Vertex operator algebras associated to modified regular representations of affine Lie algebras

Let G be a simply-connected complex Lie group with simple Lie algebra g and let be its affine Lie algebra. We use intertwining operators and Knizhnik-Zamolodchikov equations to construct a family of N-graded vertex operator algebras (VOAs) associated to g. These vertex operator algebras contain the algebra of regular functions on G as the conformal weight 0 subspaces and are -modules of dual levels in the sense that , where h^∨ is the dual Coxeter number of g. This family of VOAs was previously studied by Arkhipov-Gaitsgory and Gorbounov-Malikov-Schechtman from different points of view. We show that when k is irrational, the vertex envelope of the vertex algebroid associated to G and the level k is isomorphic to the vertex operator algebra we constructed above. The case of rational levels is also discussed.     

Weyl groups,the Dirac inequality,and isolated unitary unramified representations

I present several applications of the Dirac inequality to the determination of isolated unitary representations and associated “spectral gaps” in the case of unramified principal series. The method works particularly well in order to attach irreducible unitary representations to the large nilpotent orbits (e.g., regular, subregular) in the Langlands dual complex Lie algebra. The results could be viewed as a $p$-adic analogue of Salamanca-Riba’s classification of irreducible unitary $(\mathfrak{g},K)$-modules with strongly regular infinitesimal character.     

Dirac cohomology, unitary representations and a proof of a conjecture of Vogan

Let be a connected semisimple Lie group with finite center. Let be the maximal compact subgroup of corresponding to a fixed Cartan involution . We prove a conjecture of Vogan which says that if the Dirac cohomology of an irreducible unitary -module contains a -type with highest weight , then has infinitesimal character . Here is the half sum of the compact positive roots. As an application of the main result we classify irreducible unitary -modules with non-zero Dirac cohomology, provided has a strongly regular infinitesimal character. We also mention a generalization to the setting of Kostant's cubic Dirac operator.

     

Level one representations of quantum affine algebras U_q(C^{(1)}_n)

We give explicit constructions of quantum symplectic affine algebras at level one using vertex operators.     

On twisted representations of vertex algebras

In this paper, we develop a formalism for working with representations of vertex and conformal algebras by generalized fields—formal power series involving non-integer powers of the variable. The main application of our technique is the construction of a large family of representations for the vertex superalgebra corresponding to an integer lattice Λ. For an automorphism coming from a finite-order automorphism we find the conditions for existence of twisted modules of . We show that the category of twisted representations of is semisimple with finitely many isomorphism classes of simple objects.     

Generic vanishing for harmonic spinors of twisted Dirac operators

In this paper we address the problem of generic vanishing for (negative) harmonic spinors of Dirac operators coupled with variable metric connections.

     

Cyclic generators for irreducible representations of affine Hecke algebras

We give a detailed account of a combinatorial construction, due to Cherednik, of cyclic generators for irreducible modules of the affine Hecke algebra of the general linear group with generic parameter q.     

Discrete spectrum of electromagnetic Dirac operators

We consider the Dirac operators with electromagnetic fields on 2-dimensional Euclidean space. We offer the sufficient conditions for electromagnetic fields that the associated Dirac operator has only discrete spectrum.

     

Multiplicities of the eigenvalues of periodic Dirac operators

Let us consider the Dirac operator

     

The spectrum of twisted Dirac operators on compact flat manifolds

Let be an orientable compact flat Riemannian manifold endowed with a spin structure. In this paper we determine the spectrum of Dirac operators acting on smooth sections of twisted spinor bundles of , and we derive a formula for the corresponding eta series. In the case of manifolds with holonomy group , we give a very simple expression for the multiplicities of eigenvalues that allows us to compute explicitly the -series, in terms of values of Hurwitz zeta functions, and the -invariant. We give the dimension of the space of harmonic spinors and characterize all -manifolds having asymmetric Dirac spectrum.

Furthermore, we exhibit many examples of Dirac isospectral pairs of -manifolds which do not satisfy other types of isospectrality. In one of the main examples, we construct a large family of Dirac isospectral compact flat -manifolds, pairwise nonhomeomorphic to each other of the order of .

     

A construction of representations of affine Weyl groups

Let G be a complex, semisimple, simply connected algebraic group withLie algebra . We extend scalars to the power series field in one variable C(()), and consider the space of Iwahori subalgebras containing a fixed nil-elliptic element of C(()),i.e. fixed point varieties on the full affine flag manifold. We definerepresentations of the affine Weyl group in the homology of these varieties,generalizing Kazhdan and Lusztig's topological construction of Springer'srepresentations to the affine context.     

Heisenberg operators of a Dirac particle interacting with the quantum radiation field

We consider a quantum system of a Dirac particle interacting with the quantum radiation field, where the Dirac particle is in a 4×4-Hermitian matrix-valued potential V. Under the assumption that the total Hamiltonian HV is essentially self-adjoint (we denote its closure by ), we investigate properties of the Heisenberg operator (j=1,2,3) of the j-th position operator of the Dirac particle at time t∈R and its strong derivative dxj(t)/dt (the j-th velocity operator), where xj is the multiplication operator by the j-th coordinate variable xj (the j-th position operator at time t=0). We prove that D(xj), the domain of the position operator xj, is invariant under the action of the unitary operator for all t∈R and establish a mathematically rigorous formula for xj(t). Moreover, we derive asymptotic expansions of Heisenberg operators in the coupling constant q∈R (the electric charge of the Dirac particle).     

Chiral differential operators: Formal loop group actions and associated modules

Chiral differential operators (CDOs) are closely related to string geometry and the quantum theory of 2-dimensional σ-models. This paper investigates two topics about CDOs on smooth manifolds. In the first half, we study how a Lie group action on a smooth manifold can be lifted to a “formal loop group action” on an algebra of CDOs; this turns out to be a condition on the equivariant first Pontrjagin class. The case of a principal bundle receives particular attention and gives rise to a type of vertex algebras of great interest. In the second half, we introduce a construction of modules over CDOs using the said “formal loop group actions” and semi-infinite cohomology. Intuitively, these modules should have a geometric meaning in terms of “formal loop spaces”. The first example we study leads to a new conceptual construction of an arbitrary algebra of CDOs. The other example, called the spinor module, may be useful for a geometric theory of the Witten genus.     

Index formulas for geometric Dirac operators in Riemannian foliations

With regards to certain Riemannian foliations we consider Kasparov pairings of leafwise and transverse Dirac operators. Relative to a pairing with a transversal class we commence by establishing an index formula for foliations with leaves of nonpositive sectional curvature. The underlying ideas are then developed in a more general setting leading to pairings of images under the Baum-Connes map in geometricK-theory with transversal classes. Several ideas implicit in the work of Connes and Hilsum-Skandalis are formulated in the context of Riemannian foliations. From these we establish the notion of a dual pairing inK-homology and a theorem of the Grothendieck-Riemann-Roch type.R. G. D. was supported by The National Science Foundation under Grant No. DMS-9304283.J. F. G. and F. W. K. were supported in part by The National Science Foundation under Grant No. DMS-9208182.F. W. K. was also supported in part by an Arnold O. Beckman Research Award from the Research Board of the University of Illinois.     

Minimal kernels of Dirac operators along maps

Let M be a closed spin manifold and let N be a closed manifold. For maps and Riemannian metrics g on M and h on N, we consider the Dirac operator of the twisted Dirac bundle . To this Dirac operator one can associate an index in . If M is 2‐dimensional, one gets a lower bound for the dimension of the kernel of out of this index. We investigate the question whether this lower bound is obtained for generic tupels .     

Spectral asymptotics and regularized traces for Dirac operators on a star-shaped graph

In this article, we consider the spectral problems for Dirac operators on a star-shaped graph. First, we derive the asymptotic expressions of the eigenvalues and then explicitly establish the regularized trace formulae for the operators in terms of the coefficients of the operators.     

An approach to the spectrum structure of Dirac operators by the local-compactness method

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the spectra of the Dirac operator . The local compactness of is shown under some assumption on . This method enables us to prove that if as , then and to give a significant sufficient condition that or has a purely discrete spectrum.