Kac–Roan–Wakimoto–Arakawa conjecture on Drinfeld–Sokolov reduction

Let gˉ\bar{\mathfrak{g}} be a finite-dimensional simple Lie algebra, let ff be a nilpotent element that is regular in a Levi subalgebra lˉ\bar{\mathfrak{l}}, and let WfW_f be the Weyl group of that Levi subalgebra. Let kk be a boundary principal admissible level, let Lk(gˉ)L_k(\bar{\mathfrak{g}}) be the corresponding simple affine vertex algebra, and let Ψf:Lk(gˉ)-modWk(gˉ,f)-mod\Psi_f^-:L_k(\bar{\mathfrak{g}})\operatorname{-mod}\nolimits\to \mathcal{W}_k(\bar{\mathfrak{g}},f)\operatorname{-mod}\nolimits be the negative quantized Drinfeld–Sokolov reduction functor. For λAdmk\lambda\in\operatorname{Adm}_k, write L(λ)L(\lambda) for the corresponding simple module and let Φλ,+ ⁣\Phi^{\!\vee}_{\lambda,+}, Φ+ ⁣\Phi^{\!\vee}_+, and Φˉf ⁣\bar{\Phi}^{\!\vee}_f be the positive coroot sets appearing in the reduction criterion.

Kac–Roan–Wakimoto–Arakawa conjecture. The functor Ψf\Psi_f^- is exact, and the image of every simple module is either simple or zero. Moreover,

Ψf(L(λ))0Φλ,+ ⁣Φ+ ⁣\Φˉf ⁣.\Psi_f^-(L(\lambda))\ne 0\quad\Longleftrightarrow\quad \Phi^{\!\vee}_{\lambda,+}\subset \Phi^{\!\vee}_+\backslash\bar{\Phi}^{\!\vee}_f.

Finally, for λ,λAdmk\lambda,\lambda'\in\operatorname{Adm}_k,

Ψf(L(λ))Ψf(L(λ))λ=x.λ for some xWf.\Psi_f^-(L(\lambda))\simeq\Psi_f^-(L(\lambda'))\quad\Longleftrightarrow\quad \lambda=x.\lambda'\text{ for some }x\in W_f.

This predicts exactness and a complete description of the nonzero simple images and their identifications under negative Drinfeld–Sokolov reduction at boundary principal admissible levels. The statement is presented as expected in the source, and no resolution is supplied.

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Peng Shan, Dan Xie and Wenbin Yan, “Modularity for W-algebras and affine Springer fibres”, arXiv:2404.00760 (2024).

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