Neveu–Schwarz unitarity conjecture for minimal W-algebra highest weight modules

Let Wmink(g)W^k_{\min}(\mathfrak g) be the minimal WW-algebra, let Pk+P^+_k denote the relevant set of dominant integral weights, and let A(k,ν)A(k,\nu) be the lower bound for the conformal weight. Write

{LW(ν,)νPk+, ν non-extremal, A(k,ν)}\left\{L^W(\nu,\ell)\mid \nu\in P^+_k,\ \nu\text{ non-extremal},\ \ell\ge A(k,\nu)\right\}

for the already known unitary highest weight modules, where extremality means that ν(θi)>Mi(k)+χi\nu(\theta_i^\vee)>M_i(k)+\chi_i for some ii. Neveu–Schwarz unitarity conjecture. The set of unitary highest weight modules over Wmink(g)W^k_{\min}(\mathfrak g) is the union of

{LW(ν,)νPk+, ν non-extremal, A(k,ν)}\left\{L^W(\nu,\ell)\mid \nu\in P^+_k,\ \nu\text{ non-extremal},\ \ell\ge A(k,\nu)\right\}

and

{LW(ν,A(k,ν))νPk+, ν extremal}.\left\{L^W(\nu,A(k,\nu))\mid \nu\in P^+_k,\ \nu\text{ extremal}\right\}.

The non-extremal part is a theorem, while the conjecture asserts unitarity and completeness for the extremal boundary modules.

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Victor G. Kac, Pierluigi Möseneder Frajria and Paolo Papi, “Spectral flow and application to unitarity of representations of minimal W-algebras”, arXiv:2508.06873 (2026).

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