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A Remark on CFT Realization of Quantum Doubles of Subfactors. Case Index < 4

Mathematical Physics 2016-03-23 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory math.MP Operator Algebras Quantum Algebra

Abstract

It is well-known that the quantum double D(NM)D(N\subset M) of a finite depth subfactor NMN\subset M, or equivalently the Drinfeld center of the even part fusion category, is a unitary modular tensor category. Thus should arise in conformal field theory. We show that for every subfactor NMN\subset M with index [M:N]<4[M:N]<4 the quantum double D(NM)D(N\subset M) is realized as the representation category of a completely rational conformal net. In particular, the quantum double of E6E_6 can be realized as a Z2\mathbb Z_2-simple current extension of SU(2)10×Spin(11)1\mathrm{SU}(2)_{10}\times \mathrm{Spin}(11)_1 and thus is not exotic in any sense. As a byproduct we obtain a vertex operator algebra for every such subfactor. We obtain the result by showing that if a subfactor NMN\subset M arises from α\alpha-induction of completely rational nets AB\mathcal A\subset \mathcal B and there is a net A~\tilde{\mathcal A} with the opposite braiding, then the quantum D(NM)D(N\subset M) is realized by completely rational net. We construct completely rational nets with the opposite braiding of SU(2)k\mathrm{SU}(2)_k and use the well-known fact that all subfactors with index [M:N]<4[M:N]<4 arise by α\alpha-induction from SU(2)k\mathrm{SU}(2)_k.

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@article{arxiv.1506.02606,
  title  = {A Remark on CFT Realization of Quantum Doubles of Subfactors. Case Index < 4},
  author = {Marcel Bischoff},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1506.02606},
  year   = {2016}
}

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16 pages, 3 figures. Comments are welcome!