Modules over the algebra $\mathcal{V}ir(a,b)$

Abstract

For any two complex numbers $a$ and $b$, $\mathcal{V}ir(a,b)$ is a central extension of $\mathcal{W}(a,b)$ which is universal in the case $(a,b)\ne (0,1)$, where $\mathcal{W}(a,b)$ is the Lie algebra with basis $\{L_n,W_n\mid n\in \mathbb{Z}\}$ and relations $[L_m,L_n]=(n-m)L_{m+n}$, $[L_m,W_n]=(a+n+bm)W_{m+n}$, $[W_m,W_n]=0$. In this paper, we construct and classify a class of non-weight modules over the algebra $\mathcal{V}ir(a,b)$ which are free $U(\mathbb{C}{L}_0\oplus \mathbb{C}{W}_0)$-modules of rank $1$. It is proved that such modules can only exist for $a=0$.

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