scholarly journals High energy modular bootstrap, global symmetries and defects

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sridip Pal ◽  
Zhengdi Sun
Keyword(s):  
Gauge Theory ◽  
Lower Bound ◽  
Global Symmetries ◽  
Topological Defect ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Group Element ◽  
Irreducible Representations ◽  
Global Symmetry ◽  
Modular Invariant ◽  
Scaling Dimension

Abstract We derive Cardy-like formulas for the growth of operators in different sectors of unitary 2 dimensional CFT in the presence of topological defect lines by putting an upper and lower bound on the number of states with scaling dimension in the interval [∆ − δ, ∆ + δ] for large ∆ at fixed δ. Consequently we prove that given any unitary modular invariant 2D CFT symmetric under finite global symmetry G (acting faithfully), all the irreducible representations of G appear in the spectra of the untwisted sector; the growth of states is Cardy like and proportional to the “square” of the dimension of the irrep. In the Schwarzian limit, the result matches onto that of JT gravity with a bulk gauge theory. If the symmetry is non-anomalous, the result applies to any sector twisted by a group element. For c > 1, the statements are true for Virasoro primaries. Furthermore, the results are applicable to large c CFTs. We also extend our results for the continuous U(1) group.

scholarly journals Topological operators and completeness of spectrum in discrete gauge theories

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tom Rudelius ◽  
Shu-Heng Shao
Keyword(s):  
Gauge Theory ◽  
Quantum Gravity ◽  
Global Symmetries ◽  
Gauge Group ◽  
Finite Groups ◽  
Gauge Theories ◽  
Global Symmetry ◽  
Consistent Theory

Abstract In many gauge theories, the existence of particles in every representation of the gauge group (also known as completeness of the spectrum) is equivalent to the absence of one-form global symmetries. However, this relation does not hold, for example, in the gauge theory of non-abelian finite groups. We refine this statement by considering topological operators that are not necessarily associated with any global symmetry. For discrete gauge theory in three spacetime dimensions, we show that completeness of the spectrum is equivalent to the absence of certain Gukov-Witten topological operators. We further extend our analysis to four and higher spacetime dimensions. Since topological operators are natural generalizations of global symmetries, we discuss evidence for their absence in a consistent theory of quantum gravity.

scholarly journals Boundary electromagnetic duality from homological edge modes

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Philippe Mathieu ◽  
Nicholas Teh
Keyword(s):  
Gauge Theory ◽  
Symplectic Structure ◽  
Central Charge ◽  
Wilson Line ◽  
Boundary Term ◽  
Global Symmetry ◽  
Homotopy Pullback ◽  
Line Singularities ◽  
Topological Boundary

Abstract Recent years have seen a renewed interest in using ‘edge modes’ to extend the pre-symplectic structure of gauge theory on manifolds with boundaries. Here we further the investigation undertaken in [1] by using the formalism of homotopy pullback and Deligne- Beilinson cohomology to describe an electromagnetic (EM) duality on the boundary of M = B3 × ℝ. Upon breaking a generalized global symmetry, the duality is implemented by a BF-like topological boundary term. We then introduce Wilson line singularities on ∂M and show that these induce the existence of dual edge modes, which we identify as connections over a (−1)-gerbe. We derive the pre-symplectic structure that yields the central charge in [1] and show that the central charge is related to a non-trivial class of the (−1)-gerbe.

SUPERSYMMETRIC TENSOR GAUGE THEORIES

1989 ◽  
Vol 04 (14) ◽  
pp. 1343-1353 ◽  
Author(s):  
T.E. CLARK ◽  
C.-H. LEE ◽  
S.T. LOVE
Keyword(s):  
Gauge Theory ◽  
Gauge Symmetry ◽  
Sigma Models ◽  
Gauge Field ◽  
Gauge Theories ◽  
Symmetric Tensor ◽  
Global Symmetry ◽  
Invariant Action ◽  
Symmetry Transformations ◽  
Linear Sigma Models

The supersymmetric extensions of anti-symmetric tensor gauge theories and their associated tensor gauge symmetry transformations are constructed. The classical equivalence between such supersymmetric tensor gauge theories and supersymmetric non-linear sigma models is established. The global symmetry of the supersymmetric tensor gauge theory is gauged and the locally invariant action is obtained. The supercurrent on the Kähler manifold is found in terms of the supersymmetric tensor gauge field.

scholarly journals Symmetry-enriched quantum spin liquids in (3 + 1)d

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Po-Shen Hsin ◽  
Alex Turzillo
Keyword(s):  
Gauge Theory ◽  
Gauge Field ◽  
Quantum Spin ◽  
Global Symmetry ◽  
Spin Liquids ◽  
Systematic Method ◽  
Bosonic Field ◽  
Quantum Phases ◽  
Symmetry Protected ◽  
Weyl Fermions

Abstract We use the intrinsic one-form and two-form global symmetries of (3+1)d bosonic field theories to classify quantum phases enriched by ordinary (0-form) global symmetry. Different symmetry-enriched phases correspond to different ways of coupling the theory to the background gauge field of the ordinary symmetry. The input of the classification is the higher-form symmetries and a permutation action of the 0-form symmetry on the lines and surfaces of the theory. From these data we classify the couplings to the background gauge field by the 0-form symmetry defects constructed from the higher-form symmetry defects. For trivial two-form symmetry the classification coincides with the classification for symmetry fractionalizations in (2 + 1)d. We also provide a systematic method to obtain the symmetry protected topological phases that can be absorbed by the coupling, and we give the relative ’t Hooft anomaly for different couplings. We discuss several examples including the gapless pure U(1) gauge theory and the gapped Abelian finite group gauge theory. As an application, we discover a tension with a conjectured duality in (3 + 1)d for SU(2) gauge theory with two adjoint Weyl fermions.

scholarly journals Global symmetry, Euclidean gravity, and the black hole information problem

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Harlow ◽  
Edgar Shaghoulian
Keyword(s):  
Black Hole ◽  
Quantum Gravity ◽  
Global Symmetries ◽  
Close Connection ◽  
Usual Sense ◽  
Global Symmetry ◽  
Recent Argument ◽  
Black Hole Information ◽  
Information Problem ◽  
Low Dimensional

Abstract In this paper we argue for a close connection between the non-existence of global symmetries in quantum gravity and a unitary resolution of the black hole information problem. In particular we show how the essential ingredients of recent calculations of the Page curve of an evaporating black hole can be used to generalize a recent argument against global symmetries beyond the AdS/CFT correspondence to more realistic theories of quantum gravity. We also give several low-dimensional examples of quantum gravity theories which do not have a unitary resolution of the black hole information problem in the usual sense, and which therefore can and do have global symmetries. Motivated by this discussion, we conjecture that in a certain sense Euclidean quantum gravity is equivalent to holography.

scholarly journals Lattice gauge theory for condensed matter physics: ferromagnetic superconductivity as its example

2014 ◽  
Vol 28 (22) ◽  
pp. 1430012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ikuo Ichinose ◽  
Tetsuo Matsui
Keyword(s):  
Gauge Theory ◽  
High Energy Physics ◽  
Lattice Gauge Theory ◽  
Condensed Matter ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Field Vector ◽  
Condensed Matter Physics ◽  
Ginzburg Landau ◽  
Topological Excitations ◽  
Lattice Gauge

Recent theoretical studies of various strongly-correlated systems in condensed matter physics reveal that the lattice gauge theory (LGT) developed in high-energy physics is quite a useful tool to understand physics of these systems. Knowledge of LGT is to become a necessary item even for condensed matter physicists. In the first part of this paper, we present a concise review of LGT for the reader who wants to understand its basics for the first time. For illustration, we choose the Abelian Higgs model, a typical and quite useful LGT, which is the lattice version of the Ginzburg–Landau model interacting with a U(1) gauge field (vector potential). In the second part, we present an account of the recent progress in the study of ferromagnetic superconductivity (SC) as an example of application of LGT to topics in condensed matter physics. As the ferromagnetism (FM) and SC are competing orders with each other, large fluctuations are expected to take place and therefore nonperturbative methods are required for theoretical investigation. After we introduce a LGT describing the FMSC, we study its phase diagram and topological excitations (vortices of Cooper pairs) by Monte Carlo simulations.

Quantum chromodynamics

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcos Marino
Keyword(s):  
Symmetry Breaking ◽  
Dirac Operator ◽  
Global Symmetries ◽  
Quantum Chromodynamics ◽  
Random Matrix Theory ◽  
Random Matrix ◽  
Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Chemical Potential ◽  
Matrix Theory ◽  
Global Symmetry

This article focuses on chiral random matrix theories with the global symmetries of quantum chromodynamics (QCD). In particular, it explains how random matrix theory (RMT) can be applied to the spectra of the Dirac operator both at zero chemical potential, when the Dirac operator is Hermitian, and at non-zero chemical potential, when the Dirac operator is non-Hermitian. Before discussing the spectra of these Dirac operators at non-zero chemical potential, the article considers spontaneous symmetry breaking in RMT and the QCD partition function. It then examines the global symmetries of QCD, taking into account the Dirac operator for a finite chiral basis, as well as the global symmetry breaking pattern and the Goldstone manifold in chiral random matrix theory (chRMT). It also describes the generating function for the Dirac spectrum and applications of chRMT to QCD to gauge degrees of freedom.

scholarly journals High-Energy Behavior of Gauge-Theory Tree Graphs

1973 ◽  
Vol 7 (10) ◽  
pp. 3119-3123 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Schechter ◽  
Y. Ueda
Keyword(s):  
Gauge Theory ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Tree Graphs ◽  
High Energy Behavior ◽  
Energy Behavior

scholarly journals Anomalous symmetries end at the boundary

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryan Thorngren ◽  
Yifan Wang
Keyword(s):  
Field Theory ◽  
Quantum Field Theory ◽  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Global Symmetries ◽  
Local Symmetry ◽  
Global Symmetry ◽  
Quantum Field ◽  
Ward Identities ◽  
Diffeomorphism Symmetry ◽  
Gravitational Anomalies

Abstract A global symmetry of a quantum field theory is said to have an ’t Hooft anomaly if it cannot be promoted to a local symmetry of a gauged theory. In this paper, we show that the anomaly is also an obstruction to defining symmetric boundary conditions. This applies to Lorentz symmetries with gravitational anomalies as well. For theories with perturbative anomalies, we demonstrate the obstruction by analyzing the Wess-Zumino consistency conditions and current Ward identities in the presence of a boundary. We then recast the problem in terms of symmetry defects and find the same conclusions for anomalies of discrete and orientation-reversing global symmetries, up to the conjecture that global gravitational anomalies, which may not be associated with any diffeomorphism symmetry, also forbid the existence of boundary conditions. This conjecture holds for known gravitational anomalies in D ≤ 3 which allows us to conclude the obstruction result for D ≤ 4.

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