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A positive two-dimensional representation of the Ramond zero-mode algebra
Facts & Assumptions
Given: Let have even basis vector and odd basis vector . Write for the eigenvalue. Give the Hermitian inner product for which is orthonormal, and let the parity operator be .
superconformal mode algebra in NS and Ramond sectors: In the Ramond sector the defining odd bracket is .
superconformal mode algebra in NS and Ramond sectors: The adjoint convention is , and .
is a field, every element is uniquely , and every nonzero element has inverse : is a field, so the specified matrices act on the complex vector space .
Example
Consider only the Ramond zero-mode subalgebra generated by . Define This is an example of a positive finite-dimensional representation of that zero-mode subalgebra. It is not asserted to extend to a representation of all modes.
Proof
Since is scalar, . Also , so . The Ramond relation in [F1] at has right-hand side , which agrees. The image of is scalar and hence central. Thus all brackets of this zero-mode subalgebra are satisfied.
The matrices are self-adjoint, matching [F2]. The parity operator commutes with and and anticommutes with , so the even/odd grading is respected. The standard Hermitian form is positive definite because for every nonzero vector. This verifies positivity for this finite-dimensional zero-mode representation only; it is not a unitarity or module-classification result.