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We construct correlators in the W ₄ Toda 2d conformal field theory for a particular class of representations and demonstrate a relation to a W ₂ (Virasoro) theory with different central charge. The relevance of the classical limits of the constructed 3-point functions and braiding matrices to problems in 4d conformal theories is discussed.     

Parafermionic theory with the symmetry Z5

A parafermionic conformal theory with the symmetry Z₅ is constructed, based on the second solution of Fateev–Zamolodchikov for the corresponding parafermionic chiral algebra.The primary operators of the theory, which are the singlet, doublet 1, doublet 2, and disorder operators, are found to be accommodated by the weight lattice of the classical Lie algebra B₂. The finite Kac tables for unitary theories are defined and the formula for the conformal dimensions of primary operators is given.     

Non-unitarity in quantum affine Toda theory and perturbed conformal field theory

There has been some debate about the validity of quantum affine Toda field theory at imaginary coupling, owing to the non-unitarity of the action, and consequently of its usefulness as a model of perturbed conformal field theory. Drawing on our recent work, we investigate the two simplest affine Toda theories for which this is an issue –a₂⁽¹⁾ and a₂⁽²⁾. By investigating the S-matrices of these theories before RSOS restriction, we show that quantum Toda theory (with or without RSOS restriction) indeed has some fundamental problems, but that these problems are of two different sorts. For a₂⁽¹⁾, the scattering of solitons and breathers is flawed in both classical and quantum theories, and RSOS restriction cannot solve this problem. For a₂⁽²⁾ however, while there are no problems with breather-soliton scattering there are instead difficulties with soliton-excited soliton scattering in the unrestricted theory. After RSOS restriction, the problems with kink-excited kink may be cured or may remain, depending in part on the choice of gradation, as we found earlier [Nucl. Phys. B 489 [FS] (1997) 557]. We comment on the importance of regradations, and also on the survival of R-matrix unitarity and the S-matrix bootstrap in these circumstances.     

W-algebras and superalgebras from constrained WZW models: A group theoretical classification

We present a classification ofW algebras and superalgebras arising in Abelian as well as non Abelian Toda theories. Each model, obtained from a constrained WZW action, is related with anSl(2) subalgebra (resp.OSp(1/2) superalgebra) of a simple Lie algebra (resp. superalgebra)G. However, the determination of anU(1) _Y factor, commuting withSl(2) (resp.OSp(1/2)), appears, when it exists, particularly useful to characterize the correspondingW algebra. The (super) conformal spin contents of eachW (super) algebra is performed. The class of all the superconformal algebras (i.e. with conformal spinss<=2) is easily obtained as a byproduct of our general results.     

Drinfeld-Sokolov Construction of Heterotic Toda Model

A free field representation for the left-right asymmetric conformal Toda theory based on simplf-laced even-rank Lie algebras is given. It is shown that the classical chiral exchange algebra for such theories can be reconstructed from free chiral bosons via Drinfeld-Sokolov linear systems, and is a bit more complicated than that of the standard Toda due to some additional δ-function terms and extra degrees of freedom.     

(2+1)维离散型Toda方程的对称性

将文献[1—4]提出的形式级数对称理论推广应用到(2+1)维的离散型Toda方程,得到了二族无穷多广义截断对称。每一族对称构成一个广义W_∞代数,通常的W_∞代数仅是这个代数的子代数。 关键词：     

Conformal field theories via Hamiltonian reduction

Constraining theSL(3) WZW-model we construct a reduced theory which is invariant with respect to the new chiral algebraW ₃ ² . This symmetry is generated by the stress-energy tensor, two bosonic currents with spins 3/2 and theU(1) current. We conjecture a Kac formula that describes the highly reducible representation for this algebra. We also discuss the quantum Hamiltonian reduction for the general type of constraints that leads to the new extended conformal algebras.Address after September 1990: Lyman Laboratory, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA     

Light-cone quantisation of the Liouville and Toda field theories

The Toda field is a multicomponent field in two space-time dimensions satisfying a generalisation of the Liouville equation ?²? + exp ? = 0. We define the quantum field theory, and solve for the fields in terms of their initial values on a forward light-cone, demonstrating that our solution is regular. We give an explicit result for the Liouville equation which is the quantum version of the well-known classical solution. We also discuss the energy-momentum spectrum, and the conformal properties of the theory.     

Integrability of a family of quantum field theories related to sigma models

A method is introduced for constructing lattice discretizations of large classes of integrable quantum field theories. The method proceeds in two steps: The quantum algebraic structure underlying the integrability of the model is determined from the algebra of the interaction terms in the light-cone representation. The representation theory of the relevant quantum algebra is then used to construct the basic ingredients of the quantum inverse scattering method, the lattice Lax matrices and R-matrices. This method is illustrated with four examples: The sinh-Gordon model, the affine sl(3) Toda model, a model called the fermionic sl(2|1) Toda theory, and the N=2 supersymmetric sine-Gordon model. These models are all related to sigma models in various ways. The N=2 supersymmetric sine-Gordon model, in particular, describes the Pohlmeyer reduction of string theory on AdS₂×S², and is dual to a supersymmetric non-linear sigma model with a sausage-shaped target space.     

Chiral deformations of conformal field theories

We study general perturbations of two-dimensional conformal field theories by holomorphic fields. It is shown that the genus one partition function is controlled by a contact term (pre-Lie) algebra given in terms of the operator product expansion. These models have applications to vertex operator algebras, two-dimensional QCD, topological strings, holomorphic anomaly equations and modular properties of generalized characters of chiral algebras such as the W_1+∞ algebra, that is treated in detail.     

Kac-Moody symmetries of critical ground states

The symmetries of critical ground states of two-dimensional lattice models are investigated. We show how mapping a critical ground state to a model of a rough interface can be used to identify the chiral symmetry algebra of the conformal field theory that describes its scaling limit. This is demonstrated in the case of the six-vertex model, the three-coloring model on the honeycomb lattice, and the four-coloring model on the square lattice. These models are critical and they are described in the continuum by conformal field theories whose symmetry algebras are the su(2)_k=1, su(3)_k=1, and the su(4)_k=1 Kac-Moody algebra, respectively. Our approach is based on the Frenkel-Kac-Segal vertex operator construction of level-one Kac-Moody algebras.     

Chern–Simons theory with vector fermion matter

We study three-dimensional conformal field theories described by U(N) Chern?CSimons theory at level k coupled to massless fermions in the fundamental representation. By solving a Schwinger?CDyson equation in light-cone gauge, we compute the exact planar free energy of the theory at finite temperature on ?² as a function of the ??t?Hooft coupling ??=N/k. Employing a dimensional reduction regularization scheme, we find that the free energy vanishes at |??|=1; the conformal theory does not exist for |??|>1. We analyze the operator spectrum via the anomalous conservation relation for higher spin currents, and in particular show that the higher spin currents do not develop anomalous dimensions at leading order in 1/N. We present an integral equation whose solution in principle determines all correlators of these currents at leading order in 1/N and present explicit perturbative results for all three-point functions up to two loops. We also discuss a light-cone Hamiltonian formulation of this theory where a W _?? algebra arises. The maximally supersymmetric version of our theory is ABJ model with one gauge group taken to be U(1), demonstrating that a pure higher spin gauge theory arises as a limit of string theory.     

Spin-3 topologically massive gravity

In this Letter, we study the spin-3 topologically massive gravity (TMG), paying special attention to its properties at the chiral point. We propose an action describing the higher spin fields coupled to TMG. We discuss the traceless spin-3 fluctuations around the AdS₃ vacuum and find that there is an extra local massive mode, besides the left-moving and right-moving boundary massless modes. At the chiral point, such extra mode becomes massless and degenerates with the left-moving mode. We show that at the chiral point the only degrees of freedom in the theory are the boundary right-moving graviton and spin-3 field. We conjecture that spin-3 chiral gravity with generalized Brown-Henneaux boundary condition is holographically dual to 2D chiral CFT with classical W₃ algebra and central charge cR=3l/G.     

W-Algebras,new rational models and completeness of thec=1 classification

Two series ofW with two generators are constructed from chiral vertex operators of a free field representation. Ifc=1–24k, there exists aW(2, 3k) algebra for k ₊/2 and aW(2, 8k) algebra for k ₊/4. All possible lowest-weight representations, their characters and fusion rules are calculated proving that these theories are rational. It is shown, that these non-unitary theories complete the classification of all rational theories with effective central chargec _eff=1. The results are generalized to the case of extended supersymmetric conformal algebras.     

Remarks on the quantization of conformal fields

The quantization of a general (b, c) system in two dimensions is formulated in terms of an infinite hierarchy of modules for the Virasoro algebra that interpolate between the space of classical conformal fields of weight j and the Dirac sea of semi-infinite forms. This provides a natural framework in which to study the relation between algebraic geometry and representations of the Virasoro algebra with central charge c_j=−2(6j²−6j+1). The importance of the construction is discussed in the context of string theory.     

W-geometry of the Toda systems associated with non-exceptional simple Lie algebras

The present paper describes theW-geometry of the Abelian finite non-periodic (conformal) Toda systems associated with theB, C andD series of the simple Lie algebras endowed with the canonical gradation. The principal tool here is a generalization of the classical Plücker embedding of theA-case to the flag manifolds associated with the fundamental representations ofB _n ,C _n andD _n , and a direct proof that the corresponding Kähler potentials satisfy the system of two-dimensional finite non-periodic (conformal) Toda equations. It is shown that theW-geometry of the type mentioned above coincide with the differential geometry of special holomorphic (W) surfaces in target spaces which are submanifolds (quadrics) ofCP ^N with appropriate choices ofN. In addition, theseW-surfaces are defined to satisfy quadratic holomorphic differential conditions that ensure consistency of the generalized Plücker embedding. These conditions are automatically fulfilled when Toda equations hold.Unité Propre du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, associée à l'École Normale Supérieure et à l'Université de Paris-Sud.     

On W±, Z0, γ self-interactions: High energy behaviour and tree unitarity bounds

We analyze the high-energy behaviour of vector boson scattering amplitudes within the framework of a recently suggested lagrangian model based on global weak isospin symmetry broken by electromagnetism. Requiring vanishing of the most strongly (as s²) rising contribution to vector boson scattering amplitudes leads to vector boson self-interactions dependent on a single parameter, for which the anomalous W^± magnetic moment, κ, can be chosen. Tree unitarity is violated at about 2 TeV for arbitrary κ as in the SU(2)_L × U(1)_Y theory for m_H → ∞. The model is well suited for significant tests of the vector boson sector of the SU(2)_L × U(1)_Y electroweak theory in processes such as e⁺e⁻ → W⁺W⁻.