3 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…
hep-th2025
Symmetry TFTs for Continuous Spacetime Symmetries
Fabio Apruzzi, Nicola Dondi, Iñaki García Etxebarria +2
We propose a Symmetry Topological Field Theory (SymTFT) for continuous spacetime symmetries. For a -dimensional theory, it is given by a -dimensional BF-theory for the sp…
cond-mat.str-el2020
More Exotic Field Theories in 3+1 Dimensions
Pranay Gorantla, Ho Tat Lam, Nathan Seiberg +1
We continue the exploration of nonstandard continuum field theories related to fractons in 3+1 dimensions. Our theories exhibit exotic global and gauge symmetries, defects with res…