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It is shown that an infinite-dimensional symmetry is present in two-dimensional electromagnetic field theory. The generators of the ensuing Virasoro algebra are explicitly calculated both for periodic and antiperiodic fields.
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Majumdar, K., Roychoudhury, R. Electromagnetic field in two-dimensional locally flat space-time. Int J Theor Phys 33, 1257–1263 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00670792
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00670792