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Global vertex operators on Riemann surfaces

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We develop an approach towards construction of conformal field theory starting from the basic axioms of vertex operator algebras.

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    Present address: Max-Planck-Institut für Mathematik, Gottfried-Claren-Straße 26, D-53225, Bonn, Germany

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Zhu, Y. Global vertex operators on Riemann surfaces. Commun.Math. Phys. 165, 485–531 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02099421

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