Vertex Operator Algebras Associated to Admissible Representations of

The Kac-Wakimoto admissible modules for are studied from the point of view of vertex operator algebras. It is shown that the vertex operator algebra L(l,0) associated to irreducible highest weight modules at admissible level is not rational if l is not a positive integer. However, a suitable change of the Virasoro algebra makes L(l,0) a rational vertex operator algebra whose irreducible modules are exactly these admissible modules for and for which the fusion rules are calculated. It is also shown that the q-dimensions with respect to the new Virasoro algebra are modular functions. Received: 4 April 1996/Accepted: 1 August 1996