4 papers
From QED to Self-Dual Multicriticality in the Fradkin-Shenker Model
Thomas T. Dumitrescu, Pierluigi Niro, Ryan Thorngren
We consider the Fradkin-Shenker gauge-Higgs lattice model in 2+1 dimensions, i.e. the toric code deformed by an in-plane magnetic field. Its phase diagram contains…
Symmetry extension by condensation defects in five-dimensional gauge theories
Matteo Bertolini, Lorenzo Di Pietro, Stefano C. Lanza +2
We investigate the symmetry structure of five-dimensional Yang-Mills theories with gauge algebra. These theories feature intertwined 0-, 1-, and 2-form symmetrie…
Symmetry Breaking from Monopole Condensation in QED
Thomas T. Dumitrescu, Pierluigi Niro, Ryan Thorngren
QED in three dimensions with an doublet of massless, charge-1 Dirac fermions (and no Chern-Simons term) has a symmetr…
On the Symmetry TFT of Yang-Mills-Chern-Simons theory
Riccardo Argurio, Francesco Benini, Matteo Bertolini +2
Three-dimensional Yang-Mills-Chern-Simons theory has the peculiar property that its one-form symmetry defects have non-trivial braiding, namely they are charged under the same symm…