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Symmetries of a rigid braided category

Algebraic Topology 2022-05-11 v1 Category Theory Quantum Algebra

Abstract

We identify natural symmetries of each rigid higher braided category. Specifically, we construct a functorial action by the continuous group ΩO(n)\Omega \mathsf{O}(n) on each En1\mathcal{E}_{n-1}-monoidal (g,d)(g,d)-category R\mathcal{R} in which each object is dualizable (for n2n\geq 2, d0d \geq 0, dgd \leq g \leq \infty). This action determines a canonical action by the continuous group ΩRPn1\Omega \mathbb{R}\mathbb{P}^{n-1} on the moduli space of objects of each such R\mathcal{R}. In cases where the parameters nn, dd, and gg are small, we compare these continuous symmetries to known symmetries, which manifest as categorical identities.

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@article{arxiv.2205.04954,
  title  = {Symmetries of a rigid braided category},
  author = {David Ayala and John Francis},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2205.04954},
  year   = {2022}
}

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