Reduction and inverse-reduction functors I: standard $\mathsf{V^k}(\mathfrak{sl}_2)$-modules

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Main Authors: Fasquel, Justine, Fursman, Ethan, Ridout, David
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author Fasquel, Justine
Fursman, Ethan
Ridout, David
author_facet Fasquel, Justine
Fursman, Ethan
Ridout, David
contents Quantum hamiltonian reduction is a fundamental tool of conformal field theory and vertex algebra representation theory. It has traditionally been applied to study highest-weight modules. On the other hand, inverse quantum hamiltonian reduction lends itself to the study of fully relaxed highest-weight modules and their spectral flows, sometimes called the standard modules. This is the first of several papers that study the composition of reduction and inverse-reduction functors. A general formalism is presented and exemplified with the simplest example, thereby computing the action of reduction on the standard modules of the affine vertex-operator algebra associated with $\mathfrak{sl}_2$. The appearence of unbounded spectral sequences in this formalism may be of independent interest.
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spellingShingle Reduction and inverse-reduction functors I: standard $\mathsf{V^k}(\mathfrak{sl}_2)$-modules
Fasquel, Justine
Fursman, Ethan
Ridout, David
Quantum Algebra
Mathematical Physics
Representation Theory
Primary 17B69, Secondary 81R10, 17B67, 17B10
Quantum hamiltonian reduction is a fundamental tool of conformal field theory and vertex algebra representation theory. It has traditionally been applied to study highest-weight modules. On the other hand, inverse quantum hamiltonian reduction lends itself to the study of fully relaxed highest-weight modules and their spectral flows, sometimes called the standard modules. This is the first of several papers that study the composition of reduction and inverse-reduction functors. A general formalism is presented and exemplified with the simplest example, thereby computing the action of reduction on the standard modules of the affine vertex-operator algebra associated with $\mathfrak{sl}_2$. The appearence of unbounded spectral sequences in this formalism may be of independent interest.
title Reduction and inverse-reduction functors I: standard $\mathsf{V^k}(\mathfrak{sl}_2)$-modules
topic Quantum Algebra
Mathematical Physics
Representation Theory
Primary 17B69, Secondary 81R10, 17B67, 17B10
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.19708