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PIRSA:20100064

Nilpotent Slodowy slices and W-algebras

APA

Moreau, A. (2020). Nilpotent Slodowy slices and W-algebras. Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. https://pirsa.org/20100064

Anne Moreau University of Poitiers

Talk numberPIRSA:20100064
Source RepositoryPIRSA

Abstract

To any vertex algebra one can attach in a canonical way a certain Poisson variety, called the associated variety. Nilpotent Slodowy slices appear as associated varieties of admissible (simple) W-algebras. They also appear as Higgs branches of the Argyres-Douglas theories in 4d N=2 SCFT’s. These two facts are linked by the so-called Higgs branch conjecture. In this talk I will explain how to exploit the geometry of nilpotent Slodowy slices to study some properties of W-algebras whose motivation stems from physics. This is a joint work with Tomoyuki Arakawa and Jethro van Ekeren (still in preparation).