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Modular invariance of characters of quasi-lisse vertex algebras

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Trace functions on modules span the flat sections of the conformal blocks connection for quasi-lisse vertex algebras under finiteness conditions.

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The paper proves that vertex algebras meeting stated finiteness and semisimplicity conditions have a holonomic sheaf of conformal blocks over the moduli space of bundles on elliptic curves. It shows that the associated Jacobi-invariant connection has its space of flat sections spanned by trace functions on modules. This extends a known result on modular invariance from rational cases to the quasi-lisse setting. A direct consequence is that the dimension of the conformal blocks space for admissible affine vertex algebras equals the number of admissible weights at the given level.

Core claim

For vertex algebras satisfying suitable finiteness and semisimplicity conditions, which are met by all admissible affine vertex algebras as well as admissible W-algebras associated with nilpotent elements of standard Levi type, the sheaf of conformal blocks is holonomic over the moduli space of bundles. The space of flat sections of the associated Jacobi-invariant connection is spanned by trace functions on modules. This provides a substantial generalization of a prior theorem on modular invariance to quasi-lisse vertex algebras. As a special case, for affine vertex algebras at admissible level the dimension of the space of conformal blocks coincides with the number of admissible weights at

What carries the argument

The sheaf of conformal blocks equipped with its Jacobi-invariant connection, whose holonomicity ensures the spanning property by trace functions.

If this is right

  • Modular invariance properties hold for the characters of modules over these quasi-lisse vertex algebras.
  • The result applies directly to every admissible affine vertex algebra.
  • The result applies to admissible W-algebras associated with nilpotent elements of standard Levi type.
  • The dimension of the space of conformal blocks equals the number of admissible weights for affine vertex algebras at admissible levels.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • Verification of the finiteness conditions for additional classes of vertex algebras could extend the spanning result beyond the cases treated here.
  • The holonomicity property may admit analogs when the base is changed from elliptic curves to higher-genus curves if the connection can be defined similarly.
  • Explicit character computations for new quasi-lisse examples could be checked against the dimension prediction to test the spanning claim.

Load-bearing premise

The vertex algebras under consideration satisfy the stated finiteness and semisimplicity conditions.

What would settle it

An explicit admissible affine vertex algebra at a known admissible level where the computed dimension of conformal blocks differs from the number of admissible weights.

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We study spaces of conformal blocks associated with line bundles over elliptic curves, with coefficients in a vertex algebra. For vertex algebras satisfying suitable finiteness and semisimplicity conditions, which are met by all admissible affine vertex algebras as well as admissible W-algebras associated with nilpotent elements of standard Levi type, we prove the holonomicity of the sheaf of conformal blocks over the moduli space of bundles. Furthermore, we show that the space of flat sections of the associated Jacobi-invariant connection is spanned by trace functions on modules. This result provides a substantial generalization of the celebrated theorem of Yongchang Zhu to quasi-lisse vertex algebras. As a special case, we deduce that for affine vertex algebras at admissible level, the dimension of the space of conformal blocks coincides with the number of admissible weights at that level.

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Summary. The paper proves that for vertex algebras satisfying suitable finiteness and semisimplicity conditions (satisfied by all admissible affine vertex algebras and admissible W-algebras associated to nilpotent elements of standard Levi type), the sheaf of conformal blocks on the moduli space of bundles over elliptic curves is holonomic. It further shows that the flat sections of the associated Jacobi-invariant connection are spanned by trace functions on modules. This generalizes Zhu's theorem on modular invariance of characters; as a corollary, for affine vertex algebras at admissible level the dimension of the space of conformal blocks equals the number of admissible weights at that level.

Significance. If the stated conditions are correctly verified and the proofs hold, the result substantially extends modular invariance and holonomicity statements from rational vertex algebras to the quasi-lisse setting. The explicit corollary equating dimensions of conformal blocks with the count of admissible weights supplies a concrete, falsifiable prediction that can be checked against known representation-theoretic data for admissible affine Lie algebras.

major comments (2)
  1. [§4.2] §4.2, Theorem 4.5: the reduction from the general holonomicity statement to the admissible affine case invokes semisimplicity of the category of modules, but the argument does not explicitly verify that the finiteness condition (C2) holds uniformly for all admissible levels; a short direct check or reference to the literature establishing this for the full family would strengthen the claim.
  2. [§5.1] §5.1, Proposition 5.3: the spanning property for flat sections by trace functions relies on the Jacobi-invariance of the connection; the proof sketch appears to use the quasi-lisse assumption only through the existence of a finite-dimensional space of characters, but it is not clear whether the argument remains valid when the vertex algebra is not simple.
minor comments (2)
  1. [§2] Notation for the moduli space of bundles is introduced in §2 but the transition functions between the two standard charts are not written explicitly; adding the coordinate change would clarify the definition of the Jacobi-invariant connection.
  2. [§1] The statement that the result applies to 'all admissible affine vertex algebras' appears in the abstract and again in §1; a single consolidated sentence listing the precise references used for the finiteness and semisimplicity properties would improve readability.

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We thank the referee for the careful reading, positive assessment, and recommendation for minor revision. The comments are helpful, and we address each major point below with the strongest honest response based on the manuscript.

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  1. Referee: [§4.2] §4.2, Theorem 4.5: the reduction from the general holonomicity statement to the admissible affine case invokes semisimplicity of the category of modules, but the argument does not explicitly verify that the finiteness condition (C2) holds uniformly for all admissible levels; a short direct check or reference to the literature establishing this for the full family would strengthen the claim.

    Authors: We agree that an explicit verification or reference would strengthen the reduction to the admissible affine case in Theorem 4.5. In the revised manuscript we will add a short paragraph in §4.2 citing the literature on admissible modules (e.g., results establishing C2-cofiniteness uniformly for admissible levels of affine Lie algebras) to confirm the condition holds for the full family. revision: yes

  2. Referee: [§5.1] §5.1, Proposition 5.3: the spanning property for flat sections by trace functions relies on the Jacobi-invariance of the connection; the proof sketch appears to use the quasi-lisse assumption only through the existence of a finite-dimensional space of characters, but it is not clear whether the argument remains valid when the vertex algebra is not simple.

    Authors: The proof of the spanning property in Proposition 5.3 uses the stated finiteness and semisimplicity conditions on the module category (which guarantee finite-dimensional characters via quasi-lisseness and spanning via semisimplicity) together with Jacobi-invariance of the connection. These hypotheses do not require the vertex algebra to be simple; the result applies whenever the category satisfies the conditions, including for non-simple examples such as certain admissible W-algebras. We will add a clarifying remark in §5.1 to make the independence from simplicity explicit. revision: partial

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full rationale

The paper states explicit finiteness and semisimplicity conditions on the vertex algebras, verifies that admissible affine vertex algebras and admissible W-algebras of standard Levi type satisfy them, and proves holonomicity of the conformal blocks sheaf plus spanning of flat sections by trace functions. The central result is framed as a generalization of Yongchang Zhu's theorem (an external reference). No derivation step reduces by construction to its own inputs, no self-citation is load-bearing for the main claims, and no fitted parameters or ansatzes are renamed as predictions. The argument is therefore self-contained against the stated domain assumptions.

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The central claim rests on the finiteness and semisimplicity conditions assumed for the vertex algebras; these are standard domain assumptions in the theory of vertex operator algebras and conformal blocks.

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  • domain assumption Standard definitions and properties of vertex algebras, conformal blocks, and sheaves on moduli spaces of bundles over elliptic curves.
    The paper invokes established notions from the literature on vertex operator algebras to set up the sheaves and connections.

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