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Web of dualities on non-orientable surfaces

High Energy Physics - Theory 2026-05-26 v1

Abstract

It is known that a two-dimensional bosonic theory with a non-anomalous Z2\mathbb{Z}_2 symmetry can be fermionized. Recent work shows that if the bosonic theory also has non-anomalous time-reversal symmetry, fermionization extends to non-orientable surfaces and yields a fermionic theory that depends on a Pin\mathrm{Pin}^- structure. Besides fermionization, one can define various topological manipulations, such as gauging and stacking invertible phases, which together generate a web of dualities. We prove that their group structure is the dihedral group D8D_8 of order 16. Furthermore, we systematically investigate the web from two perspectives: Symmetry TFT and actions on sectors of the S1S^1 Hilbert space.

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@article{arxiv.2601.09067,
  title  = {Web of dualities on non-orientable surfaces},
  author = {Ippo Orii and Keita Tsuji},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2601.09067},
  year   = {2026}
}

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35 pages, 5 figures

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