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Modular Invariants and Twisted Equivariant K-theory

K-Theory and Homology 2008-07-28 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory Mathematical Physics math.MP Operator Algebras

Abstract

Freed-Hopkins-Teleman expressed the Verlinde algebra as twisted equivariant K-theory. We study how to recover the full system (fusion algebra of defect lines), nimrep (cylindrical partition function), etc of modular invariant partition functions of conformal field theories associated to loop groups. We work out several examples corresponding to conformal embeddings and orbifolds. We identify a new aspect of the A-D-E pattern of SU(2) modular invariants.

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@article{arxiv.0807.3759,
  title  = {Modular Invariants and Twisted Equivariant K-theory},
  author = {David E. Evans and Terry Gannon},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0807.3759},
  year   = {2008}
}

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69 pages, 9 figures

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