Regular actions and semisimplicity of conformal modules over the general conformal algebra

Abstract

We introduce the notion of a regular action in the category of conformal modules over Lie conformal algebras with Virasoro elements. We show that a finite conformal module over the general conformal algebra ${\mathfrak{gc}}_1$ (resp., ${\mathfrak{gc}}_N$ with $N\ge 2$) is semisimple if and only if there exists a pair of different Virasoro elements (resp., canonical Virasoro elements) with regular actions. Along the way to finding a semisimplicity criteria, we also discuss the classification of Virasoro elements of ${\mathfrak{gc}}_N$ in-depth, leading us to construct a huge number of new Virasoro conformal modules.

22 pages