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New perturbation theory of low-dimensional quantum liquids II: operator description of Virasoro algebras in integrable systems

J. M. P. Carmelo, A. H. Castro Neto, D. K. Campbell

cond-matarXiv:cond-mat/9404009

Abstract

We show that the recently developed pseudoparticle operator algebra which generates the low-energy Hamiltonian eigenstates of multicomponent integrable systems also provides a natural operator representation for the the Virasoro algebras associated with the conformal-invariant character of the low-energy spectrum of the these models. Studying explicitly the Hubbard chain in a non-zero chemical potential and external magnetic field, we establish that the pseudoparticle perturbation theory provides a correct starting point for the construction of a suitable critical-point Hamiltonian. We derive explicit expressions in terms of pseudoparticle operators for the generators of the Virasoro algebras and the energy-momentum tensor, describe the conformal-invariant character of the critical point from the point of view of the response to curvature of the two-dimensional space-time, and discuss the relation to Kac-Moody algebras and dynamical separation.

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