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Noninvertible symmetries in 2D from type IIB string theory

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: We propose a top-down approach to noninvertible symmetries in two-dimensional quantum field theories and their three-dimensional (3D) associated symmetry topological field theories. We focus on the gauge theory engineered on D1-branes probing a particular Calabi-Yau 4-fold singularity. We show how to derive the symmetry topological field theory, a 3D Dijkgraaf-Witten theory, from the IIB supergravity under dimensional reduction. We also identify branes behind the noninvertible topological lines by dimensionally reducing their world volume actions. The action of noninvertible lines on charged local operators is then realized as the Hanany-Witten transition. Published by the American Physical Society 2024

Source: Physical review. D/Physical review. D.

DOI: 10.1103/physrevd.110.065008

Author: Xingyang Yu

Institutions: New York University, Virginia Tech

Language: English

Topic: Black Holes and Theoretical Physics

Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Funders: National Science Foundation, New York University, University of Pennsylvania

Award: String Compactifications: From Geometry to Effective Field Theory