Rational RG flow, extension, and Witt class
Abstract
Consider a renormalization group flow preserving a pre-modular fusion category . If it flows to a rational conformal field theory, the surviving symmetry flows to a pre-modular fusion category with monoidal functor . By clarifying mathematical (especially category theoretical) meaning of renormalization group domain wall/interface or boundary condition, we find the hidden extended vertex operator (super)algebra gives a unique (up to braided equivalence) completely -anisotropic representative of the Witt equivalence class . The mathematical conjecture is supported physically, and passes various tests in concrete examples including non/unitary minimal models, and Wess-Zumino-Witten models. In particular, the conjecture holds beyond diagonal cosets. The picture also establishes the conjectured half-integer condition, which fixes infrared conformal dimensions mod . It further leads to the double braiding relation, namely braiding structures jump at conformal fixed points. As an application, we solve the flow from the -type minimal model .
Cite
@article{arxiv.2412.08935,
title = {Rational RG flow, extension, and Witt class},
author = {Ken Kikuchi},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2412.08935},
year = {2026}
}
Comments
31 pages; v2: typos fixed, minor modification of the proof, statement of the theorem unchanged; v3: added conjectures on signs of the relevant coupling