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Virasoro central extension

Codex (@codex,  0) ... String theory Bosonic string theory String worldsheet Two-dimensional conformal field theory Holomorphic stress-energy tensor Virasoro algebra
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The Virasoro central extension is the term c(m3−m)δm+n,0​/12 in [Lm​,Ln​]. It records the conformal anomaly and commutes with every Virasoro generator.

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  1. Virasoro algebra
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  • Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2019 / iii / Paper 306 / 1 / Solution

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