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Quantum groups, Riemann surfaces and conformal field theory

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Differential Geometric Methods in Theoretical Physics

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An explicit representation is constructed, starting with the operator algebra corresponding to the Coulomb gas representation of conformal field theories. By “quantizing” the uniformization theory of Riemann surfaces, the geometric interpretation of such a representation is obtained.

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C. Bartocci U. Bruzzo R. Cianci

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Gómez, C., Sierra, G. (1991). Quantum groups, Riemann surfaces and conformal field theory. In: Bartocci, C., Bruzzo, U., Cianci, R. (eds) Differential Geometric Methods in Theoretical Physics. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 375. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-53763-5_51

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