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We present results for the BRST cohomology of W[g] minimal models coupled to W[g] gravity, as well as scalar fields coupled to W[g] gravity. In the latter case we explore an intricate relation to the (twisted) g cohomology of a product of two twisted Fock modules.
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Bouwknegt, P., McCarthy, J., Pilch, K. (1995). On the W-Gravity Spectrum and Its G-Structure. In: Baulieu, L., Dotsenko, V., Kazakov, V., Windey, P. (eds) Quantum Field Theory and String Theory. NATO ASI Series, vol 328. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1819-8_5
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