Orbifolds of n-dimensional defect TQFTs

DOI10.2140/GT.2019.23.781zbMATH Open1441.57030arXiv1705.06085OpenAlexW2615851139WikidataQ128113171 ScholiaQ128113171MaRDI QIDQ2632002FDOQ2632002

Ingo Runkel, Gregor Schaumann, Nils Carqueville

Publication date: 17 May 2019

Published in: Geometry \& Topology (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We introduce the notion of $n$-dimensional topological quantum field theory (TQFT) with defects as a symmetric monoidal functor on decorated stratified bordisms of dimension $n$. The familiar closed or open-closed TQFTs are special cases of defect TQFTs, and for $n=2$ and $n=3$ our general definition recovers what had previously been studied in the literature. Our main construction is that of "generalised orbifolds" for any $n$-dimensional defect TQFT: Given a defect TQFT $mathcalZ$, one obtains a new TQFT $mathcal{Z}_{mathcalA}$ by decorating the Poincar'e duals of triangulated bordisms with certain algebraic data $mathcalA$ and then evaluating with $mathcalZ$. The orbifold datum $mathcalA$ is constrained by demanding invariance under $n$-dimensional Pachner moves. This procedure generalises both state sum models and gauging of finite symmetry groups, for any $n$. After developing the general theory, we focus on the case $n=3$.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1705.06085

zbMATH Keywords

defect TQFTgeneralised orbifold

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Topological quantum field theories (aspects of differential topology) (57R56) Topological field theories in quantum mechanics (81T45) Categorical structures (18D99)

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