W symmetry in conformal field theory
Abstract
We review various aspects of W algebra symmetry in two-dimensional conformal field theory and string theory. We pay particular attention to the construction of W algebras through the quantum Drinfeld-Sokolov reduction and through the coset construction.
- Publication:
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Physics Reports
- Pub Date:
- February 1993
- DOI:
- 10.1016/0370-1573(93)90111-P
- arXiv:
- arXiv:hep-th/9210010
- Bibcode:
- 1993PhR...223..183B
- Keywords:
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- High Energy Physics - Theory
- E-Print:
- 137 pages (Corrections in Chapter 7 where some incorrect formulas were taken out, see `Note added' for Comments.)