Affine, Vertex and W-algebras

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Adamović, Dražen (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Papi, Paolo (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Springer INdAM Series, 37
• Subjects: Nonassociative rings.; Rings (Algebra).; Mathematical physics.; Non-associative Rings and Algebras.; Mathematical Physics.

This book focuses on recent developments in the theory of vertex algebras, with particular emphasis on affine vertex algebras, affine W-algebras, and W-algebras appearing in physical theories such as logarithmic conformal field theory. It is widely accepted in the mathematical community that the bes...