BOSONIC REALIZATION OF A UNIVERSAL W-ALGEBRA AND Z-INFINITY PARAFERMIONS

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作者
BAKAS, I
KIRITSIS, E
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[1] UNIV CALIF BERKELEY,DEPT PHYS,BERKELEY,CA 94720
[2] UNIV CALIF BERKELEY LAWRENCE BERKELEY LAB,THEORET PHYS GRP,BERKELEY,CA 94720
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美国国家科学基金会;
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10.1016/0550-3213(90)90600-I
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O412 [相对论、场论]; O572.2 [粒子物理学];
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We construct a field theoretic representation of the universal W-algebra proposed by Pope, Romans and Shen, using a free complex boson in two dimensions. The resulting symmetry algebra is generated by conformal fields with spin 2,3,4, ... and has central chanrge c =2. Highest-weight representations are also given in terms of vertex operators. Furthermore, we discuss the relation of this representation to the theory of Z∞ parafermions. © 1990.
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