Non-anomalous non-invertible symmetries in 1+1D from gapped boundaries of SymTFTs

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Authors: Pavel Putrov, Rajath Radhakrishnan
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Abstract

A bstract We study the anomalies of non-invertible symmetries in 1+1D QFTs using gapped boundaries of its SymTFT. We establish the explicit relation between Lagrangian algebras which determine gapped boundaries of the SymTFT, and algebras which determine non-anomalous/gaugeable topological line operators in the 1+1D QFT. If the Lagrangian algebras in the SymTFT are known, this provides a method to compute algebras in all fusion categories that share the same SymTFT. We find necessary conditions that a line operator in the SymTFT must satisfy for the corresponding line operator in the 1+1D QFT to be non-anomalous. We use this constraint to show that a non-invertible symmetry admits a 1+1D trivially gapped phase if and only if the SymTFT admits a magnetic Lagrangian algebra. We define a process of transporting non-anomalous line operators between fusion categories which share the same SymTFT and apply this method to the three Haagerup fusion categories.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Black Holes and Theoretical Physics Quantum Mechanics and Non-Hermitian Physics Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic Topology

Publication details

Journal / source
Journal of High Energy Physics
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Volume
2026
Issue
3
Publication date
9 March 2026
Language
EN