Non-Semisimple Extended Topological Quantum Field Theories

DOI10.1090/MEMO/1364arXiv1703.07573MaRDI QIDQ6284675FDOQ6284675

Authors: Marco De Renzi 

Publication date: 22 March 2017

Abstract: We develop the general theory for the construction of Extended Topological Quantum Field Theories (ETQFTs) associated with the Costantino-Geer-Patureau quantum invariants of closed 3-manifolds. In order to do so, we introduce relative modular categories, a class of ribbon categories which are modeled on representations of unrolled quantum groups, and which can be thought of as a non-semisimple analogue to modular categories. Our approach exploits a 2-categorical version of the universal construction introduced by Blanchet, Habegger, Masbaum, and Vogel. The 1+1+1-EQFTs thus obtained are realized by symmetric monoidal 2-functors which are defined over non-rigid 2-categories of admissible cobordisms decorated with colored ribbon graphs and cohomology classes, and which take values in 2-categories of complete graded linear categories. In particular, our construction extends the family of graded 2+1-TQFTs defined for the unrolled version of quantum $mathfrak{sl}_2$ by Blanchet, Costantino, Geer, and Patureau to a new family of graded ETQFTs. The non-semisimplicity of the theory is witnessed by the presence of non-semisimple graded linear categories associated with critical 1-manifolds.

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Topological quantum field theories (aspects of differential topology) (57R56) Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to manifolds and cell complexes (57-02)

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