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Unified Structural Embedding of Orbifold Sigma Models

Mathematical Physics 2025-11-20 v3 math.MP Quantum Physics

Abstract

This study introduces a new unified structural framework for orbifold sigma models that incorporates twisted sectors, singularities, and smooth regions into a single algebraic object. Traditional approaches to orbifold theories often treat such sectors separately, requiring ad hoc regularizations near singularities and failing at capturing inter-sector interactions under renormalization group flow. Therefore, the scope of this study aims at resolving these limitations through the construction of a unified orbifold algebra A(X/G)\mathcal{A}(X/G) that decomposes into idempotent-projected components corresponding to conjugacy classes of the finite group GG acting on the target space XX. The formalism is shown to recover conventional sigma model results in the smooth limit where GG approaches the trivial group, with the internal renormalization group derivation reducing to the standard one-loop beta function proportional to the Ricci tensor. Examples demonstrate the applicability, including explicit calculations for the C/Z2\mathbb{C}/\mathbb{Z}_2 orbifold that exhibit the decomposition into untwisted and twisted field contributions.

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@article{arxiv.2505.13476,
  title  = {Unified Structural Embedding of Orbifold Sigma Models},
  author = {Francesco D'Agostino},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2505.13476},
  year   = {2025}
}

Comments

This manuscript is being withdrawn as it represents an early stage of a broader research project that has since been significantly reorganized. A unified and updated version of the material will be released once the framework is fully consolidated

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