Bosonisation of the Complex-boson realisation of $W_\infty$

Abstract

We bosonise the complex-boson realisations of the $W_\infty$ and $W_{1+\infty}$ algebras. We obtain nonlinear realisations of $W_\infty$ and $W_{1+\infty}$ in terms of a pair of fermions and a real scalar. By further bosonising the fermions, we then obtain realisations of $W_\infty$ in terms of two scalars. Keeping the most non-linear terms in the scalars only, we arrive at two-scalar realisations of classical $w_\infty$.