Fusion rules for $\mathbb{Z}_{2}$-orbifolds of affine and parafermion vertex operator algebras

TL;DR

This paper classifies irreducible modules and determines fusion rules for the $ obreakbZ_2$-orbifold of affine and parafermion vertex operator algebras, advancing understanding of their representation theory and fusion structures.

Contribution

It provides a complete classification of modules and fusion rules for the $ obreakbZ_2$-orbifold of affine and parafermion vertex operator algebras, a novel result in orbifold theory.

Findings

Classification of irreducible modules for the orbifold

Explicit fusion rules for the orbifolded algebras

Calculation of quantum dimensions of modules

Abstract

This paper is about the orbifold theory of affine and parafermion vertex operator algebras. It is known that the parafermion vertex operator algebra $K(sl_2,k)$ associated to the integrable highest weight modules for the affine Kac-Moody algebra $A_1^{(1)}$ is the building block of the general parafermion vertex operator $K(\mathfrak{g},k)$ for any finite dimensional simple Lie algebra $\mathfrak{g}$ and any positive integer $k$. We first classify the irreducible modules of $\mathbb{Z}_{2}$-orbifold of the simple affine vertex operator algebra of type $A_1^{(1)}$ and determine their fusion rules. Then we study the representations of the $\mathbb{Z}_{2}$-orbifold of the parafermion vertex operator algebra $K(sl_2,k)$, we give the quantum dimensions, and more technically, fusion rules for the $\mathbb{Z}_{2}$-orbifold of the parafermion vertex operator algebra $K(sl_2,k)$ are completely determined.