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* constructed by GKO construction
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* constructed by GKO construction which uses the representation theory of affine KM algebras
  
 
 
 
 

2009년 7월 28일 (화) 15:23 판

Unitarity and Ghost
  • Unitarity means the inner product in the space of states is positive definite (or semi-positive definite)
  • A state with negative norm is called a ghost.
  • If a ghost is found on any level the represetation cannot occur in a unitary theory

 

 

Verma module
  • start with given c and h
  • construct \(M(c,h)\)
    • quotients from the Universal enveloping algebra
    • tensor product from the one dimensional Borel subalgebra representations
  • there exists a unique contravariant hermitian form
  • a natural grading given by the \(L_0\)-eigenvalues
  • contains a unique maximal submodule, and its quotient is the unique (up to isomorphism) irreducible representation with highest weight
  • When is \(M(c,h)\) unitary? 

 

unitary representations
  • They are classified by c>1 and c<1 case.
    • \(c> 1, h > 0\)
    • \(c\geq 1, h \geq 0\)
    • \(c>0, h >0\) with Kac determinant condition
      • called the discrete series representations

 

discrete series unitary representations
  • c<1 case

 

\(m= 2, 3, 4.\cdots\)

\(c = 1-{6\over m(m+1)} = 0,\quad 1/2,\quad 7/10,\quad 4/5,\quad 6/7,\quad 25/28, \ldots\)

\(h_{r,s}(c) = {((m+1)r-ms)^2-1 \over 4m(m+1)}\)

\(r = 1, 2, 3,\cdots,m-1\)

\(s= 1, 2, 3,\cdots, r\)

  • constructed by GKO construction which uses the representation theory of affine KM algebras

 

affine Lie algebras
  • the highest weight representation V of an affine Kac-Moody algebra gives unitary representation of the Virasoro algebra
  • This is because V is unitary highest weigh representation of the AKMA. 
  • Read chapter 4 of Kac-Raina on Wedge space

 

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