A New Gauge Theory for WW Type Algebras

Apr 9, 1990
5 pages
Published in:
  • Phys.Lett.B 243 (1990) 245-249
  • Published: 1990
Report number:
  • ITP-SB-90-19

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Abstract: (Elsevier)
The rigid conformal and rigid W 3 -type symmetries of the action for scalar fields in d =2 dimensions are promoted to local gauge invariances of both chiralities. The complete action and transformation rules are given; both are infinitely nonlinear.
  • field theory: scalar
  • boson: chiral
  • invariance: conformal
  • algebra: W
  • invariance: gauge
  • field theory: action
  • operator product expansion
  • dimension: 2