Orbifolds and minimal modular extensions

Abstract: Let

V

be a simple, rational,

C_{2}

-cofinite vertex operator algebra and

G

a finite group acting faithfully on

V

as automorphisms, which is simply called a rational vertex operator algebra with a

G

-action. It is shown that the category

{c a l E}_{V^{G}}

generated by the

V^{G}

-submodules of

V

is a symmetric fusion category braided equivalent to the

G

-module category

c a l E = m R e p (G)

. If

V

is holomorphic, then the

V^{G}

-module category

{c a l C}_{V^{G}}

is a minimal modular extension of

c a l E,

and is equivalent to the Drinfeld center

c a l Z ({m V e c}_{G}^{a l p h a})

as modular tensor categories for some

a l p h a i n H^{3} (G, S^{1})

with a canonical embedding of

c a l E

. Moreover, the collection

{c a l M}_{v} (c a l E)

of equivalence classes of the minimal modular extensions

{c a l C}_{V^{G}}

of

c a l E

for holomorphic vertex operator algebras

V

with a

G

-action form a group, which is isomorphic to a subgroup of

H^{3} (G, S^{1}) .

Furthermore, any pointed modular category

c a l Z ({m V e c}_{G}^{a l p h a})

is equivalent to

{c a l C}_{V_{L}^{G}}

for some positive definite even unimodular lattice

L .

In general, for any rational vertex operator algebra

U

with a

G

-action,

{c a l C}_{U^{G}}

is a minimal modular extension of the braided fusion subcategory

c a l F

generated by the

U^{G}

-submodules of

U

-modules. Furthermore, the group

{c a l M}_{v} (c a l E)

acts freely on the set of equivalence classes

{c a l M}_{v} (c a l F)

of the minimal modular extensions

{c a l C}_{W^{G}}

of

c a l F

for any rational vertex operators algebra

W

with a

G

-action.

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