Representation theory of superconformal algebras and the Kac-Roan-Wakimoto conjecture

DOI10.1215/S0012-7094-05-13032-0MaRDI QIDQ812552zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors Tomoyuki Arakawa

Publication date 24 January 2006

Published in Duke Mathematical Journal (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/math-ph/0405015

zbMATH Keywords

Lie superalgebrasirreducible representationscharacterssuperconformal algebrasW-algebras

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Homological methods in Lie (super)algebras (17B55) Kac-Moody (super)algebras; extended affine Lie algebras; toroidal Lie algebras (17B67) Virasoro and related algebras (17B68) Vertex operators; vertex operator algebras and related structures (17B69)

Abstract: We study the representation theory of the superconformal algebra $W_k(g,f_{heta})$ associated with a minimal gradation of $g$. Here, $g$ is a simple finite-dimensional Lie superalgebra with a non-degenerate, even supersymmetric invariant bilinear form. Thus, $W_k(g,f_{heta})$ can be one of the well-known superconformal algebras including the Virasoro algebra, the Bershadsky-Polyakov algebra, the Neveu-Schwarz algebra, the Bershadsky-Knizhnik algebras, the N=2 superconformal algebra, the N=4 superconformal algebra, the N=3 superconformal algebra and the big N=4 superconformal algebra. We prove the conjecture of V. G. Kac, S.-S. Roan and M. Wakimoto for $W_k(g,f_{heta})$. In fact, we show that any irreducible highest weight character of $W_k(g,f_{heta})$ at any level $kinC$ is determined by the corresponding irreducible highest weight character of the Kac-Moody affinization of $g$.

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