Twisted loop transgression and higher Jandl gerbes over finite groupoids

DOI10.2140/AGT.2022.22.1663arXiv1910.01422MaRDI QIDQ6326474FDOQ6326474

Authors: Behrang Noohi, Matthew B. Young 

Publication date: 3 October 2019

Abstract: Given a double cover $pi:mathcalGightarrowhatmathcalG$ of finite groupoids, we explicitly construct twisted loop transgression maps, $a{u}_{pi}$ and $a{u}_{pi}^{ref}$, thereby associating to a Jandl $n$-gerbe $hatlambda$ on $hatmathcalG$ a Jandl $(n-1)$-gerbe $a{u}_{pi}(hatlambda)$ on the quotient loop groupoid of $mathcalG$ and an ordinary $(n-1)$-gerbe $a{u}_{pi}^{ref}(hatlambda)$ on the unoriented quotient loop groupoid of $mathcalG$. For $n=1,2$, we interpret the character theory (resp. centre) of the category of Real $hatlambda$-twisted $n$-vector bundles over $hatmathcalG$ in terms of flat sections of the $(n-1)$-vector bundle associated to $a{u}_{pi}^{ref}(hatlambda)$ (resp. the Real $(n-1)$-vector bundle associated to $a{u}_{pi}(hatlambda)$). We relate our results to Real versions of twisted Drinfeld doubles and pointed fusion categories and to discrete torsion in orientifold string and M-theory.

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Topological quantum field theories (aspects of differential topology) (57R56)

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