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We point out that bosonic conformal coset modelsG l ×G k /G l+k for all semi-simple Lie algebrasG have a hidden fermionic symmetry atl=0 (the central charge=0) and may be interpreted as twisted versions of some superconformal theories.
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Eguchi, T., Hosono, S. & Yang, SK. Hidden fermionic symmetry in conformal topological field theories. Commun.Math. Phys. 140, 159–168 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02099296
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