Non-invertible Gauss law and axions
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Publication:6056902
DOI10.1007/JHEP09(2023)067arXiv2212.04499OpenAlexW4386695422MaRDI QIDQ6056902FDOQ6056902
Authors: Yichul Choi, Ho Tat Lam, Shu-Heng Shao 
Publication date: 25 October 2023
Published in: Journal of High Energy Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)
Abstract: In axion-Maxwell theory at the minimal axion-photon coupling, we find non-invertible 0- and 1-form global symmetries arising from the naive shift and center symmetries. Since the Gauss law is anomalous, there is no conserved, gauge-invariant, and quantized electric charge. Rather, using half higher gauging, we find a non-invertible Gauss law associated with a non-invertible 1-form global symmetry, which is related to the Page charge. These symmetries act invertibly on the axion field and Wilson line, but non-invertibly on the monopoles and axion strings, leading to selection rules related to the Witten effect. We also derive various crossing relations between the defects. The non-invertible 0- and 1-form global symmetries mix with other invertible symmetries in a way reminiscent of a higher-group symmetry. Using this non-invertible higher symmetry structure, we derive universal inequalities on the energy scales where different infrared symmetries emerge in any renormalization group flow to the axion-Maxwell theory. Finally, we discuss implications for the Weak Gravity Conjecture and the Completeness Hypothesis in quantum gravity.
Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2212.04499
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