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Coulomb gas realization of simple quantum groups

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Group Theoretical Methods in Physics

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Generalizing a procedure of Gomez and Sierra, we realize simple quantum groups by their action on screened vertex operators of WZNW models in the Coulomb gas representation.

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Victor V. Dodonov Vladimir I. Man'ko

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Ramírez, C., Ruegg, H., Ruiz-Altaba, M. (1991). Coulomb gas realization of simple quantum groups. In: Dodonov, V.V., Man'ko, V.I. (eds) Group Theoretical Methods in Physics. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 382. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-54040-7_107

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