Free-field realization conjecture for W-algebras

Let Λlong\Lambda^{long} be the non-fractional lattice, and let zemαishortzem_{\alpha_i^{short}} and zemαilongzem_{\alpha_i^{long}} be the short and long screening operators. Define

W:=VΛlong    iker(\zemljaαishort)    iker(\zemljaαilong).\mathrm{W}:=\mathcal{V}_{\Lambda^{long}}\;\cap\; \bigcap_i\ker(\zemlja_{\alpha_i^{short}})\;\cap\;\bigcap_i\ker(\zemlja_{\alpha_i^{long}}).

Free-field realization conjecture. In the Lie-algebra case, W\mathrm{W} should be isomorphic to the corresponding W-algebra, namely the Hamiltonian or quantum Drinfeld–Sokolov reduction of the affine Lie algebra g^\widehat{\mathfrak{g}} at level ellell. This realization is stated to hold for generic qq and to be widely believed otherwise, but the non-generic case is described as a difficult open conjecture.

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Simon D. Lentner, “Quantum groups and Nichols algebras acting on conformal field theories”, arXiv:1702.06431 (2021).

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