Haagerup Symmetry in $(E_8)_1$?
High Energy Physics - Theory
2026-02-20 v2 Strongly Correlated Electrons
Mathematical Physics
Category Theory
math.MP
Quantum Algebra
Abstract
We suggest that the chiral theory -- in many senses the simplest VOA -- may have Haagerup symmetry for . Likewise, we suggest that the non-chiral WZW model may have symmetry, and that gauging the diagonal symmetry gives a theory with symmetry, which is the theory predicted in \cite{Evans:2010yr}. Along the way, we show that also has a symmetry, and that gauging the diagonal symmetry gives the WZW model, explaining the well-known conformal embedding . Finally, we suggest a relation to theories with symmetry at , complimenting the discussion with new modular bootstrap results.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2512.08225,
title = {Haagerup Symmetry in $(E_8)_1$?},
author = {Jan Albert and Yamato Honda and Justin Kaidi and Yunqin Zheng},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2512.08225},
year = {2026}
}
Comments
13 pages, 4 figures; v2: references added