Published 1988 | Version v1
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The Kac-Moody algebra and the chiral Wess-Zumino-Witten Hamiltonian

Creators

  • 1. Dept. of Physics, National Univ. of Singapore, Kent Ridge, Singapore 0511 (Singapore)

Description

In this paper an exact realization of the Kao-Moody (EM) generators as functional differential operators is discussed. The Weiss-Zumino-Witten (WZW) Hamiltonian is defined; the unitary irreducible state space for the Hamiltonian at the conformal critical point is derived

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
World Scientific Pub. Co.
Imprint Place
Teaneck, NJ (United States)
ISBN
9971-50-445-6
Imprint Title
Conformal field theory, anomalies and superstrings
Imprint Pagination
564 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 487-515.

Conference

Title
conformal field theory, anomalies and superstrings.
Acronym
1. Asia Pacific workshop on high energy physics
Dates
21-27 Jun 1987.
Place
Singapore (Singapore).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
23050302
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
CHIRAL SYMMETRY; CONFORMAL GROUPS; CONFORMAL INVARIANCE; CRITICAL FLOW; CRITICAL MASS; FIELD ALGEBRA; HAMILTONIANS; SPACE; UNITARITY; UNITARY SYMMETRY
Descriptors DEC
FLUID FLOW; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; LIE GROUPS; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; QUANTUM OPERATORS; SYMMETRY; SYMMETRY GROUPS

Optional Information

Secondary number(s)
CONF-8706318--.