Invertible defects and isomorphisms of rational CFTs

DOI10.4310/ATMP.2011.V15.N1.A2zbMATH Open1246.81319arXiv1004.4725MaRDI QIDQ449506FDOQ449506

Ingo Runkel, Alexei Davydov, L. Kong

Publication date: 30 August 2012

Published in: Advances in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Given two two-dimensional conformal field theories, a domain wall -- or defect line -- between them is called invertible if there is another defect with which it fuses to the identity defect. A defect is called topological if it is transparent to the stress tensor. A conformal isomorphism between the two CFTs is a linear isomorphism between their state spaces which preserves the stress tensor and is compatible with the operator product expansion. We show that for rational CFTs there is a one-to-one correspondence between invertible topological defects and conformal isomorphisms if both preserve the rational symmetry. This correspondence is compatible with composition.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1004.4725

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Two-dimensional field theories, conformal field theories, etc. in quantum mechanics (81T40)

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