Decomposition, Trivially-Acting Symmetries, and Topological Operators

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العنوان: Decomposition, Trivially-Acting Symmetries, and Topological Operators
المؤلفون: Robbins, Daniel, Sharpe, Eric, Vandermeulen, Thomas
المصدر: Phys. Rev. D 107, 085017 (2023)
سنة النشر: 2022
المجموعة: High Energy Physics - Theory
مصطلحات موضوعية: High Energy Physics - Theory
الوصف: Trivially-acting symmetries in two-dimensional conformal field theory include twist fields of dimension zero which are local topological operators. We investigate the consequences of regarding these operators as part of the global symmetry of the theory. That is, we regard such a symmetry as a mix of topological defect lines (TDLs) and topological point operators (TPOs). TDLs related by a trivially-acting symmetry can join at a TPO to form non-trivial two-way junctions. Upon gauging, the local operators at those junctions can become vacua in a disjoint union of theories. Examining the behavior of the TPOs under gauging therefore allows us to refine decomposition by tracking the trivially-acting symmetries of each universe. Mixed anomalies between the TDLs and TPOs provide discrete torsion-like phases for the partition functions of these orbifolds, modifying the resulting decomposition. This framework also readily allows for the consideration of trivially-acting non-invertible symmetries.
Comment: 34 pages, 2 appendices, 16 figures
نوع الوثيقة: Working Paper
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.107.085017
الوصول الحر: http://arxiv.org/abs/2211.14332Test
رقم الانضمام: edsarx.2211.14332
قاعدة البيانات: arXiv