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We define double (central and cocentral) extensions of Manin pairs introduced by Drinfeld, attached to curves and meromorphic differentials. We define ``infinite twistings'' of these pairs and quantize them in the $sl_{2}$ case, adapting…

q-alg · Mathematics 2008-02-03 B. Enriquez , V. Rubtsov

We develop the representation theory of shifted quantum affine algebras $\mathcal{U}_q^\mu(\hat{\mathfrak{g}})$ and of their truncations which appeared in the study of quantized K-theoretic Coulomb branches of 3d $N = 4$ SUSY quiver gauge…

Representation Theory · Mathematics 2024-10-30 David Hernandez

We develop a current-based construction of generalized symmetries in $(3+1)$D twisted $BF$ topological quantum field theories (TQFTs), focusing on intrinsically non-invertible higher-form symmetries and their mixed anomalies. Starting from…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2026-02-06 Zhi-Feng Zhang , Yizhou Huang , Qing-Rui Wang , Peng Ye

We sketch a procedure to capture general non-invertible symmetries of a d-dimensional quantum field theory in the data of a higher-category, which captures the local properties of topological defects associated to the symmetries. We also…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2023-02-01 Lakshya Bhardwaj , Lea E. Bottini , Sakura Schafer-Nameki , Apoorv Tiwari

The theory of representations of a crossed module is a direct generalization of the theory of representations of groups. For a finite group G, the Drinfeld quantum double of the group G is a Hopf algebra that represents a special case of…

Quantum Algebra · Mathematics 2025-10-03 Ony Aubril

We classify Lagrangian subcategories of the representation category of a twisted quantum double of a finite group. In view of results of 0704.0195v2 this gives a complete description of all braided tensor equivalent pairs of twisted quantum…

Quantum Algebra · Mathematics 2009-11-13 Deepak Naidu , Dmitri Nikshych

We develop a diagrammatic approach to the representation theory of the quantum symmetric pairs corresponding to orthosymplectic Lie superalgebras inside general linear Lie superalgebras. Our approach is based on the disoriented skein…

Quantum Algebra · Mathematics 2026-05-07 Hadi Salmasian , Alistair Savage , Yaolong Shen

The anomaly of non-invertible higher-form symmetries is determined by the braiding of topological operators implementing them. In this paper, we study a method to classify braidings on topological line and surface operators by leveraging…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2025-03-19 Pavel Putrov , Rajath Radhakrishnan

Dualities play a central role in the study of quantum spin chains, providing insight into the structure of quantum phase diagrams and phase transitions. In this work we study categorical dualities, which are defined as bounded-spread…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2026-03-26 Corey Jones , Kylan Schatz , Dominic J. Williamson

We give a geometric model for a tube category in terms of homotopy classes of oriented arcs in an annulus with marked points on its boundary. In particular, we interpret the dimensions of extension groups of degree 1 between indecomposable…

Representation Theory · Mathematics 2020-12-21 Karin Baur , Bethany Marsh

We initiate the systematic study of modular representations of symmetric groups that arise via the braiding in (symmetric) tensor categories over fields of positive characteristic. We determine what representations appear for certain…

Representation Theory · Mathematics 2026-03-09 Kevin Coulembier

We unify and generalize several approaches to constructing braid group representations from finite groups, using iterated twisted tensor products. Our results hint at a relationship between the braidings on the $G$-gaugings of a pointed…

Quantum Algebra · Mathematics 2019-06-20 Paul Gustafson , Andrew Kimball , Eric C. Rowell , Qing Zhang

It was observed recently that for a fixed finite group $G$, the set of all Drinfeld centres of $G$ twisted by 3-cocycles form a group, the so-called group of modular extensions (of the representation category of $G$), which is isomorphic to…

Category Theory · Mathematics 2018-06-05 Alexei Davydov , Darren Simmons

In this lecture, we survey a number of recent results and developments regarding the representation theory of infinite-dimensional quantum groups (quantum affine algebras and related algebras), as well as their connections with cluster…

Representation Theory · Mathematics 2025-10-09 David Hernandez

Several important cases of vector bundles with extra structure (such as Higgs bundles and triples) may be regarded as examples of twisted representations of a finite quiver in the category of sheaves of modules on a variety/manifold/ringed…

Algebraic Geometry · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Peter B. Gothen , Alastair D. King

We investigate the most general gauging operations in 2+1 dimensional oriented field theories with finite symmetry groups, which correspond to gapped boundary conditions in 3+1 dimensional Dijkgraaf-Witten theory. The classification is…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2024-09-05 Mathew Bullimore , Jamie J. Pearson

We introduce a class of generalized tube algebras which describe how finite, non-invertible global symmetries of bosonic 1+1d QFTs act on operators which sit at the intersection point of a collection of boundaries and interfaces. We develop…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2026-02-04 Yichul Choi , Brandon C. Rayhaun , Yunqin Zheng

In this paper, we introduce the concept of 3-alterfolds with embedded separating surfaces. When the separating surface is decorated by a spherical fusion category, we obtain quantum invariants of 3-alterfold, which is consistent with many…

Quantum Algebra · Mathematics 2023-07-25 Zhengwei Liu , Shuang Ming , Yilong Wang , Jinsong Wu

It has been common wisdom among mathematicians that Extended Topological Field Theory in dimensions higher than two is naturally formulated in terms of n-categories with n> 1. Recently the physical meaning of these higher categorical…

Quantum Algebra · Mathematics 2010-04-23 Anton Kapustin

For a finite extension $F$ of $\mathbb{Q}_p$ and $n \geq 1$, we show that the category of Lubin-Tate bundles on the $(n-1)$-dimensional Drinfeld symmetric space is equivalent to the category of finite-dimensional smooth representations of…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2026-04-17 James Taylor