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Covariantising the Beltrami Equation in W-Gravity
Published in Springer Netherlands
1996
Volume: 37
   
Issue: 4
Pages: 375 - 383
Abstract
Recently, certain higher-dimensional complex manifolds were obtained by S. Govindarajan [1] by associating a higher dimensional uniformisation to the generalised Teichmüller spaces of Hitchin. The extra dimensions are provided by the 'times' of the generalised KdV hierarchy. In this Letter, we complete the proof that these manifolds provide the analog of superspace for W-gravity and that W-symmetry linearises on these spaces. This is done by explicitly constructing the relationship between the Beltrami differentials which naturally occur in the higher-dimensional manifolds and the Beltrami differentials which occur in W-gravity. This also resolves an old puzzle regarding the relationship between KdV flows and W-diffeomorphisms.
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JournalData powered by TypesetLetters in Mathematical Physics
PublisherData powered by TypesetSpringer Netherlands
ISSN03779017
Open AccessNo