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We study the correlation functions of a system of free chiral fermions on a compact Riemann surface using techniques of algebraic geometry. Fay's trisecant identity arises as a consequence of the proof of the uniqueness of correlation functions.
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Raina, A.K. Fay's trisecant identity and conformal field theory. Commun.Math. Phys. 122, 625–641 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01256498
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