Unifying Constructions of Non-Invertible Symmetries

DOI10.21468/SCIPOSTPHYS.15.3.122MaRDI QIDQ6420313zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors Lakshya Bhardwaj, Sakura Schäfer-Nameki, Apoorv Tiwari

Publication date 12 December 2022

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.21468/SCIPOSTPHYS.15.3.122

Abstract: In the past year several constructions of non-invertible symmetries in Quantum Field Theory in $dgeq3$ have appeared. In this paper we provide a unified perspective on these constructions. Central to this framework are so-called theta defects, which generalize the notion of theta-angles, and allow the construction of universal and non-universal topological symmetry defects. We complement this physical analysis by proposing a mathematical framework (based on higher-fusion categories) that converts the physical construction of non-invertible symmetries into a concrete computational scheme.

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