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Types of two-dimensionalN = 4 superconformal field theories

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Various types ofN = 4 superconformal symmetries in two dimensions are considered. It is proposed that apart from the well-known cases ofSU (2)and SU(2) × SU(2) ×U (1), their Kac-Moody symmetry can also be SU(2) × (U (1))4. Operator product expansions for the last case are derived. A complete free field realization for the same is obtained

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Ali, A. Types of two-dimensionalN = 4 superconformal field theories. Pramana - J Phys 61, 1065–1078 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02704402

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