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We present methods for computing the explicit decomposition of the minimal simple affine W-algebra \({W_k(\mathfrak{g}, \theta)}\) as a module for its maximal affine subalgebra \({\mathscr{V}_k(\mathfrak{g}^{\natural})}\) at a conformal level k, that is, whenever the Virasoro vectors of \({W_k(\mathfrak{g}, \theta)}\) and \({\mathscr{V}_k(\mathfrak{g}^\natural)}\) coincide. A particular emphasis is given on the application of affine fusion rules to the determination of branching rules. In almost all cases when \({\mathfrak{g}^{\natural}}\) is a semisimple Lie algebra, we show that, for a suitable conformal level k, \({W_k(\mathfrak{g}, \theta)}\) is isomorphic to an extension of \({\mathscr{V}_k(\mathfrak{g}^{\natural})}\) by its simple module. We are able to prove that in certain cases \({W_k(\mathfrak{g}, \theta)}\) is a simple current extension of \({\mathscr{V}_k(\mathfrak{g}^{\natural})}\). In order to analyze more complicated non simple current extensions at conformal levels, we present an explicit realization of the simple W-algebra \({W_{k}(\mathit{sl}(4), \theta)}\) at k = −8/3. We prove, as conjectured in [3], that \({W_{k}(\mathit{sl}(4), \theta)}\) is isomorphic to the vertex algebra \({\mathscr{R}^{(3)}}\), and construct infinitely many singular vectors using screening operators. We also construct a new family of simple current modules for the vertex algebra \({V_k (\mathit{sl}(n))}\) at certain admissible levels and for \({V_k (\mathit{sl}(m \vert n)), m\ne n, m,n\geq 1}\) at arbitrary levels.
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Adamović, D., Kac, V.G., Möseneder Frajria, P. et al. Conformal embeddings of affine vertex algebras in minimal W-algebras II: decompositions. Jpn. J. Math. 12, 261–315 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11537-017-1621-x
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