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We present practical and formal methods for gauging non-invertible symmetries in (2+1)d topological quantum field theories. Along the way, we generalize various aspects of invertible 0-form gauging, including symmetry fractionalization,…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2025-07-03 Mahesh K. N. Balasubramanian , Matthew Buican , Clement Delcamp , Rajath Radhakrishnan

We investigate the invertible and non-invertible symmetries of topological finite-group gauge theories in general spacetime dimensions, where the gauge group can be abelian or non-abelian. We focus in particular on the 0-form symmetry. The…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2025-01-22 Clay Cordova , Davi B. Costa , Po-Shen Hsin

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

We develop a mathematical theory of symmetry protected trivial (SPT) orders and anomaly-free symmetry enriched topological (SET) orders in all dimensions via two different approaches with an emphasis on the second approach. The first…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2020-09-16 Liang Kong , Tian Lan , Xiao-Gang Wen , Zhi-Hao Zhang , Hao Zheng

Non-invertible symmetries have by now seen numerous constructions in higher dimensional Quantum Field Theories (QFT). In this paper we provide an in depth study of gauging 0-form symmetries in the presence of non-invertible symmetries. The…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2023-10-11 Lakshya Bhardwaj , Lea E. Bottini , Sakura Schafer-Nameki , Apoorv Tiwari

It is well-known that gauging a finite 0-form symmetry in a quantum field theory leads to a dual symmetry generated by topological Wilson line defects. These are described by the representations of the 0-form symmetry group which form a…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2022-11-23 Lakshya Bhardwaj , Sakura Schafer-Nameki , Jingxiang Wu

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 explore exact generalized symmetries in the standard 2+1d lattice $\mathbb{Z}_2$ gauge theory coupled to the Ising model, and compare them with their continuum field theory counterparts. One model has a (non-anomalous) non-invertible…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2025-01-15 Yichul Choi , Yaman Sanghavi , Shu-Heng Shao , Yunqin Zheng

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the global categorical symmetries that arise when gauging finite higher groups in three or more dimensions. The motivation is to provide a common perspective on constructions of non-invertible…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2024-07-17 Thomas Bartsch , Mathew Bullimore , Andrea E. V. Ferrari , Jamie Pearson

We present a systematic framework for constructing exactly-solvable lattice models of symmetry-enriched topological (SET) phases based on an enlarged version of the string-net model. We also gauge the global symmetries of our SET models to…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2025-08-12 Nianrui Fu , Yu Zhao , Yidun Wan

Recent advancements in generalized symmetries have drawn significant attention to gapped phases of matter exhibiting novel symmetries, such as noninvertible symmetries. By leveraging the duality transformations, the classification and…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2026-01-16 Weiguang Cao , Masahito Yamazaki , Linhao Li

We examine the interplay of symmetry and topological order in $2+1$ dimensional topological phases of matter. We present a definition of the \it topological symmetry \rm group, which characterizes the symmetry of the emergent topological…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2019-10-16 Maissam Barkeshli , Parsa Bonderson , Meng Cheng , Zhenghan Wang

(3+1)D topological phases of matter can host a broad class of non-trivial topological defects of codimension-1, 2, and 3, of which the well-known point charges and flux loops are special cases. The complete algebraic structure of these…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2023-04-12 Maissam Barkeshli , Yu-An Chen , Sheng-Jie Huang , Ryohei Kobayashi , Nathanan Tantivasadakarn , Guanyu Zhu

Non-invertible one-form symmetries are naturally realized in (2+1)d topological quantum field theories. In this work, we consider the potential realization of such symmetries in (2+1)d conformal field theories, investigating whether gapless…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2025-04-07 Clay Cordova , Diego García-Sepúlveda , Kantaro Ohmori

We use finite group topological lattice gauge theory, also known as the quantum double model, as a lens to explore a notion of topological order enriched by a non-invertible symmetry. For invertible symmetry enriched topological order,…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2026-05-28 Lea E. Bottini , Clement Delcamp , Edmund Heng , Campbell K. McLauchlan , Dominic J. Williamson

The string-net approach by Levin and Wen, and the local unitary transformation approach by Chen, Gu, and Wen, provide ways to classify topological orders with gappable edge in 2D bosonic systems. The two approaches reveal that the…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2015-04-08 Zheng-Cheng Gu , Zhenghan Wang , Xiao-Gang Wen

We initiate the systematic construction of gauged matter-coupled supergravity theories in two dimensions. Subgroups of the affine global symmetry group of toroidally compactified supergravity can be gauged by coupling vector fields with…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2008-11-26 Henning Samtleben , Martin Weidner

The study of gapless phases with categorical (or so-called non-invertible) symmetries is a formidable task, in particular in higher than two space-time dimensions. In this paper we build on previous works arXiv:2408.05266 and…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2026-05-27 Lakshya Bhardwaj , Yuhan Gai , Sheng-Jie Huang , Kansei Inamura , Sakura Schafer-Nameki , Apoorv Tiwari , Alison Warman

These notes were prepared for a series of intensive lectures delivered at Hokkaido University, Nagoya University, Kyoto University, and Kyushu University. We begin with a brief review of higher-form symmetries, anomalies, and discrete gauge…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2026-03-11 Justin Kaidi

We introduce an extended framework for the simultaneous gauging of modulated symmetries in $(d+1)$ dimensions, employing {\it multiple} gauge symmetry operators whose corresponding gauging procedures must be carried out simultaneously.…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2026-02-04 Jintae Kim , Jong Yeon Lee , Jung Hoon Han
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