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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

We propose a general framework to characterize gapped infra-red (IR) phases of theories with non-invertible (or categorical) symmetries. In this paper we focus on (1+1)d gapped phases with fusion category symmetries. The approach that we…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2025-01-29 Lakshya Bhardwaj , Lea E. Bottini , Daniel Pajer , Sakura Schafer-Nameki

Fusion category symmetries are finite symmetries in 1+1 dimensions described by unitary fusion categories. We classify 1+1d time-reversal invariant bosonic symmetry protected topological (SPT) phases with fusion category symmetry by using…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2021-05-27 Kansei Inamura

We study generalized discrete symmetries of quantum field theories in 1+1D generated by topological defect lines with no inverse. In particular, we describe 't Hooft anomalies and classify gapped phases stabilized by these symmetries,…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2019-12-06 Ryan Thorngren , Yifan Wang

We use the Symmetry Topological Field Theory (SymTFT) to systematically characterize gapped phases in 2+1 dimensions with categorical symmetries. The SymTFTs that we consider are (3+1)d Dijkgraaf-Witten (DW) theories for finite groups $G$,…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2025-03-10 Lakshya Bhardwaj , Sakura Schafer-Nameki , Apoorv Tiwari , Alison Warman

Symmetry under time-reversal appears in the microscopic description of many physical systems. In a quantum mechanical setting it acts as an anti-unitary operator, so does not fall under general analyses based on unitary symmetries. In…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2026-03-31 Lea E. Bottini , Nick G. Jones

Gapped phases in 2+1 dimensional quantum field theories with fusion 2-categorical symmetries were recently classified and characterized using the Symmetry Topological Field Theory (SymTFT) approach arXiv:2408.05266, arXiv:2502.20440. In…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2026-02-18 Kansei Inamura , Sheng-Jie Huang , Apoorv Tiwari , Sakura Schafer-Nameki

We study fermionic non-invertible symmetries in (1+1)d, which are generalized global symmetries that mix fermion parity symmetry with other invertible and non-invertible internal symmetries. Such symmetries are described by fermionic fusion…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2025-06-18 Lakshya Bhardwaj , Kansei Inamura , Apoorv Tiwari

We develop a unified categorical framework for gauging both continuous and finite symmetries in arbitrary spacetime dimensions. Our construction applies to geometric categories i.e. categories internal to stacks. This generalizes the…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2026-01-26 Devon Stockall , Matthew Yu

We study generalized symmetries of quantum field theories in 1+1D generated by topological defect lines with no inverse. This paper follows our companion paper on gapped phases and anomalies associated with these symmetries. In the present…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2021-06-25 Ryan Thorngren , Yifan Wang

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 use the Symmetry Topological Field Theory (SymTFT) to study and classify gapped phases in (2+1)d for a class of categorical symmetries, referred to as being of bosonic type. The SymTFTs for these symmetries are given by twisted and…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2025-08-27 Lakshya Bhardwaj , Daniel Pajer , Sakura Schafer-Nameki , Apoorv Tiwari , Alison Warman , Jingxiang Wu

We provide a generalization of the Symmetry Topological Field Theory (SymTFT) framework to characterize phase transitions and gapless phases with categorical symmetries. The central tool is the club sandwich, which extends the SymTFT setup…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2025-05-14 Lakshya Bhardwaj , Lea E. Bottini , Daniel Pajer , Sakura Schafer-Nameki

We propose a unified framework to classify gapped infra-red (IR) phases with categorical symmetries, leading to a generalized, categorical Landau paradigm. This is applicable in any dimension and gives a succinct, comprehensive, and…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2023-10-24 Lakshya Bhardwaj , Lea E. Bottini , Daniel Pajer , Sakura Schafer-Nameki

In this paper we continue our investigation of the global categorical symmetries that arise when gauging finite higher groups and their higher subgroups with discrete torsion. The motivation is to provide a common perspective on the…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2024-08-28 Thomas Bartsch , Mathew Bullimore , Andrea E. V. Ferrari , Jamie Pearson

We study conformal field theories (CFTs) and their classifications from a modern perspective based on the abstract algebraic formalism of symmetries or conserved charges, known as symmetry topological field theories (SymTFTs). By studying…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2026-04-10 Yoshiki Fukusumi , Taishi Kawamoto

Using the numerical modular bootstrap, we constrain the space of 1+1d CFTs with a finite non-invertible global symmetry described by a fusion category $\mathcal{C}$. We derive universal and rigorous upper bounds on the lightest…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2023-07-12 Ying-Hsuan Lin , Shu-Heng Shao

The Tambara-Yamagami (TY) fusion category symmetry $\text{TY}(\mathbb{A},\chi,\epsilon)$ describes the enhanced non-invertible self-duality symmetry of a $2$-dim QFT under gauging a finite Abelian group $\mathbb{A}$. We generalize the…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2025-10-28 Da-Chuan Lu , Zhengdi Sun , Zipei Zhang

We define a Frobenius algebra over fusion categories of the form Rep$(G)\boxtimes$Rep$(G)$ which generalizes the diagonal subgroup of $G\times G$. This allows us to extend field theoretical constructions which depend on the existence of a…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2024-05-15 Daniel Robbins , Thomas Vandermeulen

We study the concept of "categorical symmetry" introduced recently, which in the most basic sense refers to a pair of dual symmetries, such as the Ising symmetries of the $1d$ quantum Ising model and its self-dual counterpart. In this…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2021-07-13 Xiao-Chuan Wu , Wenjie Ji , Cenke Xu
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