New theory captures framing anomaly in gauge theory.
problem Capturing framing anomaly in gauge theory.
method Constructs a relative Crane-Yetter theory from non-semisimple data.
result Establishes invertibility property for the theory.
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symmetryhep-th
Summarizes quantum field theories with discrete symmetry, classifying representations and anomalies.
problem Classifying representations and anomalies in quantum field theories with discrete symmetry.
method Classification of representations and anomalies using the ring of profinite integers.
result Rich and complex classification of representations and anomalies.
Study SKK groups of manifolds to classify non-unitary TQFTs.
problem Classify non-unitary invertible topological quantum field theories.
method Apply Galatius-Madsen-Tillman-Weiss and Genauer-Schommer-Pries results to compute SKK groups.
result Complete classification of non-unitary invertible TQFTs in dimensions 1-5.
Study fermionic theories, their anomalies, and modular transformations.
problem Understanding fermionic theories and their anomalies.
method Use spin-cobordisms, surgeries, and invertible topological quantum field theories.
result Explicit combinatorial expressions for spin-bordism invariants.
By developing a generalized cobordism theory, we explore the higher global symmetries and higher anomalies of quantum field theories and interacting fermionic/bosonic systems in condensed matter. Our essential math input is a generalization of Thom-Madsen-Tillmann spectra, Adams spectral sequence, and Freed-Hopkins's t…
We use techniques from functorial quantum field theory to provide a geometric description of the parity anomaly in fermionic systems coupled to background gauge and gravitational fields on odd-dimensional spacetimes. We give an explicit construction of a geometric cobordism bicategory which incorporates general backgro…
A group-category is an additively semisimple category with a monoidal product structure in which the simple objects are invertible. For example in the category of representations of a group, 1-dimensional representations are the invertible simple objects. This paper gives a detailed exploration of "topological quantum …
Given a discrete group G and a spherical G-fusion category whose neutral component has invertible dimension, we use the state-sum method to construct a 3-dimensional Homotopy Quantum Field Theory (HQFT) with target the Eilenberg-MacLane space K(G,1).
Abelian Chern-Simons theorymath.DG
We give a construction of the abelian Chern-Simons gauge theory from the point of view of a 2+1 dimensional topological quantum field theory. The definition of the quantum theory relies on geometric quantization ideas which have been previously explored in connection to the nonabelian Chern-Simons theory [JW,ADW]. We f…
We construct a simple finite-dimensional topological quantum field theory for compact 3-manifolds with triangulated boundary.
The paper explores mapping class groups and their quantum field theory representations.
problem Understanding finite dimensional representations of mapping class groups.
method Survey of topological quantum field theory aspects.
result Discussion of finite dimensional representations in quantum field theory.
Quantum 4d Yang-Mills Theory and Time-Reversal Symmetric 5d Higher-Gauge Topological Field Theoryhep-th
We explore 4d Yang-Mills gauge theories (YM) living as boundary conditions of 5d gapped short/long-range entangled (SRE/LRE) topological states. Specifically, we explore 4d time-reversal symmetric pure YM of an SU(2) gauge group with a second-Chern-class topological term at (SU(2) YM), by turning on backg…
Link homology theories connect to 4-manifold invariants and TQFTs.
problem Connecting link homology theories to 4-manifold invariants and TQFTs.
method Functorial link homologies, skein modules, handle decompositions.
result Link homology theories become diagram-independent and furnish invariants of 4-manifolds.
We investigate link homology theories for stable equivalence classes of link diagrams on orientable surfaces. We apply (1+1)-dimensional unoriented topological quantum field theories to Bar-Natan's geometric formalism to define new theories for stable equivalence classes.
Tropical geometry aids in computing topological quantum field theories.
problem Computing Gromov-Witten invariants using tropical geometry.
method Using mathematical techniques of tropical geometry to compute topological quantum field theories of pseudoholomorphic maps.
result Identifies the tropicalization of localization equations and studies the geometry and symmetries of the theory.
In this article we prove that any unitary, axiomatic topological quantum field theory in four-dimensions can not detect changes in the smooth structure of M, a simply connected, closed (compact without boundary), oriented smooth manifold. However, as Donaldson-Witten theory (a topological quantum field theory but not a…
We present some ideas for a possible Noncommutative Floer Homology. The geometric motivation comes from an attempt to build a theory which applies to practically every 3-manifold (closed, oriented and connected) and not only to homology 3-spheres. There is also a physical motivation: one would like to construct a nonco…
Operads and moduli spacesmath.GT
This thesis is concerned with the application of operadic methods, particularly modular operads, to questions arising in the study of moduli spaces of surfaces as well as applications to the study of homotopy algebras and new constructions of 'quantum invariants' of manifolds inspired by ideas originating from physics.…
A quantum field theory for Spin(7)-instantons derived from moduli spaces.
problem Constructing a topological quantum field theory for Spin(7)-instantons.
method Using Mathai-Quillen formalism and AKSZ formalism, we derive the action and Batalin-Vilkovisky action.
result The Batalin-Vilkovisky action matches the Mathai-Quillen construction and provides a framework for classical observables.
We establish a relation between the trace evaluation in SO(3) topological quantum field theory and evaluations of a topological Tutte polynomial. As an application, a generalization of the Tutte golden identity is proved for graphs on the torus.
We define some new invariants for 3-manifolds using the space of taut codim-1 foliations along with various techniques from noncommutative geometry. These invariants originate from our attempt to generalise Topological Quantum Field Theories in the Noncommutative geometry / topology realm.
New framework for quantum invariants of 3-manifolds using homology.
problem Quantum invariants of 3-manifolds.
method Homological construction of mapping class group representations extended to cobordisms.
result Construction of a -dimensional TQFT assigning twisted homology to surfaces.
Develops a new framework for anomaly description in quantum field theories.
problem Anomalies in quantum field theories.
method Extended functorial field theories and symmetric monoidal bicategories.
result Explicit construction of anomaly 2-cocycles and 't Hooft anomalies.
Canonical quantization of abelian BF-type topological field theory coupled to extended sources on generic d-dimensional manifolds and with curved line bundles is studied. Sheaf cohomology is used to construct the appropriate topological extension of the action and the topological flux quantization conditions, in terms …
Constructs 3D topological field theories from a specific quantum group, linking to physics invariants.
problem Developing topological field theories from non-semisimple quantum groups.
method Using the unrolled quantum group of and a relative modular structure on weight modules.
result Establishes a connection between constructed invariants and physicists' -invariants.
Cone structures in quantum field theory linked to information geometry.
problem Understanding geometric structures in quantum field theory.
method Analyzing invariant cones under modular automorphism groups and their relation to Wishart laws.
result Explicit connection between CAH cones and Wishart laws.
Mednykh proved that for any finite group G and any orientable surface S, there is a formula for #Hom(pi_1(S), G) in terms of the Euler characteristic of S and the dimensions of the irreducible representations of G. A similar formula in the nonorientable case was proved by Frobenius and Schur. Both of these proofs use c…
Graph potentials link to topological QFTs, with computational methods.
problem Defining a topological quantum field theory using graph potentials.
method Using colored trivalent graphs and birational type to define a topological QFT.
result Graph potentials' birational type depends on the graph's homotopy type.
Surgery HQFTmath.QA
Homotopy Quantum Field Theories (HQFTs) generalize more familiar Topological Quantum Field Theories (TQFTs). In generalization of the surgery construction of 3-dimensional TQFTs from modular categories, we use surgery to derive 3-dimensional HQFTs from G-modular categories.
The paper explores how the unit inclusion affects topological quantum field theories in non-semisimple categories.
problem Understanding the effects of unit inclusion in non-semisimple braided tensor categories on topological quantum field theories.
method Analyzes the dualizability of the unit inclusion morphism in Morita 4-category of braided tensor categories and applies the Cobordism Hypothesis.
result Shows that the unit inclusion in non-semisimple modular categories leads to non-compact relative 3D topological quantum field theories.
Researchers create projective representations of Hecke groups using TQFT.
problem Constructing projective representations of Hecke groups.
method Using Witten-Reshetikhin-Turaev topological quantum field theory of higher genus surfaces.
result The representation's image group is infinite at low levels in genus 2.
We review "quantum" invariants of closed oriented 3-dimensional manifolds arising from operator algebras.
TQFTs and quantum computingquant-ph
Program connects quantum computing and topological field theories.
problem Connecting quantum computing and topological field theories.
method Formalizes the connection using cobordisms and parallel transport.
result Realizes quantum circuits as cobordisms in a double category.
To formulate the universal constraints of quantum statistics data of generic long-range entangled quantum systems, we introduce the geometric-topology surgery theory on spacetime manifolds where quantum systems reside, cutting and gluing the associated quantum amplitudes, specifically in 2+1 and 3+1 spacetime dimension…
We extend the topological field theory (``itsy bitsy topological field theory"') of our previous work from mod-2 to twisted coefficients. This topological field theory is derived from sutured Floer homology but described purely in terms of surfaces with signed points on their boundary (occupied surfaces) and curves on …
Quantum Obstruction Theorymath.GT
We use topological quantum field theory to derive an invariant of a three-manifold with boundary. We then show how to use this invariant as an obstruction to embedding one three-manifold in another.
Defines a map connecting 3d-index and skein module.
problem Connecting mathematical physics predictions with topological quantum field theory.
method Defines a map from skein module to Laurent series ring.
result The map fulfills a supersymmetry prediction and is part of a conjectural topological quantum field theory.
Arithmetic Dijkgraaf-Witten theory constructs analogues in Chern-Simons TQFT.
problem Developing arithmetic analogues in Chern-Simons TQFT.
method Constructing arithmetic analogues of Chern-Simons 1-cocycle, prequantization bundle, and Chern-Simons functional.
result Decomposition and gluing formulas for arithmetic Chern-Simons invariants and arithmetic Dijkgraaf-Witten partition functions.
We construct an elementary, combinatorial kind of topological quantum field theory, based on curves, surfaces, and orientations. The construction derives from contact invariants in sutured Floer homology and is essentially an elaboration of a TQFT defined by Honda--Kazez--Matic. This topological field theory stores inf…
We define a model for the homology of manifolds and use it to describe the intersection product on the homology of compact oriented manifolds and to define homological quantum field theories which generalizes the notions of string topology introduced by Chas and Sullivan and homotopy quantum field theories introduced b…
Paper categorifies a polynomial related to ribbon graphs.
problem Enumerating partial duals of ribbon graphs.
method Using an extended Frobenius algebra in unoriented topological quantum field theory.
result A categorification of the partial-dual genus polynomial.
In this article, we discuss a (2+1)-dimensional topological quantum field theory, for short TQFT, with a Verlinde basis. As a conclusion of this general theory, we have a Dehn surgery formula. We show that Turaev-Viro-Ocneanu TQFT has a Verlinde basis. Several applications of this theorem are exposed. Based on Izumi's …
Recent work extends Turaev's modular categories to non-semisimple settings.
problem Building TQFTs beyond semisimplicity.
method Generalized modular categories.
result Success in extending Turaev's construction to non-semisimple settings.
We present an explicit expression for the topological invariants associated to monopoles in the fundamental representation on spin four-manifolds. The computation of these invariants is based on the analysis of their corresponding topological quantum field theory, and it turns out that they can be expressed in …
I review some recent results on four-manifold invariants which have been obtained in the context of topological quantum field theory. I focus on three different aspects: (a) the computation of correlation functions, which give explicit results for the Donaldson invariants of non-simply connected manifolds, and for gene…
Proposes a topological framework to study modular invariants and related concepts.
problem Exploring modular invariants and related concepts in topological quantum field theory.
method Topological paradigm in alterfold topological quantum field theory.
result Establishes a novel integral identity for modular invariance across multiple Morita contexts.
ETQFTs created from non-semisimple modular categories.
problem Constructing ETQFTs from non-semisimple modular categories.
method Explicitly identify linear categories and functors in the image of ETQFTs constructed from modular categories.
result The circle category of ETQFTs is equivalent to the full subcategory of projective objects of the underlying modular category, which need not be semisimple.
In these lectures we present a general introduction to topological quantum field theories. These theories are discussed in the framework of the Mathai-Quillen formalism and in the context of twisted N=2 supersymmetric theories. We discuss in detail the recent developments in Donaldson-Witten theory obtained from the ap…