GENERALIZED KAC-MOODY ALGEBRAS AND THE DIFFEOMORPHISM GROUP OF A CLOSED SURFACE

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FRAPPAT, L [1 ]
RAGOUCY, E [1 ]
SORBA, P [1 ]
THUILLIER, F [1 ]
HOGASEN, H [1 ]
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[1] UNIV OSLO,N-0316 OSLO 3,NORWAY
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10.1016/0550-3213(90)90663-X
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O412 [相对论、场论]; O572.2 [粒子物理学];
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We extend the notion of loop algebra G(S1) to algebras G(M), M being a closed surface with dim M > 1. We point out and discuss the correspondence between the central extensions of such generalized Kac-Moody algebras and the volume-preserving diffeomorphism algebra on M. © 1990.
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