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Invertible defects and isomorphisms of rational CFTs

High Energy Physics - Theory 2013-11-28 v1 Category Theory Quantum Algebra

Abstract

Given two two-dimensional conformal field theories, a domain wall -- or defect line -- between them is called invertible if there is another defect with which it fuses to the identity defect. A defect is called topological if it is transparent to the stress tensor. A conformal isomorphism between the two CFTs is a linear isomorphism between their state spaces which preserves the stress tensor and is compatible with the operator product expansion. We show that for rational CFTs there is a one-to-one correspondence between invertible topological defects and conformal isomorphisms if both preserve the rational symmetry. This correspondence is compatible with composition.

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@article{arxiv.1004.4725,
  title  = {Invertible defects and isomorphisms of rational CFTs},
  author = {Alexei Davydov and Liang Kong and Ingo Runkel},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1004.4725},
  year   = {2013}
}

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20 pages, 17 figures.