Defects in the 3-dimensional toric code model form a braided fusion 2-category

Abstract

It was well known that there are $e$-particles and $m$-strings in the 3-dimensional (spatial dimension) toric code model, which realizes the 3-dimensional ${\mathbb{Z}}_2$ topological order. Recent mathematical result, however, shows that there are additional string-like topological defects in the 3-dimensional ${\mathbb{Z}}_2$ topological order. In this work, we construct all topological defects of codimension 2 and higher, and show that they form a braided fusion 2-category satisfying a braiding non-degeneracy condition.

arXiv comment30 pages, 29 figures. Comments are welcome

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