Modular Properties of $\mathcal{W}_3$ Generalised Gibbs Ensembles

TL;DR

This paper proposes a solution for the asymptotic behavior of the modular S-transform of generalized Gibbs ensembles with $ ext{W}_3$ symmetry, providing exact results and evidence for broader applicability.

Contribution

It introduces a novel approach to compute the modular S-transform of GGEs with $ ext{W}_3$ symmetry, including exact results and conjectures for generalizations.

Findings

Exact results for the modular S-transform at specific central charge

Evidence supporting the conjectured formulas using Zhu's recursion

Potential for generalization to other symmetry algebras and charges

Abstract

In this paper we make a proposal for the solution to a long-standing problem - the asymptotic expansions of the modular $S$-transform of a generalised Gibbs ensemble (GGE) in a theory with $\mathcal{W}_3$ symmetry where the GGE includes the first non-trivial charge. Equivalently, we give a proposal for the modular $S$-transform of traces of arbitrary powers of the zero mode $W_0$. We provide evidence in the form of exact results using Zhu's recursion, results obtained using conjectured results for Verma modules, and exact results for the particular value $c=-2$. We expect these have generalisations to other symmetry algebras/hierarchies such as the Virasoro algebra/KdV charges, and to GGEs with arbitrary finite sets of charges.