Communications in Mathematical Physics

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A Bosonization of \({U_q(\widehat{sl}(M|N))}\)

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A bosonization of the quantum affine superalgebra \({U_q(\widehat{sl}(M|N))}\) is presented for an arbitrary level \({k \in {\bf C}}\). Screening operators that commute with \({U_q(\widehat{sl}(M|N))}\) are presented for the level \({k \neq -M+N}\).

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  1. 1.Department of Mathematics and Physics, Faculty of EngineeringYamagata UniversityYonezawaJapan

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