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6 papers

hep-th2026

Understanding Non-Split 2-Group Symmetry: (3+1)D SymTFT, Anomaly and Bordism

Zhenbang Gu, Ran Luo, Yi-Nan Wang +1

We present a systematic study of finite, non-split 2-group symmetries with a non-trivial Postnikov class, focusing on the simplest example with a 0-form symmetry and…

hep-th2026

Categorical Symmetries via Operator Algebras

Qiang Jia, Ran Luo, Jiahua Tian +2

We propose that the symmetry category associated to a 2D quantum field theory with 0-form -symmetry with 't Hooft anomaly for a large class of Lie grou…

hep-th2025

Anomaly of Continuous Symmetries from Topological Defect Network

Qiang Jia, Ran Luo, Jiahua Tian +2

We show that the 't Hooft anomaly of a quantum field theory with continuous flavor symmetry can be detected from rearrangements of the topological defect webs implementing the glob…

hep-th2025

Categorical Continuous Symmetry

Qiang Jia, Ran Luo, Jiahua Tian +2

We define the symmetry category in 1+1d for continuous 0-form -symmetry to be , the category of skyscraper sheaves of finite dimensional vector spaces with f…

cond-mat.str-el2025

Topological Holography for Mixed-State Phases and Phase Transitions

Ran Luo, Yi-Nan Wang, Zhen Bi

We extend the symmetry topological field theory (SymTFT) framework to open quantum systems. Using canonical purification, we embed mixed states into a doubled (2+1)-dimensional top…

hep-th2025

Symmetry Topological Field Theory for Flavor Symmetry

Qiang Jia, Ran Luo, Jiahua Tian +2

In this Letter, we demonstrate that the Symmetry Topological Field Theory (SymTFT) associated to a Quantum Field Theory (QFT) with continuous non-abelian -flavor symmetry is a $…