Higher anomalies, higher symmetries, and cobordisms. I: Classification of higher-symmetry-protected opological states and their boundary fermionic/bosonic anomalies via a generalized cobordism theory

DOI10.4310/AMSA.2019.v4.n2.a2zbMath1427.18009arXiv1812.11967MaRDI QIDQ2008380

Zheyan Wan, Juven Wang

Publication date: 25 November 2019

Published in: Annals of Mathematical Sciences and Applications (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1812.11967

zbMATH Keywords

quantum field theory; spectral sequences; gauge theory; cohomology theory; cobordism theory; quantum anomaly; 't Hooft anomaly; invertible topological orders; invertible topological quantum field theory; symmetry protected topological states; topological insulators/superconductors

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

18G40: Spectral sequences, hypercohomology

81T13: Yang-Mills and other gauge theories in quantum field theory

57R56: Topological quantum field theories (aspects of differential topology)

55N22: Bordism and cobordism theories and formal group laws in algebraic topology