Quantization of the Drinfeld-Sokolov reduction

Boris Feigin*, Edward Frenkel

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Abstract

We show that the quantum Drinfeld-Sokolov reduction of the affine Kac-Moody algebra sl(n)Λ gives the Wn-algebra of Fateev-Zamolodchikov-Lukyanov. We derive this Wn-algebra explicitly as a BRST cohomology algebra, using the homological technique of spectral sequences.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)75-81
Number of pages7
JournalPhysics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume246
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - 23 Aug 1990
Externally publishedYes

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