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Papers by Nina Yu

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Journal of Pure and Applied Algebra, Aug 1, 2019

In this paper we study representation theory of the category FI m introduced in [6, 7] which is a... more In this paper we study representation theory of the category FI m introduced in [6, 7] which is a product of copies of the category FI, and show that quite a few interesting representational and homological properties of FI can be generalized to FI m in a natural way. In particular, we prove the representation stability property of finitely generated FI m-modules over fields of characteristic 0.

Journal of Algebra, Dec 1, 2019

We extend the Dong-Mason theorem on irreducibility of modules for orbifold vertex algebras (cf. [... more We extend the Dong-Mason theorem on irreducibility of modules for orbifold vertex algebras (cf. [18]) to the category of weak modules. Let V be a vertex operator algebra, g an automorphism of order p. Let W be an irreducible weak V-module such that W, W • g,. .. , W • g p−1 are inequivalent irreducible modules. We prove that W is an irreducible weak V g-module. This result can be applied on irreducible modules of certain Lie algebra L such that W, W • g,. .. , W • g p−1 are Whittaker modules having different Whittaker functions. We present certain applications in the cases of the Heisenberg and Weyl vertex operator algebras.

arXiv (Cornell University), Nov 9, 2015

Let be a commutative Noetherian ring. In this paper we consider ♯-filtered modules of the categor... more Let be a commutative Noetherian ring. In this paper we consider ♯-filtered modules of the category FI firstly introduced in [12]. We show that a finitely generated FI-module V is ♯-filtered if and only if its higher homologies all vanish, and if and only if a certain homology vanishes. Using this homological characterization, we characterize finitely generated C-modules V whose projective dimension pd(V) is finite, and describe an upper bound for pd(V). Furthermore, we give a new proof for the fact that V induces a finite complex of ♯-filtered modules, and use it as well as a result of Church and Ellenberg in [1] to obtain another upper bound for homological degrees of V .

arXiv (Cornell University), Dec 28, 2022

In [1], we extended the Dong-Mason theorem on irreducibility of modules for cyclic orbifold verte... more In [1], we extended the Dong-Mason theorem on irreducibility of modules for cyclic orbifold vertex algebras (cf. [13]) to the entire category of weak modules and applied this result to Whittaker modules. In this paper we present further generalizations of these results for nonabelian orbifolds of vertex operator superalgebras. Let V be a vertex superalgebra with a countable dimension and let G be a finite subgroup of Aut(V). Assume that h ∈ Z(G) where Z(G) is the center of the group G. For any irreducible h-twisted (weak) V-module M , we prove that if M ∼ = g • M for all g ∈ G then M is also irreducible as V G-module. We also apply this result to examples and give irreducibility of modules of Whittaker type for orbifolds of Neveu-Schwarz vertex superalgebras, Heisenberg vertex algebras, Virasoro vertex operator algebra and Heisenberg-Virasoro vertex algebra.

arXiv (Cornell University), Nov 18, 2016

Irreducible modules of the 3-permutation orbifold of a rank one lattice vertex operator algebra a... more Irreducible modules of the 3-permutation orbifold of a rank one lattice vertex operator algebra are listed explicitly. Fusion rules are determined by using the quantum dimensions. The S-matrix is also given.

arXiv (Cornell University), Nov 12, 2018

In this thesis we study the representation theory of vertex operator algebras. The thesis consist... more In this thesis we study the representation theory of vertex operator algebras. The thesis consists of two parts. The first part deals with the connection among rationality, regularity and C-cofiniteness of vertex operator algebras. It is proved that if any Z-graded weak module for a vertex operator algebra V is completely reducible, then V is rational and C 2-cofinite. That is, V is regular. This gives a natural characterization of regular vertex operator algebras. Motivated by classification of rational vertex operator algebras with central charge c = 1. We compute the quantum dimensions of irreducible modules of the rational and C 2-cofinite vertex operator algebra V A 4 L 2 in the other part. This result will be used to determine the fusion rules for this algebra. iv Acknowledgments First I would like to thank my advisor Chongying Dong for sharing his knowledge and experience with me. Without his support and encouragement these years I would never have come this far. I have learned so much from him that I cannot list everything I need to thank him here. He has been a great advisor and I hope to work with him again in the future. Second, I would like to thank the mathematics department. The nice and friendly community provides me a great environment for work and fun. I would like to thank my mathematics fellows for keeping me company and supporting me all these years. I also would like to thank Professor Geoffrey Mason and Haisheng Li for being my PhD committee members and taking time in reading and providing me valuable advice on my thesis. Lastly I would like to thank my family for their constant support during these years and throughout my life. v

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arXiv (Cornell University), Aug 20, 2021

For any nullity 2 extended affine Lie algebra E of maximal type and ℓ ∈ C, we prove that there ex... more For any nullity 2 extended affine Lie algebra E of maximal type and ℓ ∈ C, we prove that there exist a vertex algebra VE (ℓ) and an automorphism group G of VE (ℓ) equipped with a linear character χ, such that the category of restricted E-modules of level ℓ is canonically isomorphic to the category of (G, χ)-equivariant φ-coordinated quasi VE (ℓ)-modules. Moreover, when ℓ is a nonnegative integer, there is a quotient vertex algebra LE (ℓ) of VE (ℓ) modulo by a G-stable ideal, and we prove that the integrable restricted E-modules of level ℓ are exactly the (G, χ)-equivariant φ-coordinated quasi LE (ℓ)-modules.

Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society, Mar 26, 2019

We construct weak (i.e. non-graded) modules over the vertex operator algebra M (1) + , which is t... more We construct weak (i.e. non-graded) modules over the vertex operator algebra M (1) + , which is the fixed-point subalgebra of the higher rank free bosonic (Heisenberg) vertex operator algebra with respect to the −1 automorphism. These weak modules are constructed from Whittaker modules for the higher rank Heisenberg algebra. We prove that the modules are simple as weak modules over M (1) + and calculate their Whittaker type when regarded as modules for the Virasoro Lie algebra. Lastly, we show that any Whittaker module for the Virasoro Lie algebra occurs in this way. These results are a higher rank generalization of some results by Tanabe [18].

Journal of Algebra, Oct 1, 2022

This paper is to study vertex operator superalgebras which are strongly generated by their weight... more This paper is to study vertex operator superalgebras which are strongly generated by their weight-2 and weight-3 2 homogeneous subspaces. Among the main results, it is proved that if such a vertex operator superalgebra V is simple, then V (2) has a canonical commutative associative algebra structure equipped with a non-degenerate symmetric associative bilinear form and V (3 2) is naturally a V (2)-module equipped with a V (2)-valued symmetric bilinear form and a non-degenerate (C-valued) symmetric bilinear form, satisfying a set of conditions. On the other hand, assume that A is any commutative associative algebra equipped with a non-degenerate symmetric associative bilinear form and assume that U is an A-module equipped with a symmetric A-valued bilinear form and a non-degenerate (C-valued) symmetric bilinear form, satisfying the corresponding conditions. Then we construct a Lie superalgebra L(A, U) and a simple vertex operator superalgebra L L(A,U) (ℓ, 0) for every nonzero number ℓ such that L L(A,U) (ℓ, 0) (2) = A and L L(A,U) (ℓ, 0) (3 2) = U .

arXiv (Cornell University), Aug 6, 2023

This is the second one of the serial papers studying representations over diagrams of abelian cat... more This is the second one of the serial papers studying representations over diagrams of abelian categories. We show that under certain conditions a compatible family of abelian model categories indexed by a small category can amalgamate to an abelian model structure on the category of representations. Our strategy to realize this goal is to consider classes of morphisms rather than cotorsion pairs of objects. Moreover, we give an explicit description of cofibrant objects in this abelian model category. As applications, we construct Gorenstein injective and Gorenstein flat model structures on the category of presheaves of modules for a few special index categories, and give characterizations of Gorenstein homological objects in this category.

WORLD SCIENTIFIC eBooks, Nov 1, 2022

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The irreducible modules of the 2-cycle permutation orbifol d models of lattice vertex operator al... more The irreducible modules of the 2-cycle permutation orbifol d models of lattice vertex operator algebras of rank 1 are classified, the quantum dimen sions of irreducible modules and the fusion rules are determined.

Israel Journal of Mathematics, Jun 3, 2023

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arXiv (Cornell University), Oct 27, 2013

The fusion rules for vertex operator algebra V A 4 L 2 are determined.

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For a fixed positive integer k, any element g of the permutation group S_k acts on the tensor pro... more For a fixed positive integer k, any element g of the permutation group S_k acts on the tensor product vertex operator algebra V^⊗ k in the obvious way. In this paper, we determine the S-matrix of (V^⊗ k)^G if G=⟨ g⟩ is the cyclic group generated by g=(1, 2,⋯,k).