nLab W algebra

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Idea

A W algebra is a higher spin extension of the Virasoro algebra. It is an extended symmetry algebra in conformal field theory.

References

An early survey is

Relation to Jordan algebra is discussed in

  • L. J. Romans, Realisations of classical and quantum W 3W_3 symmetry, Nuclear Physics B 352:3 (1991) 829–848 doi

Relation to L-infinity algebras is discussed in

Relation to brane intersection in M-theory

  • Davide Gaiotto, Miroslav Rapčák, Yehao Zhou. Deformed Double Current Algebras, Matrix Extended W W_{\infty} Algebras, Coproducts, and Intertwiners from the M2-M5 Intersection (2023). (arXiv:2309.16929).
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