Non-unitary TQFTs from 3D N = 4 rank 0 SCFTs

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Abstract: We propose a novel procedure of assigning a pair of non-unitary topological quantum field theories (TQFTs), TFTpm[mathcalTmrank;0], to a (2+1)D interacting mathcalN=4 superconformal field theory (SCFT) mathcalTmrank;0 of rank 0, i.e. having no Coulomb and Higgs branches. The topological theories arise from particular degenerate limits of the SCFT. Modular data of the non-unitary TQFTs are extracted from the supersymmetric partition functions in the degenerate limits. As a non-trivial dictionary, we propose that F=maxalphaleft(−log|S0alpha(+)|ight)=maxalphaleft(−log|S0alpha(−)|ight), where F is the round three-sphere free energy of mathcalTmrank;0 and S0alpha(pm) is the first column in the modular S-matrix of TFTpm. From the dictionary, we derive the lower bound on F, Fgeq−logleft(sqrtfrac5−sqrt510ight)simeq0.642965, which holds for any rank 0 SCFT. The bound is saturated by the minimal mathcalN=4 SCFT proposed by Gang-Yamazaki, whose associated topological theories are both the Lee-Yang TQFT. We explicitly work out the (rank 0 SCFT)/(non-unitary TQFTs) correspondence for infinitely many examples.




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