Published December 2014 | Version v1
Journal article

q-Virasoro/W algebra at root of unity and parafermions

  • 1. Osaka City University Advanced Mathematical Institute (OCAMI), 3-3-138, Sugimoto, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, 558-8585 (Japan)
  • 2. Department of Mathematics and Physics, Graduate School of Science, Osaka City University (Japan)

Description

We demonstrate that the parafermions appear in the r-th root of unity limit of q-Virasoro/Wn algebra. The proper value of the central charge of the coset model (sl^(n)r⊕sl^(n)m−n)/(sl^(n)m−n+r) is given from the parafermion construction of the block in the limit

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2014.10.006

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2014.10.006;
arXiv
arXiv:1408.4216v2;
PII
S0550-3213(14)00304-6;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Physics. B
Journal Volume
889
Journal Page Range
p. 25-35
ISSN
0550-3213
CODEN
NUPBBO

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
46120553
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
ALGEBRA; CONFORMAL INVARIANCE; GAUGE INVARIANCE; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY
Descriptors DEC
FIELD THEORIES; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; MATHEMATICS

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