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Affine, Vertex and W-algebras

  • Stimulating research papers in a very active research area
  • Coverage of recent developments in state of the art topics
  • Postgrad course notes on relationships between vertex algebra theory and the theory of integrable Hamiltonian equation

Part of the book series: Springer INdAM Series (SINDAMS, volume 37)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
  2. Kostant Pairs of Lie Type and Conformal Embeddings

    • Dražen Adamović, Victor G. Kac, Pierluigi Möseneder Frajria, Paolo Papi, Ozren Perše
    Pages 1-22
  3. Twisted Dirac Index and Applications to Characters

    • Dan Barbasch, Pavle Pandžić
    Pages 23-36
  4. The Level One Zhu Algebra for the Heisenberg Vertex Operator Algebra

    • Katrina Barron, Nathan Vander Werf, Jinwei Yang
    Pages 37-64
  5. NGK and HLZ: Fusion for Physicists and Mathematicians

    • Shashank Kanade, David Ridout
    Pages 135-181
  6. Permutation Orbifolds of Rank Three Fermionic Vertex Superalgebras

    • Antun Milas, Michael Penn, Josh Wauchope
    Pages 183-202

About this book

This book focuses on recent developments in the theory of vertex algebras, with particular emphasis on affine vertex algebras, affine W-algebras, and W-algebras appearing in physical theories such as logarithmic conformal field theory. It is widely accepted in the mathematical community that the best way to study the representation theory of affine Kac–Moody algebras is by investigating the representation theory of the associated affine vertex and W-algebras. In this volume, this general idea can be seen at work from several points of view. Most relevant state of the art topics are covered, including fusion, relationships with finite dimensional Lie theory, permutation orbifolds, higher Zhu algebras, connections with combinatorics, and mathematical physics. The volume is based on the INdAM Workshop Affine, Vertex and W-algebras, held in Rome from 11 to 15 December 2017. It will be of interest to all researchers in the field.


Editors and Affiliations

  • Faculty of Science and Department of Mathematics, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

    Dražen Adamović

  • Department of Mathematics, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy

    Paolo Papi

About the editors

Dražen Adamović  is Full Professor of Mathematics  at the University of Zagreb, Croatia. He received his PhD in Mathematics from the University of Zagreb. He is the author of more than 50 peer-reviewed research publications on the representation theory of vertex algebras, W-algebras, and infinite-dimensional Lie algebras, with special emphasis on vertex algebras appearing in conformal field theory.

Paolo Papi is Full Professor of Geometry at Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. He received his PhD in Mathematics from the University of Pisa. He is the author of more than 40 peer-reviewed research publications on Lie theory, algebraic combinatorics, representation theory of Lie algebras, and superalgebras, with special emphasis on combinatorics of root systems and infinite dimensional structures (affine Lie algebras, vertex algebras).

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Affine, Vertex and W-algebras

  • Editors: Dražen Adamović, Paolo Papi

  • Series Title: Springer INdAM Series

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-32906-8

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Mathematics and Statistics, Mathematics and Statistics (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-32905-1Published: 11 December 2019

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-32908-2Published: 11 December 2020

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-32906-8Published: 28 November 2019

  • Series ISSN: 2281-518X

  • Series E-ISSN: 2281-5198

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 218

  • Number of Illustrations: 10 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Non-associative Rings and Algebras, Mathematical Physics

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eBook USD 84.99
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Softcover Book USD 109.99
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Hardcover Book USD 109.99
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