Topological operators and completeness of spectrum in discrete gauge theories
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Publication:2660281
DOI10.1007/JHEP12(2020)172zbMATH Open1457.81058arXiv2006.10052MaRDI QIDQ2660281FDOQ2660281
Authors: Tom Rudelius, Shu-Heng Shao 
Publication date: 29 March 2021
Published in: Journal of High Energy Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)
Abstract: In many gauge theories, the existence of particles in every representation of the gauge group (also known as completeness of the spectrum) is equivalent to the absence of one-form global symmetries. However, this relation does not hold, for example, in the gauge theory of non-abelian finite groups. We refine this statement by considering topological operators that are not necessarily associated with any global symmetry. For discrete gauge theory in three spacetime dimensions, we show that completeness of the spectrum is equivalent to the absence of certain Gukov-Witten topological operators. We further extend our analysis to four and higher spacetime dimensions. Since topological operators are natural generalizations of global symmetries, we discuss evidence for their absence in a consistent theory of quantum gravity.
Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2006.10052
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