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Christopher Sadowski

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arXiv2023

Ghost series and a motivated proof of the Bressoud-G\"ollnitz-Gordon identities

We present what we call a "motivated proof" of the Bressoud-G\"ollnitz-Gordon partition identities. Similar "motivated proofs" have been given by Andrews and Baxter for the Rogers-Ramanujan identities and by Lepowsky and Zhu for Gordon's identities. Additionally, "motivated proofs" have also been given for the Andrews-Bressoud partition identities by Kanade, Lepowsky, Russell, and Sills and for the G\"ollnitz-Gordon-Andrews identities by Coulson, Kanade, Lepowsky, McRae, Qi, Russell, and the third author. Our proof borrows both the use of "ghost series" from the "motivated proof" of the Andrews-Bressoud identities and uses recursions similar to those found in the "motivated proof" of the G\"ollnitz-Gordon-Andrews identities. We anticipate that this "motivated proof" of the Bressoud-G\"ollnitz-Gordon identities will illuminate certain twisted vertex-algebraic constructions.

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arXiv2022

Weight-one elements of vertex operator algebras and automorphisms of categories of generalized twisted modules

Given a weight-one element $u$ of a vertex operator algebra $V$, we construct an automorphism of the category of generalized $g$-twisted modules for automorphisms $g$ of $V$ fixing $u$. We apply this construction to the case that $V$ is an affine vertex operator algebra to obtain explicit results on these automorphisms of categories. In particular, we give explicit constructions of certain generalized twisted modules from generalized twisted modules associated to diagram automorphisms of finite-dimensional simple Lie algebras and generalized (untwisted) modules.

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arXiv2022

$S_3$-Permutation Orbifolds of Virasoro Vertex Algebras

In this paper, a continuation of \cite{MPS}, we investigate the $S_3$-orbifold subalgebra of $(\mathcal{V}_c)^{\otimes 3}$, that is, we consider the $S_3$-fixed point vertex subalgebra of the tensor product of three copies of the universal Virasoro vertex operator algebras $\mathcal{V}_c$. Our main result is construction of a minimal, strong set of generators of this subalgebra for any generic values of $c$. More precisely, we show that this vertex algebra is of type $(2,4,6^2,8^2,9,10^2,11,12^3)$. We also investigate two prominent examples of simple $S_3$-orbifold algebras corresponding to central charges $c=\frac12$ (Ising model) and $c=-\frac{22}{5}$ (i.e. $(2,5)$-minimal model). We prove that the former is a new unitary $W$-algebra of type $(2,4,6,8)$ and the latter is isomorphic to the affine simple $W$-algebra of type $\frak{g}_2$ at non-admissible level $-\frac{19}{6}$. We also provide another version of this isomorphism using the affine $W$-algebra of type $\frak{g}_2$ coming from a subregular nilpotent element.

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arXiv2022

Principal subspaces of basic modules for twisted affine Lie algebras, $q$-series multisums, and Nandi's identities

We provide an observation relating several known and conjectured $q$-series identities to the theory of principal subspaces of basic modules for twisted affine Lie algebras. We also state and prove two new families of $q$-series identities. The first family provides quadruple sum representations for Nandi's identities, including a manifestly positive representation for the first identity. The second is a family of new mod 10 identities connected with principal characters of level 4 integrable, highest-weight modules of $\mathrm{D}_4^{(3)}$.

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arXiv2020

Permutation orbifolds of Virasoro vertex algebras and $W$-algebras

We study permutation orbifolds of the $2$-fold and $3$-fold tensor product for the Virasoro vertex algebra $\mathcal{V}_c$ of central charge $c$. In particular, we show that for all but finitely many central charges $\left(\mathcal{V}_c^{\otimes 3}\right)^{\mathbb{Z}_3}$ is a $W$-algebra of type $(2, 4, 5, 6^3 , 7, 8^3 , 9^3 , 10^2 )$. We also study orbifolds of their simple quotients and obtain new realizations of certain rational affine $W$-algebras associated to a principal nilpotent element. Further analysis of permutation orbifolds of the celebrated $(2,5)$-minimal vertex algebra $\mathcal{L}_{-\frac{22}{5}}$ is presented.

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arXiv2019

Principal subspaces of twisted modules for certain lattice vertex operator algebras

This is the third in a series of papers studying the vertex-algebraic structure of principal subspaces of twisted modules for lattice vertex operator algebras. We focus primarily on lattices $L$ whose Gram matrix contains only non-negative entries. We develop further ideas originally presented by Calinescu, Lepowsky, and Milas to find presentations (generators and relations) of the principal subspace of a certain natural twisted module for the vertex operator algebra $V_L$. We then use these presentations to construct exact sequences involving this principal subspace, which give a set of recursions satisfied by the multigraded dimension of the principal subspace and allow us to find the multigraded dimension of the principal subspace.

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arXiv2016

Vertex-algebraic structure of principal subspaces of the basic modules for twisted Affine Kac-Moody Lie algebras of type $A_{2n-1}^{(2)}, D_n^{(2)}, E_6^{(2)}$

We obtain a presentation of principal subspaces of basic modules for the twisted affine Kac-Moody Lie algebras of type $A_{2n-1}^{(2)}$, $D_n^{(2)}$ and $E_6^{(2)}$. Using this presentation, we construct exact sequences among these principal subspaces, and use these exact sequences to obtain recursions satisfied by graded dimensions of the principal subspaces. Solving these recursions, we obtain the graded dimensions of the principal subspaces.

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arXiv2014

A motivated proof of the Göllnitz-Gordon-Andrews identities

We present what we call a "motivated proof" of the Göllnitz-Gordon-Andrews identities. A similar motivated proof of the Rogers-Ramanujan identities was previously given by G. E. Andrews and R. J. Baxter, and was subsequently generalized to Gordon's identities by J. Lepowsky and M. Zhu. We anticipate that the present proof of the Göllnitz-Gordon-Andrews identities will illuminate certain twisted vertex-algebraic constructions.

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arXiv2014

Principal subspaces of higher-level standard $\widehat{\mathfrak{sl}(n)}$-modules

Using completions of certain universal enveloping algebras, we provide a natural setting for families of defining relations for the principal subspaces of standard modules for untwisted affine Lie algebras. We also use the theory of vertex operator algebras and intertwining operators to construct exact sequences among principal subspaces of certain standard $\widehat{\mathfrak{sl}(n)}$-modules, $n \ge 3$. As a consequence, we obtain the multigraded dimensions of the principal subspaces $W(k_1Λ_1 + k_2 Λ_2)$ and $W(k_{n-2}Λ_{n-2} + k_{n-1} Λ_{n-1})$. This generalizes earlier work by Calinescu on principal subspaces of standard $\widehat{\mathfrak{sl}(3)}$-modules.

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arXiv2013

Presentations of the principal subspaces of the higher-level standard $\widehat{\mathfrak{sl}(3)}$-modules

Using the theory of vertex operator algebras and intertwining operators, we obtain presentations for the principal subspaces of all the standard $\widehat{\goth{sl}(3)}$-modules. Certain of these presentations had been conjectured and used in work of Calinescu to construct exact sequences leading to the graded dimensions of certain principal subspaces. We prove the conjecture in its full generality for all standard $\widehat{\goth{sl}(3)}$-modules. We then provide a conjecture for the case of $\widehat{\goth{sl}(n+1)}$.

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arXiv2009

On a symmetry of the category of integrable modules

Haisheng Li showed that given a module (W,Y_W(\cdot,x)) for a vertex algebra (V,Y(\cdot,x)), one can obtain a new V-module W^Δ = (W,Y_W(Δ(x)\cdot,x)) if Δ(x) satisfies certain natural conditions. Li presented a collection of such Δ-operators for V=L(k,0) (a vertex operator algebra associated with an affine Lie algebras, k a positive integer). In this paper, for each irreducible L(k,0)-module W, we find a highest weight vector of W^Δ when Δis associated with a miniscule coweight. From this we completely determine the action of these Δ-operators on the set of isomorphism equivalence classes of L(k,0)-modules.

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