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Conformal Quantum Field Theory and Subfactors

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We survey a recent progress on algebraic quantum field theory in connection with subfactor theory. We mainly concentrate on one-dimensional conformal quantum field theory.

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Kawahigashi, Y. Conformal Quantum Field Theory and Subfactors. Acta Math Sinica 19, 557–566 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10114-003-0270-6

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