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Vertex operator superalgebras and 16-fold way

Quantum Algebra 2020-01-03 v1

Abstract

Let VV be a vertex operator superalgebra with the natural order 2 automorphism σ\sigma. Under suitable conditions on VV, the σ\sigma-fixed subspace V0ˉV_{\bar 0} is a vertex operator algebra and the category CV0ˉC_{V_{\bar 0}} of V0ˉV_{\bar 0}-modules is modular tensor category. In this paper, we prove that CV0ˉC_{V_{\bar 0}} is a fermionic modular tensor category and the M\"uger centralizer CV0ˉ0C_{V_{\bar 0}}^0 of the fermion in CV0ˉC_{V_{\bar 0}} is generated by the irreducible V0ˉV_{\bar 0}-submodules of the VV-modules. In particular, CV0ˉ0C_{V_{\bar 0}}^0 is a super-modular tensor category and CV0ˉC_{V_{\bar 0}} is a minimal modular extension of CV0ˉ0C_{V_{\bar 0}}^0. We provide a construction of a vertex operator VlV^l for each positive integer ll such that CV0ˉlC_{V^l_{\bar 0}} is minimal modular extension of CV0ˉ0C_{V_{\bar 0}}^0. We prove that these modular tensor categories CV0ˉlC_{V^l_{\bar 0}} are uniquely determined, up to equivalence, by the congruence class of ll modulo 16.

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@article{arxiv.2001.00365,
  title  = {Vertex operator superalgebras and 16-fold way},
  author = {Chongying Dong and Siu-Hung Ng and Li Ren},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2001.00365},
  year   = {2020}
}

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35 pages

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