On gauging symmetry of modular categories

DOI10.1007/S00220-016-2633-8zbMATH Open1432.18016arXiv1510.03475OpenAlexW2338043504MaRDI QIDQ728490FDOQ728490

Authors: César Galindo, Julia Yael Plavnik, Zhenghan Wang, Shawn X. Cui 

Publication date: 20 December 2016

Published in: Communications in Mathematical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Topological order of a topological phase of matter in two spacial dimensions is encoded by a unitary modular (tensor) category (UMC). A group symmetry of the topological phase induces a group symmetry of its corresponding UMC. Gauging is a well-known theoretical tool to promote a global symmetry to a local gauge symmetry. We give a mathematical formulation of gauging in terms of higher category formalism. Roughly, given a UMC with a symmetry group $G$, gauging is a 2-step process: first extend the UMC to a $G$-crossed braided fusion category and then take the equivariantization of the resulting category. Gauging can tell whether or not two enriched topological phases of matter are different, and also provides a way to construct new UMCs out of old ones. We derive a formula for the $H^4$-obstruction, prove some properties of gauging, and carry out gauging for two concrete examples.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1510.03475

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

String and superstring theories; other extended objects (e.g., branes) in quantum field theory (81T30) Monoidal categories, symmetric monoidal categories (18M05)

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