arXiv2020
For any congruence subgroup $Γ$, we study the vertex operator algebra $Ω^{ch}(\mathbb H,Γ)$ constructed from the $Γ$-invariant global sections of the chiral de Rham complex on the upper half plane, which are holomorphic at all the cusps. We introduce an $SL(2,\mathbb R)$-invariant filtration on the global sections and show that the $Γ$-invariants on the graded algebra is isomorphic to certain copies of modular forms. We also give an explicit formula for the lifting of modular forms to $Ω^{ch}(\mathbb H,Γ)$ and compute the character formula of $Ω^{ch}(\mathbb H,Γ)$. Furthermore, we show that the vertex algebra structure modifies the Rankin-Cohen bracket, and the modified bracket becomes non-zero between constant modular forms involving the Eisenstein series.