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Modular fusion categories with trivial Torelli group actions

Quantum Algebra 2026-08-05 v1 Geometric Topology Representation Theory

Abstract

In this paper, we study modular fusion categories whose mapping class group representations are trivial on the Torelli groups, with particular emphasis on the congruence properties of the resulting representations of Sp(2g,Z)\mathrm{Sp}(2g,\mathbb{Z}). We prove that, for any g3g \ge 3, the Torelli group is contained in the kernel of the genus-gg mapping class group representation ρg\rho_g associated with a modular fusion category C\mathcal{C} if and only if C\mathcal{C} is pointed. This refines the corresponding result in \cite{MW25}. We also characterize the modular fusion categories for which the genus-22 Torelli group is contained in kerρ2\ker \rho_2; in particular, categories with isotropic adjoint subcategories belong to this class. Finally, we give a complete classification of modular fusion categories with isotropic adjoint subcategories.

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@article{arxiv.2608.04462,
  title  = {Modular fusion categories with trivial Torelli group actions},
  author = {Liang Chang and Siu-Hung Ng and Yilong Wang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2608.04462},
  year   = {2026}
}