W-algebras arising as chiral algebras of conformal field theory

H. G. Kausch

Published 1992-09-24Version 1

It is argued that chiral algebras of conformal field theory possess a W-algebra structure. A survey of explicitly known W-algebras and their constructions is given. (Talk given at the XIX International Colloquium on ``Group Theoretical Methods in Physics'', Salamanca, Spain, June 29 -- July 4, 1992)