A twist operator σ is the operator that acts on the untwisted vacuum |0⟩ to create a twisted vacuum σ|0⟩. States belonging to the twisted sector of an orbifold are built on such twisted vacua (which are also in 1-1 correspondence with the fixed points of the orbifold action).
My question is given a specific twist operator σ, how can I possibly deduce the orbifold action that corresponds to it?
More specifically, let
σ=ψ1+iψ2
the operator that arises after bosonizing two real fermions. If the boundary conditions for the fermions are known, let's say
ψ1→ψ1 and
ψ2→−ψ2 then we have some information on
σ. We should be able to interpret this
σ as the twist operator that generates a twisted sector of some orbifold, but what would the orbifold action in this case be?