Quantum deformation of Feigin-Semikhatov's W-algebras and 5d AGT correspondence with a simple surface operator (2005.14174v2)

Abstract: The quantum toroidal algebra of $gl_1$ provides many deformed W-algebras associated with (super) Lie algebras of type A. The recent work by Gaiotto and Rapcak suggests that a wider class of deformed W-algebras including non-principal cases are obtained by gluing the quantum toroidal algebras of $gl_1$. These algebras are expected to be related with 5d AGT correspondence. In this paper, we discuss quantum deformation of the W-algebras obtained from $\widehat{su}(N)$ by the quantum Drinfeld-Sokolov reduction with su(2) embedding [N-1,1]. They were studied by Feigin and Semikhatov and we refer to them as Feigin-Semikhatov's W-algebras. We construct free field realization and find several quadratic relations. We also compare the norm of the Whittaker states with the instanton partition function under the presence of a simple surface operator in the N=3 case.