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Introduction to Vertex Algebras, Poisson Vertex Algebras, and Integrable Hamiltonian PDE

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These lectures were given in Session 1: “Vertex algebras, W-algebras, and applications” of INdAM Intensive research period “Perspectives in Lie Theory” at the Centro di Ricerca Matematica Ennio De Giorgi, Pisa, Italy, December 9, 2014–February 28, 2015.

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  1. Department of Mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA

    Victor Kac

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  1. Dipartimento di Matematica, Università di Pisa, Pisa, Italy

    Filippo Callegaro

  2. Dipartimento di Matematica, University of Padova, Padova, Italy

    Giovanna Carnovale

  3. Dipartimento di Matematica, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

    Fabrizio Caselli

  4. Dipartimento di Matematica, Sapienza University of Rome, Roma, Italy

    Corrado De Concini

  5. Dipartimento di Matematica, Sapienza University of Rome, Roma, Italy

    Alberto De Sole

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Kac, V. (2017). Introduction to Vertex Algebras, Poisson Vertex Algebras, and Integrable Hamiltonian PDE. In: Callegaro, F., Carnovale, G., Caselli, F., De Concini, C., De Sole, A. (eds) Perspectives in Lie Theory. Springer INdAM Series, vol 19. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58971-8_1

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