Abstract

It is known from a work of Feigin and Frenkel that a Wakimoto type, generalized free field realization of the current algebra [Formula: see text] can be associated with each parabolic subalgebra [Formula: see text] of the Lie algebra [Formula: see text], where in the standard case [Formula: see text] is the Cartan and [Formula: see text] is the Borel subalgebra. In this letter we obtain an explicit formula for the Wakimoto realization in the general case. Using Hamiltonian reduction of the WZNW model, we first derive a Poisson bracket realization of the [Formula: see text]-valued current in terms of symplectic bosons belonging to [Formula: see text] and a current belonging to [Formula: see text]. We then quantize the formula by determining the correct normal ordering. We also show that the affine-Sugawara stress-energy tensor takes the expected quadratic form in the constituents.

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