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We prove that one-point functions of all scaling fields in minimal left-right diagonal models of conformal field theory are modular covariant. This consistency condition should allow one to extend these minimal models to Riemann surfaces of arbitrary genus.
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Supported in part by NSF grant DMS 8610730
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Felder, G., Silvotti, R. Modular covariance of minimal model correlation functions. Commun.Math. Phys. 123, 1–15 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01244015
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