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 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 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 of order 16. Furthermore, we systematically investigate the web from two perspectives: Symmetry TFT and actions on sectors of the Hilbert space.
Cite
@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}
}
Comments
35 pages, 5 figures