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SymTFT construction of gapless exotic-foliated dual models

Strongly Correlated Electrons 2026-05-06 v3 High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

We construct Symmetry Topological Field Theories (SymTFTs) for continuous subsystem symmetries, which are inherently non-Lorentz-invariant. Our framework produces dual bulk descriptions -- gapped foliated and exotic SymTFTs -- that generate gapless boundary theories with spontaneous subsystem symmetry breaking via interval compactification. In analogy with the sandwich construction of SymTFT, we call this Mille-feuille. This is done by specifying gapped and symmetry-breaking boundary conditions. In this way we obtain the foliated dual realizations of various models, including the XY plaquette, XYZ cube, and ϕ\phi, ϕ^\hat{\phi} theories. This also captures self-duality symmetries as condensation defects and provides a systematic method for generating free theories that non-linearly realize subsystem symmetries.

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@article{arxiv.2504.11449,
  title  = {SymTFT construction of gapless exotic-foliated dual models},
  author = {Fabio Apruzzi and Francesco Bedogna and Salvo Mancani},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2504.11449},
  year   = {2026}
}

Comments

33 pages; v2 corrected typos, added references, added quick comparison with reference number [76]; v3 fixed typos, slightly improved discussion on boundary conditions, matching SciPost accepted version