Dichromatic state sum models for four-manifolds from pivotal functors

DOI10.1007/S00220-017-3012-9zbMATH Open1414.57017arXiv1601.03580OpenAlexW2232948740WikidataQ59607582 ScholiaQ59607582MaRDI QIDQ1650146FDOQ1650146

Authors: Manuel Bärenz, J. Barrett 

Publication date: 2 July 2018

Published in: Communications in Mathematical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: A family of invariants of smooth, oriented four-dimensional manifolds is defined via handle decompositions and the Kirby calculus of framed link diagrams. The invariants are parameterised by a pivotal functor from a spherical fusion category into a ribbon fusion category. A state sum formula for the invariant is constructed via the chain-mail procedure, so a large class of topological state sum models can be expressed as link invariants. Most prominently, the Crane-Yetter state sum over an arbitrary ribbon fusion category is recovered, including the nonmodular case. It is shown that the Crane-Yetter invariant for nonmodular categories is stronger than signature and Euler invariant. A special case is the four-dimensional untwisted Dijkgraaf-Witten model. Derivations of state space dimensions of TQFTs arising from the state sum model agree with recent calculations of ground state degeneracies in Walker-Wang models. Relations to different approaches to quantum gravity such as Cartan geometry and teleparallel gravity are also discussed.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1601.03580

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zbMATH Keywords

quantum gravityfusion category4-manifoldshandle decompositionBroda invariantsCrane-Yetterdichromatic invariantframed link diagramKirbyPetit's invariant

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Topological quantum field theories (aspects of differential topology) (57R56) Topological field theories in quantum mechanics (81T45) Relativistic gravitational theories other than Einstein's, including asymmetric field theories (83D05)

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