Categorification of algebraic quantum field theories

DOI10.1007/S11005-021-01371-8zbMATH Open1471.81061arXiv2003.13713OpenAlexW3014276724MaRDI QIDQ829948FDOQ829948

Authors: Marco Benini, Marco Perin, Alexander Schenkel, Lukas Woike 

Publication date: 7 May 2021

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

Abstract: This paper develops a concept of 2-categorical algebraic quantum field theories (2AQFTs) that assign locally presentable linear categories to spacetimes. It is proven that ordinary AQFTs embed as a coreflective full 2-subcategory into the 2-category of 2AQFTs. Examples of 2AQFTs that do not come from ordinary AQFTs via this embedding are constructed by a local gauging construction for finite groups, which admits a physical interpretation in terms of orbifold theories. A categorification of Fredenhagen's universal algebra is developed and also computed for simple examples of 2AQFTs.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2003.13713

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zbMATH Keywords

2-categoriesalgebraic quantum field theorycategorified orbifold theorieslocal-to-global extensionslocally presentable linear categories

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Axiomatic quantum field theory; operator algebras (81T05) Operads (general) (18M60) 2-categories, bicategories, double categories (18N10) Categorification (18N25)

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