian manifolds

arXiv1205.2977MaRDI QIDQ6232969FDOQ6232969

Publication date: 14 May 2012

Abstract: Let M be a Riemannian manifold. For p in M, the tensor algebra of the negative part of the (complex) affinization of the tangent space of M at p has a natural structure of a meromorphic open-string vertex algebra. These meromorphic open-string vertex algebras form a vector bundle over M with a connection. We construct a sheaf mathcal{V} of meromorphic open-string vertex algebras on the sheaf of parallel sections of this vector bundle. Using covariant derivatives, we construct representations on the spaces of complex smooth functions of the algebras of parallel tensor fields. These representations are used to construct a sheaf mathcal{W} of left mathcal{V}-modules generated by the sheaf of smooth functions. In particular, we obtain a meromorphic open-string vertex algebra V_{M} of the global sections on M of the sheaf mathcal{V} and a left V_{M}-module W_{M} of the global sections on M of the sheaf mathcal{W}. By the definitions of meromorphic open-string vertex algebra and left module, we obtain, among many other properties, operator product expansion for vertex operators. We also show that the Laplacian on M is in fact a component of a vertex operator for the left V_{M}-module W_{M} restricted to the space of smooth functions.

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Vertex operators; vertex operator algebras and related structures (17B69) Global Riemannian geometry, including pinching (53C20) Two-dimensional field theories, conformal field theories, etc. in quantum mechanics (81T40)

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