Unitary And Hermitian Matrices In An External Field II: The Kontsevich Model And Continuum Virasoro Constraints

We perform generalizations of Witt and Virasoro algebras, and derive the corresponding Korteweg-de Vries equations from known R(p,q)-deformed quantum algebras previously introduced in J. Math. Phys. 51, 063518, (2010). Related relevant properties are investigated and discussed. Besides, we construct the R(p,q)-deformed Witt n- algebra, and determine the Virasoro constraints for a toy model, which play an important role in the study of matrix models. Finally, as matter of illu...

In the present contribution, I report on certain {\it non-linear} and {\it non-local} extensions of the conformal (Virasoro) algebra. These so-called $V$-algebras are matrix generalizations of $W$-algebras. First, in the context of two-dimensional field theory, I discuss the non-abelian Toda model which possesses three conserved (chiral) ``currents". The Poisson brackets of these ``currents" give the simplest example of a $V$-algebra. The classical solutions of this model pro...

Continuum Virasoro constraints in the two-cut hermitian matrix models are derived from the discrete Ward identities by means of the mapping from the $GL(\infty )$ Toda hierarchy to the nonlinear Schr\"odinger (NLS) hierarchy. The invariance of the string equation under the NLS flows is worked out. Also the quantization of the integration constant $\alpha$ reported by Hollowood et al. is explained by the analyticity of the continuum limit.

This article gives a short sketch of the origins of Virasoro cocycle, both in algebra and quantum field theory.

We associate the new type of supersymmetric matrix models with any solution to the quantum master equation of the noncommutative Batalin-Vilkovisky geometry. The asymptotic expansion of the matrix integrals gives homology classes in the Kontsevich compactification of the moduli spaces, which we associated with the solutions to the quantum master equation in our previous paper. We associate with the queer matrix superalgebra equipped with an odd differentiation, whose square i...

In this paper, we first review one of difficult parts of the proof of Witten's conjecture by Kontsevich that had not been emphasized before. In the derivation of the KdV equations, we review the boson-fermion correspondence method \cite{K} to show that the trajectory of $\rm GL_\infty$ action on 1 as an element of the ring $\mathbb{C}[x_1,x_2,...]$ yields the solutions of KP hierarchies. Then we consider the corresponding theory in which the target manifold is a K\"{a}hler ma...

In this paper, conjugate-linear anti-involutions and unitary Harish-Chandra modules over the Schr\"{o}dinger-Virasoro algebra are studied. It is proved that there are only two classes conjugate-linear anti-involutions over the Schr\"{o}dinger-Virasoro algebra. The main result of this paper is that a unitary Harish-Chandra module over the Schr\"{o}dinger-Virasoro algebra is simply a unitary Harish-Chandra module over the Virasoro algebra.

We explicitly construct the extension of the N=2 super Virasoro algebra by two super primary fields of dimension two and three with vanishing u(1)-charge. Using a super covariant formalism we obtain two different solutions both consistent for generic values of the central charge c. The first one can be identified with the super W_4-algebra - the symmetry algebra of the CP(3) Kazama-Suzuki model. With the help of unitarity arguments we predict the self-coupling constant of the...

We show that the deformations of Virasoro and super Virasoro algebra, constructed earlier on an abstract mathematical background, emerge after Wick rotation, within an exact treatment of discrete-time free field models on a circle. The deformation parameter is $e^\lambda$, where $\lambda=\tau/\rho$ is the ratio of the discrete-time scale $\tau$ and the radius $\rho$ of the compact space.

In this lecture we discuss `beyond CFT' from symmetry point of view. After reviewing the Virasoro algebra, we introduce deformed Virasoro algebras and elliptic algebras. These algebras appear in solvable lattice models and we study them by free field approach.