Title	Comments on the operator algebra of the (2,0) theory
Creator	Beem, Christopher
Publisher	Banff International Research Station for Mathematical Innovation and Discovery
Date Issued	2015-05-25T14:11
Description	The algebra of local operators in the (2,0) theory is strongly constrained by superconformal invariance and associativity of the operator product expansion. I will describe a “twist” of this algebra that produces a structure equivalent to that of a two-dimensional vertex operator algebra (VOA). I will further argue that the VOA obtained in this way from the (2,0) theory of type g is the corresponding affine W-algebra. The algebra of local operators associated to a defect operator in the (2,0) theory can be similarly twisted, and the resulting VOA identified as an affine current algebra at the critical level.
Extent	67 minutes
Subject	Mathematics; Geometry; Quantum theory; Mathematical physics
Type	Moving Image
File Format	video/mp4
Language	eng
Notes	Author affiliation: Institute for Advanced Study
Series	BIRS Workshop Lecture Videos (Banff, Alta)
Date Available	2016-01-04
Provider	Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 Canada
DOI	10.14288/1.0221635
URI	http://hdl.handle.net/2429/56115
Affiliation	Non UBC
Peer Review Status	Unreviewed
Scholarly Level	Postdoctoral
Rights URI	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ca/
Aggregated Source Repository	DSpace

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