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Quantum Mechanics on the Circle and W_{1+\INFTY}
Roberto Floreanini, Roberto Percacci, Ergin Sezgin
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Abstract
The algebra W_{1+\infty} with central charge c=0 can be identified with the algebra of quantum observables of a particle moving on a circle. Mathematically, it is the universal enveloping algebra of the Euclidean algebra in two dimensions. Similarly, the super W_\infty algebra is found to be the universal enveloping algebra of the super-Euclidean algebra in two dimensions.