2 papers
hep-th2026
Chiral Tube Algebras I: Topological Defect Lines, Twisted Modules, and Finite Gauging
Nathan Benjamin, Ho Tat Lam, Conghuan Luo
Chiral algebras and topological defect lines (TDLs) represent two complementary notions of symmetry in 2d conformal field theories. In this paper, we introduce chiral tube algebras…
cond-mat.str-el2026
Ground State Degeneracy of Infinite-Component Chern-Simons-Maxwell Theories: Foliated vs. Non-foliated Fracton Orders
Xie Chen, Ho Tat Lam, Xiuqi Ma
Infinite-component Chern-Simons-Maxwell theories with a block-Toeplitz K matrix provide a vast landscape of gapped and gapless, foliated and non-foliated fracton orders. In this pa…