VOA[M4]

Abstract

We take a peek at a general program that associates vertex (or, chiral) algebras to smooth 4-manifolds in such a way that operations on algebras mirror gluing operations on 4-manifolds and, furthermore, equivalent constructions of 4-manifolds give rise to equivalences (dualities) of the corresponding algebras.

arXiv comment40 pp, a new figure, many improvements and references added

Cited by in corpus (7)

• VOAs labelled by complex reflection groups and 4d SCFTs
• 3d Modularity
• Cohomological Hall algebras, vertex algebras and instantons
• Duality of subregular W-algebras and principal W-superalgebras
• On Extensions of $\widehat{\mathfrak{gl}(m|n)}$ Kac-Moody algebras and Calabi-Yau Singularities
• Branches, quivers, and ideals for knot complements
• Non-hyperbolic 3-manifolds and 3D field theories for 2D Virasoro minimal models