Field Theory Equivalences as Spans of L_\infty-algebras

arXiv2305.05473MaRDI QIDQ6435928FDOQ6435928

Authors: Mehran Jalali Farahani, Christian Sämann, Martin Wolf 

Publication date: 9 May 2023

Abstract: Semi-classically equivalent field theories are related by a quasi-isomorphism between their underlying $L_{i}nfty$-algebras, but such a quasi-isomorphism is not necessarily a homotopy transfer. We demonstrate that all quasi-isomorphisms can be lifted to spans of $L_{i}nfty$-algebras in which the quasi-isomorphic $L_{i}nfty$-algebras are obtained from a correspondence $L_{i}nfty$-algebra by a homotopy transfer. Our construction is very useful: homotopy transfer is computationally tractable, and physically, it amounts to integrating out fields in a Feynman diagram expansion. Spans of $L_{i}nfty$-algebras appear naturally in many contexts within physics. As examples, we first consider scalar field theory with interaction vertices blown up in different ways. We then show that (non-Abelian) T-duality can be seen as a span of $L_{i}nfty$-algebras, and we provide full details in the case of the principal chiral model. We also present the relevant span of $L_{i}nfty$-algebras for the Penrose-Ward transform in the context of self-dual Yang-Mills theory and Bogomolny monopoles.

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