Jacobi Identity for Vertex Algebras in Higher Dimensions

Bojko Bakalov, Nikolay M. Nikolov

Published 2006-01-06, updated 2006-02-06Version 2

Vertex algebras in higher dimensions provide an algebraic framework for investigating axiomatic quantum field theory with global conformal invariance. We develop further the theory of such vertex algebras by introducing formal calculus techniques and investigating the notion of polylocal fields. We derive a Jacobi identity which together with the vacuum axiom can be taken as an equivalent definition of vertex algebra.