Vertex operator algebras associated to representations of affine and Virasoro algebras



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Vertex operator algebras associated to representations of affine and Virasoro algebras

Igor B. Frenkel and Yongchang Zhu

Source: Duke Math. J. Volume 66, Number 1 (1992), 123-168.

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Primary Subjects: 17B68
Secondary Subjects: 17B67

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