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Given any symmetry acting on a $d$-dimensional quantum field theory, there is an associated $(d+1)$-dimensional topological field theory known as the Symmetry TFT (SymTFT). The SymTFT is useful for decoupling the universal quantities of…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2023-10-24 Justin Kaidi , Kantaro Ohmori , Yunqin Zheng

Symmetry topological field theory (SymTFT), or topological holography, posits a correspondence between symmetries in a $d$-dimensional theory and topological order in a $(d+1)$-dimensional theory. In this work, we extend this framework to…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2025-09-30 Qiang Jia , Zhian Jia

We propose a Symmetry Topological Field Theory (SymTFT) for continuous spacetime symmetries. For a $d$-dimensional theory, it is given by a $(d+1)$-dimensional BF-theory for the spacetime symmetry group, and whenever $d$ is even, it can…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2025-09-15 Fabio Apruzzi , Nicola Dondi , Iñaki García Etxebarria , Ho Tat Lam , Sakura Schafer-Nameki

We derive the Symmetry Topological Field Theories (SymTFTs) for 3d supersymmetric quantum field theories (QFTs) constructed in M-theory either via geometric engineering or holography. These 4d SymTFTs encode the symmetry structures of the…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2023-03-22 Marieke van Beest , Dewi S. W. Gould , Sakura Schafer-Nameki , Yi-Nan Wang

Symmetries and anomalies of a $d$-dimensional quantum field theory are often encoded in a $(d+1)$-dimensional topological action, called symmetry topological field theory (TFT). We derive the symmetry TFT for the 2-form and 1-form…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2022-11-30 Fabio Apruzzi

We determine the $d+1$ dimensional topological field theory, which encodes the higher-form symmetries and their 't Hooft anomalies for $d$-dimensional QFTs obtained by compactifying M-theory on a non-compact space $X$. The resulting theory,…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2023-08-02 Fabio Apruzzi , Federico Bonetti , Iñaki García Etxebarria , Saghar S. Hosseini , Sakura Schafer-Nameki

In this work we study particular TQFTs in three dimensions, known as Symmetry Topological Field Theories (or SymTFTs), to identify line defects of two-dimensional CFTs arising from the compactification of 6d $(2,0)$ SCFTs on 4-manifolds…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2024-08-26 Jin Chen , Wei Cui , Babak Haghighat , Yi-Nan Wang

Symmetry topological field theory (SymTFT) is a convenient tool for studying finite generalized symmetries of a given quantum field theory (QFT). In particular, SymTFTs encode all the symmetry structures and properties, including anomalies.…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2026-03-24 Fabio Apruzzi , Francesco Bedogna , Nicola Dondi

We study $\mathbb{Z}_N$ one-form center symmetries in four-dimensional gauge theories using the symmetry topological field theory (SymTFT). In this context, the associated TFT in the five-dimensional bulk is the BF model. We revisit its…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2025-01-27 Zhihao Duan , Qiang Jia , Sungjay Lee

We study duality defects in 2+1d theories with $\bZ^{(0)}_N\times\bZ^{(1)}_N$ global symmetry and trivial mixed 't Hooft anomaly. By gauging these symmetries simultaneously in half of the spacetime, we define duality defects for theories…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2024-12-02 Wei Cui , Babak Haghighat , Lorenzo Ruggeri

The symmetry data of a $d$-dimensional quantum field theory (QFT) can often be captured in terms of a higher-dimensional symmetry topological field theory (SymTFT). In top down (i.e., stringy) realizations of this structure, the QFT in…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2024-08-23 Mirjam Cvetič , Ron Donagi , Jonathan J. Heckman , Max Hübner , Ethan Torres

Symmetry Topological Field Theory (SymTFT) is a framework to capture universal features of quantum many-body systems by viewing them as a boundary of topological order in one higher dimension. This has yielded numerous insights in static…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2024-03-04 Vedant Motamarri , Campbell McLauchlan , Benjamin Béri

Topological duality defects arise as codimension one generalized symmetry operators in quantum field theories (QFTs) with a duality symmetry. Recent investigations have shown that in the case of 4D $\mathcal{N} = 4$ Super Yang-Mills (SYM)…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2024-05-17 Jonathan J. Heckman , Max Hubner , Ethan Torres , Xingyang Yu , Hao Y. Zhang

We construct Symmetry Topological Field Theories (SymTFTs) for continuous subsystem symmetries, which are inherently non-Lorentz-invariant. Our framework produces dual bulk descriptions -- gapped foliated and exotic SymTFTs -- that generate…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2026-05-06 Fabio Apruzzi , Francesco Bedogna , Salvo Mancani

The $(D+1)$-dimensional symmetry topological field theory (SymTFT$_{D+1}$) of a $D$-dimensional absolute quantum field theory (QFT$_D$) provides a topological characterization of symmetry data. In this framework, the SymTFT comes equipped…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2026-04-22 Oren Bergman , Jonathan J. Heckman , Max Hübner , Daniele Migliorati , Xingyang Yu , Hao Y. Zhang

We investigate the interplay between (-1)-form symmetries and their quantum-dual (d-1)-form counterparts within the framework of Symmetry Topological Field Theories (SymTFTs). In this framework the phenomenon of decomposition -- a…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2025-03-31 Ling Lin , Daniel Robbins , Subham Roy

We describe the self-duality symmetries for 4d Maxwell theory at any value of the coupling $\tau$ via topological manipulations that include gauging continuous symmetries with flat connections. Moreover, we demonstrate that the…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2025-06-05 Elise Paznokas

The global symmetries of a $D$-dimensional QFT can, in many cases, be captured in terms of a $(D+1)$-dimensional symmetry topological field theory (SymTFT). In this work we construct a $(D+1)$-dimensional theory which governs the symmetries…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2024-01-30 Florent Baume , Jonathan J. Heckman , Max Hübner , Ethan Torres , Andrew P. Turner , Xingyang Yu

Generalized global symmetries, in particular non-invertible and categorical symmetries, have become a focal point in the recent study of quantum field theory (QFT). In this paper, we investigate aspects of symmetry topological field…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2024-10-04 Sebastian Franco , Xingyang Yu

Topological quantum matter exhibits a range of exotic phenomena when enriched by subdimensional symmetries. This includes new features beyond those that appear in the conventional setting of global symmetry enrichment. A recently discovered…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2025-05-07 Po-Shen Hsin , David T. Stephen , Arpit Dua , Dominic J. Williamson
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