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Subfactors and Mathematical Physics

Mathematical Physics 2024-08-12 v1 math.MP Operator Algebras Quantum Algebra

Abstract

This paper surveys the long-standing connections and impact between Vaughan Jones's theory of subfactors and various topics in mathematical physics, namely statistical mechanics,quantum field theory,quantum information and two-dimensional conformal field theory.

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@article{arxiv.2303.04459,
  title  = {Subfactors and Mathematical Physics},
  author = {David E. Evans and Yasuyuki Kawahigashi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2303.04459},
  year   = {2024}
}

Comments

22 pages, 1 figure. To appear in an issue of the Bulletin of the AMS, dedicated to the mathematical legacy of Vaughan Jones

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