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Speaking as a string theorist, I would say Victor Kac's book "Vertex Algebras for Beginners" followed fairly closely what physicists originally thought. So you might want to have a look at it.

I'm sure Scott and Jose will provide a real answer...

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Speaking as a string theorist, I would say Victor Kac's book "Vertex Algebras for Beginners" followed fairly closely what physicists originally thought. So you might want to have a look at it.

I'm sure Scott and Jose will provide a real answer...