Infinite dimensional Lie algebras and current algebra

  • Robert Hermann
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Abstract

The “current algebras” of elementary particle physics and quantum field theory are interpreted as infinite dimensional Lie algebras of a certain definite kind. The possibilities of algebraic structure and certain types of representations of these algebras by differential operators on manifolds are investigated, in a tentative way. The Sugawara model is used as a typical example. A general differential geometric method (involving jet spaces) for defining currents associated with classical field theories is presented. In connection with the abstract definition of current algebras as modules, a purely module-theoretic definition of a “differential operator” is presented and its properties are studied.

Keywords

Differential Operator Vector Bundle Commutation Relation Jacobi Identity Current Algebra 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Robert Hermann
    • 1
  1. 1.Institute for Advanced StudyPrinceton

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