Published July 1991 | Version v1
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Quantum Hamiltonian reduction of affine Lie (super) algebra

  • 1. Kyoto Univ. (Japan). Yukawa Inst. for Theoretical Physics

Description

We study the quantum Hamiltonian reduction of the affine Lie superalgebra A(n, n - 1)(1) = sl(n + 1, n)(1) (n ≥ 1), whose central charge is zero. After a BRST gauge fixing the model has a W algebra structure with N = 2 superconformal symmetry. We show that this model is the N = 2 coset model CPn = SU(n + 1)/SU(n) x U(1) constructed by Kazama and Suzuki. We also discuss a topological field theoretical aspect of the SL(n + 1, n) Wess-Zumino-Novikov-Witten model. (author)

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Proceedings of the workshop 'superstrings and conformal field theories'

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Publishing Information

Imprint Title
Proceedings of the workshop 'superstrings and conformal field theories'
Imprint Pagination
284 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 26-34.
Report number
KEK-PROC--91-6

Conference

Title
Workshop 'superstrings and conformal field theories'.
Dates
18-21 Dec 1990.
Place
Tsukuba, Ibaraki (Japan).

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Country of Publication
Japan
Country of Input or Organization
Japan
INIS RN
23028648
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
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Conference
Descriptors DEI
CHIRALITY; CONFORMAL GROUPS; CURRENT ALGEBRA; ENERGY-MOMENTUM TENSOR; GRADED LIE GROUPS; HAMILTONIANS; SUPERSYMMETRY
Descriptors DEC
LIE GROUPS; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; PARTICLE PROPERTIES; QUANTUM OPERATORS; SYMMETRY; SYMMETRY GROUPS; TENSORS

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