The basic definitions and properties of vertex operator algebras, modules, intertwining operators and related concepts are presented, following a fundamental analogy with Lie algebra theory. The first steps in the development of the general theory are taken, and various natural …
In this work we recover the construction of Kac-Kazhdan-Lepowsky-Wilson (1981) of the basic modules for the affine Lie algebras of types A([superscript]K), D([superscript]K), and E([superscript]K) using a new method.
Vertex algebras are algebraic objects that encapsulate the concept of operator product expansion from two-dimensional conformal field theory. Vertex algebras are fast becoming ubiquitous in many areas of modern mathematics, with applications to representation theory, algebraic g…
"This book is an introduction to the theory of vertex algebras with a particular emphasis on the relationship with the geometry of algebraic curves. The notion of a vertex algebra is introduced in a coordinate-independent way, so that vertex operators become well defined on arbi…
Vertex algebras for beginners: Victor Kac
