LANGLANDS DUALITY IN LIOUVILLE-$H^3_+$ WZNW CORRESPONDENCE

Abstract

We show a physical realization of the Langlands duality in correlation functions of [Formula: see text] WZNW model. We derive a dual version of the Stoyanovky–Riabult–Teschner (SRT) formula that relates the correlation function of the [Formula: see text] WZNW and the dual Liouville theory to investigate the level duality k - 2 → (k - 2)-1 in the WZNW correlation functions. Then, we show that such a dual version of the [Formula: see text]-Liouville relation can be interpreted as a particular case of a biparametric family of nonrational conformal field theories (CFT's) based on the Liouville correlation functions, which was recently proposed by Ribault. We study symmetries of these new nonrational CFT's and compute correlation functions explicitly by using the free field realization to see how a generalized Langlands duality manifests itself in this framework. Finally, we suggest an interpretation of the SRT formula as realizing the Drinfeld–Sokolov Hamiltonian reduction. Again, the Hamiltonian reduction reveals the Langlands duality in the [Formula: see text] WZNW model. Our new identity for the correlation functions of [Formula: see text] WZNW model may yield a first step to understand quantum geometric Langlands correspondence yet to be formulated mathematically.