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Bicategories for boundary conditions and for surface defects in 3-d TFT

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We analyze topological boundary conditions and topological surface defects in three-dimensional topological field theories of Reshetikhin-Turaev type based on arbitrary modular tensor categories. Boundary conditions are described by central functors that lift to trivializations in the Witt group of modular tensor categories. The bicategory of boundary conditions can be described through the bicategory of module categories over any such trivialization. A similar description is obtained for topological surface defects. Using string diagrams for bicategories we also establish a precise relation between special symmetric Frobenius algebras and Wilson lines involving special defects. We compare our results with previous work of Kapustin-Saulina and of Kitaev-Kong on boundary conditions and surface defects in abelian Chern-Simons theories and in Turaev-Viro type TFTs, respectively.

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Non-Invertible Anyon Condensation and Level-Rank Dualities

hep-th · 2023-12-26 · unverdicted · novelty 8.0

New dualities in 3d TQFTs are derived via non-invertible anyon condensation, generalizing level-rank dualities and providing new presentations for parafermion theories, c=1 orbifolds, and SU(2)_N.

Defects in skein theory and TQFT

math.QA · 2026-06-05 · unverdicted · novelty 7.0

Defines defect skein modules for 3-manifolds with line and point defects and proves they match state spaces of defect Reshetikhin-Turaev TQFT for semisimple data.

On the SymTFTs of Finite Non-Abelian Symmetries

hep-th · 2026-03-12 · unverdicted · novelty 7.0

Constructs BF-like 3D SymTFT Lagrangians for finite non-Abelian groups presented as extensions, yielding surface-attaching non-genuine line operators and Drinfeld-center fusion rules.

Higher Gauging and Non-invertible Condensation Defects

hep-th · 2022-04-05 · unverdicted · novelty 7.0

Higher gauging of 1-form symmetries on surfaces in 2+1d QFT yields condensation defects whose fusion rules involve 1+1d TQFTs and realizes every 0-form symmetry in TQFTs.

Generalized Complexity Distances and Non-Invertible Symmetries

hep-th · 2026-04-15 · unverdicted · novelty 7.0

Non-invertible symmetries define quantum gates with generalized complexity distances, and simple objects in symmetry categories turn out to be computationally complex in concrete 4D and 2D QFT examples.

Quiver Approach to Symmetry Theories

hep-th · 2026-05-28 · unverdicted · novelty 6.0

An algebraic method using the path algebra of quivers extracts symmetry anomaly data for 5D SCFTs engineered from M-theory on Calabi-Yau cones.

Self-$G$-ality in 1+1 dimensions

cond-mat.str-el · 2024-05-24 · unverdicted · novelty 5.0

The paper defines self-G-ality conditions for fusion category symmetries in 1+1D systems and derives LSM-type constraints on many-body ground states along with lattice model examples.

Topological symmetry in quantum field theory

hep-th · 2022-09-15 · unverdicted · novelty 5.0

Authors introduce a TFT-based framework for finite topological symmetries in QFT, including gauging, condensation defects, and duality defects, with an appendix on finite homotopy theories.

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  • Non-Invertible Anyon Condensation and Level-Rank Dualities hep-th · 2023-12-26 · unverdicted · none · ref 93 · internal anchor

    New dualities in 3d TQFTs are derived via non-invertible anyon condensation, generalizing level-rank dualities and providing new presentations for parafermion theories, c=1 orbifolds, and SU(2)_N.

  • Defects in skein theory and TQFT math.QA · 2026-06-05 · unverdicted · none · ref 23 · internal anchor

    Defines defect skein modules for 3-manifolds with line and point defects and proves they match state spaces of defect Reshetikhin-Turaev TQFT for semisimple data.

  • Defect Conformal Manifolds along RG Domain Walls between $\mathbb Z_N$-Parafermions and Minimal Models hep-th · 2026-05-24 · unverdicted · none · ref 5 · internal anchor

    RG domain walls between Z_N parafermions and minimal models support a continuous defect conformal manifold generated by a spin-1 phantom current, with transmission rate vanishing at large N.

  • On the SymTFTs of Finite Non-Abelian Symmetries hep-th · 2026-03-12 · unverdicted · none · ref 10 · internal anchor

    Constructs BF-like 3D SymTFT Lagrangians for finite non-Abelian groups presented as extensions, yielding surface-attaching non-genuine line operators and Drinfeld-center fusion rules.

  • Higher Gauging and Non-invertible Condensation Defects hep-th · 2022-04-05 · unverdicted · none · ref 131 · internal anchor

    Higher gauging of 1-form symmetries on surfaces in 2+1d QFT yields condensation defects whose fusion rules involve 1+1d TQFTs and realizes every 0-form symmetry in TQFTs.

  • Generalized Complexity Distances and Non-Invertible Symmetries hep-th · 2026-04-15 · unverdicted · none · ref 38

    Non-invertible symmetries define quantum gates with generalized complexity distances, and simple objects in symmetry categories turn out to be computationally complex in concrete 4D and 2D QFT examples.

  • Quiver Approach to Symmetry Theories hep-th · 2026-05-28 · unverdicted · none · ref 20 · internal anchor

    An algebraic method using the path algebra of quivers extracts symmetry anomaly data for 5D SCFTs engineered from M-theory on Calabi-Yau cones.

  • Examples of Invertible Gauging via Orbifold Data, Zesting, and Equivariantisation hep-th · 2026-05-16 · unverdicted · none · ref 37 · internal anchor

    The paper gives examples of gauging Z2 symmetries in Dijkgraaf-Witten Z2 theory and Tambara-Yamagami categories via equivariantisation, G-crossed braided zesting, and generalised orbifolds, while introducing zested orbifold data that are Morita-equivalent.

  • Self-$G$-ality in 1+1 dimensions cond-mat.str-el · 2024-05-24 · unverdicted · none · ref 40 · internal anchor

    The paper defines self-G-ality conditions for fusion category symmetries in 1+1D systems and derives LSM-type constraints on many-body ground states along with lattice model examples.

  • Topological symmetry in quantum field theory hep-th · 2022-09-15 · unverdicted · none · ref 47 · internal anchor

    Authors introduce a TFT-based framework for finite topological symmetries in QFT, including gauging, condensation defects, and duality defects, with an appendix on finite homotopy theories.

  • What's Done Cannot Be Undone: TASI Lectures on Non-Invertible Symmetries hep-th · 2023-08-01 · unverdicted · none · ref 216 · internal anchor

    A survey of non-invertible symmetries with constructions in the Ising model and applications to neutral pion decay and other systems.