Invariant Hermitian forms on vertex algebras
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Kac, Victor G; Frajria, Pierluigi Möseneder; Papi, Paolo
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<jats:p> We study invariant Hermitian forms on a conformal vertex algebra and on their (twisted) modules. We establish existence of a non-zero invariant Hermitian form on an arbitrary [Formula: see text]-algebra. We show that for a minimal simple [Formula: see text]-algebra [Formula: see text] this form can be unitary only when its [Formula: see text]-grading is compatible with parity, unless [Formula: see text] “collapses” to its affine subalgebra. </jats:p>
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2022Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of MathematicsJournal
Communications in Contemporary Mathematics
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World Scientific Pub Co Pte Ltd
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Kac, Victor G, Frajria, Pierluigi Möseneder and Papi, Paolo. 2022. "Invariant Hermitian forms on vertex algebras." Communications in Contemporary Mathematics, 24 (05).
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