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Hidden quantum group symmetry and integrable perturbations of conformal field theories

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The hidden quantum group symmetry in the quantum Sine-Gordon model is found. This symmetry provides the possibility to restrict the operator algebra of the model to subalgebras. It is shown that these subalgebras are massive deformations of minimal conformal field theories.

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Communicated by A. Jaffe

Supported in part by the Department of Energy under Grant DE-FG02-88ER25065

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Reshetikhin, N., Smirnov, F. Hidden quantum group symmetry and integrable perturbations of conformal field theories. Commun.Math. Phys. 131, 157–177 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02097683

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