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Virasoro algebra
Algebra describing 2D conformal symmetry / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In mathematics, the Virasoro algebra (named after the physicist Miguel Ángel Virasoro)[1] is a complex Lie algebra and the unique central extension of the Witt algebra. It is widely used in two-dimensional conformal field theory and in string theory.