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On Non Invertible Symmetries in Type IIB Supergravity

High Energy Physics - Theory 2024-09-05 v2

Abstract

In this work, we uncover a collection of non invertible topological operators linked to the 0-, 2-, 4- and 6-form symmetries related to the type IIB superstring effective theory. By pinpointing the SL(2,Z)\text{SL}(2,\mathbb{Z})-covariant conserved currents corresponding to these symmetries, we first derive a set of SL(2,Z)\text{SL}(2,\mathbb{Z}) invariant invertible topological operators that encapsulate the integer BPS charges inherent to the theory. Moving forward, by incorporating fractional charges while maintaining gauge invariance, we introduce the non invertible topological operators for each generalized symmetry, and in particular for the SL(2,Z)\text{SL}(2,\mathbb{Z}) 0-form symmetry. Identifying them as a novel kind of symmetries reminiscent of fractional quantum Hall effect (FQHE)-like non invertible operators, we study their action on charged objects and their associated SymTFTs obtained via half (higher) gauging.

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@article{arxiv.2407.09402,
  title  = {On Non Invertible Symmetries in Type IIB Supergravity},
  author = {Jose J. Fernandez-Melgarejo and Giacomo Giorgi and Diego Marques and J. A. Rosabal},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2407.09402},
  year   = {2024}
}

Comments

are welcome. 16 pages, 1 figure. v2: References added, minor corrections in text and some equations. Main results unchanged