Unified Structural Embedding of Orbifold Sigma Models
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 that decomposes into idempotent-projected components corresponding to conjugacy classes of the finite group acting on the target space . The formalism is shown to recover conventional sigma model results in the smooth limit where 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 orbifold that exhibit the decomposition into untwisted and twisted field contributions.
Cite
@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This manuscript is being withdrawn as it represents an early stage of a broader research project that has since been significantly reorganized.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