W-SYMMETRY IN CONFORMAL FIELD-THEORY

被引:449
作者
BOUWKNEGT, P [1 ]
SCHOUTENS, K [1 ]
机构
[1] SUNY STONY BROOK,INST THEORET PHYS,STONY BROOK,NY 11794
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PHYSICS REPORTS-REVIEW SECTION OF PHYSICS LETTERS | 1993年 / 223卷 / 04期
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10.1016/0370-1573(93)90111-P
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
We review various aspects of W algebra symmetry in two-dimensional conformal field theory and string theory. We pay particular attention to the construction of W algebras through the quantum Drinfeld-Sokolov reduction and through the coset construction.
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页码:183 / 276
页数:94
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