Centers and Azumaya loci of finite $W$-algebras

Abstract: In this paper, we study the center $Z$ of the finite $W$-algebra $\mathcal{T}(\mathfrak{g},e)$ associated with a semi-simple Lie algebra $\mathfrak{g}$ over an algebraically closed field $\mathds{k}$ of characteristic $p\gg0$, and an arbitrarily given nilpotent element $e\in\mathfrak{g}$. We obtain an analogue of Veldkamp's theorem on the center. For the maximal spectrum $\text{Specm}(Z)$, we show that its Azumaya locus coincides with its smooth locus of smooth points. The former locus reflects irreducible representations of maximal dimension for $\mathcal{T}(\mathfrak{g},e)$.