Topological defects
Mathematical Physics
2024-10-24 v2 High Energy Physics - Theory
math.MP
Quantum Algebra
Abstract
This is a survey article for the Encyclopedia of Mathematical Physics, 2nd Edition. Topological defects are described in the context of the 2-dimensional Ising model on the lattice, in 2-dimensional quantum field theory, in topological quantum field theory in arbitrary dimension, and in higher-dimensional quantum field theory with a focus on 4-dimensional quantum electrodynamics.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2311.02449,
title = {Topological defects},
author = {Nils Carqueville and Michele Del Zotto and Ingo Runkel},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2311.02449},
year = {2024}
}
Comments
37 pages, contribution to the Encyclopedia of Mathematical Physics, 2nd Edition; v2: references added