The Weyl-algebra factorization conjecture for the negative Witt algebra

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Let \W−1\W{-1} denote the negative Witt algebra, let \Ua(\W−1)\Ua(\W{-1}) be its enveloping algebra, and let AkA_k denote the relevant kk-th Weyl-algebra target. For each nn, write Ψn=Ψn\W−1\Psi_n=\Psi^{\W{-1}}_n. Weyl-algebra factorization conjecture. For any ring homomorphism φ:\Ua(\W−1)→Ak\varphi:\Ua(\W{-1})\to A_k, there exists ℓ<k\ell<k and n=(n1,…,nℓ)∈Nℓ\mathbf{n}=(n_1,\dots,n_\ell)\in\mathbb{N}^\ell such that φ\varphi factors through Ψn=(Ψn1⊗⋯⊗Ψnℓ)∘Δℓ\Psi_{\mathbf{n}}=(\Psi_{n_1}\otimes\dots\otimes\Psi_{n_\ell})\circ\Delta^\ell; that is, there exists a homomorphism φ‾\overline{\varphi} making the corresponding factorization diagram commute. The analogous assertion holds for WW, with AkA_k, AℓA_\ell, and Ψni\W−1\Psi^{\W{-1}}_{n_i} replaced by A~k\widetilde A_k, A~ℓ\widetilde A_\ell, and ΨniW\Psi^W_{n_i}, respectively. This conjecture seeks to classify homomorphisms from the enveloping algebras of these infinite-dimensional Lie algebras to Weyl algebras through the explicitly constructed homomorphisms.

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Tuan Anh Pham, “The orbit method for the Virasoro algebra”, arXiv:2504.14670 (2025).

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