Vertex operator algebras associated to modified regular representations of

Seminar: 
Geometry, Symmetry and Physics
Event time: 
Thursday, May 3, 2007 - 10:30am to 11:30am
Location: 
431 DL
Speaker: 
Minxian Zhu
Speaker affiliation: 
Yale University
Event description: 

We study a family of vertex operator algebras which admit two copies of the
affine Lie algebra actions at dual levels. We will discuss two constructions:
one is to use intertwining operators and Knizhnik-Zamolodchikov equations; the
other is to use the enveloping algebra of the vertex algebroid associated to
the Lie group and a fixed level. We will show that the two constructions yield
the same vertex operator algebra.