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Semi-Infinite Cohomology of W-Algebras
Peter BouwknegtJim McCarthyKrzysztof Pilch
Year: 1995 Advanced series in mathematical physics Pages: 826-837 Publisher: World Scientific
Abstract
We generalize some of the standard homological techniques to W-algebras, and compute the semi-infinite cohomology of the W 3 algebra on a variety of modules.These computations provide physical states in W 3 gravity coupled to W 3 minimal models and to two free scalar fields.
Keywords:
Cohomology Pure mathematics Mathematics Algebra over a field
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Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories
Physical Sciences → Physics and Astronomy → Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
Advanced Operator Algebra Research
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Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic Topology
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