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Mirror Extensions of Vertex Operator Algebras

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The mirror extensions for vertex operator algebras are studied. Two explicit examples of extensions of affine vertex operator algebras of type A are given which are not simple current extensions.

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  1. School of Mathematics, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610064, China

    Chongying Dong

  2. Department of Mathematics, University of California, Santa Cruz, 95064, USA

    Chongying Dong

  3. Department of Mathematics, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200241, China

    Xiangyu Jiao

  4. Department of Mathematics, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China

    Feng Xu

  5. Department of Mathematics, University of California, Riverside, CA, 92521, USA

    Feng Xu

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C. Dong was partially supported by NSF grants.

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Dong, C., Jiao, X. & Xu, F. Mirror Extensions of Vertex Operator Algebras. Commun. Math. Phys. 329, 263–294 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00220-014-1933-0

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