On deformed W-algebras and quantum affine algebras
Peter Bouwknegt and Krzysztof Pilch
ADP-97-49/M60, USC-97/021, Adv. Theor. Math. Phys. 2 (1998) 125-165 .

We further elucidate the structure of the deformed W-algebras W_{q,t}[g] by exploring their relation to the representation ring of the quantum affine algebra U_q(\widehat{g}) as observed by Frenkel and Reshetikhin. In particular, we derive an explicit formula for the Kac determinant, and discuss the center when is a primitive k-th root of unity.

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