Non-invertible T-duality at any radius via non-compact SymTFT

We extend the construction of the T-duality symmetry for the 2d compact boson to arbitrary values of the radius by including topological manipulations such as gauging continuous symmetries with flat connections. We show that the entire circle branch of the c=1 <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>c</mml:mi> <mml:mo>=</mml:mo> <mml:mn>1</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> conformal manifold can be generated using these manipulations, resulting in a non-invertible T-duality symmetry when the gauging sends the radius to its inverse value. Using the recently proposed symmetry TFT describing continuous global symmetries of the boundary theory, we identify the topological operator corresponding to these new T-duality symmetries as an open condensation defect of the bulk theory, constructed by (higher) gauging an \mathbb{R} <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"> <mml:mstyle mathvariant="double-struck"> <mml:mi>ℝ</mml:mi> </mml:mstyle> </mml:math> subgroup of the bulk global symmetries. Notably, when the boundary theory is the compact boson with a rational square radius, this operator reduces to the familiar T-duality defect described by a Tambara-Yamagami fusion category. This construction thus naturally includes all possible discrete T-duality symmetries of the theory in a unified way.

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SciPost Physics
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2025-03-11
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https://doi.org/10.21468/scipostphys.18.3.089
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Advanced Topics in Algebra
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Non-invertible T-duality at any radius via non-compact SymTFT

Riccardo Argurio, Elise Paznokas, Ondřej Hulík, Andrés Collinucci et al.
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Advanced Topics in Algebra
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Non-invertible T-duality at any radius via non-compact SymTFT

Riccardo Argurio, Elise Paznokas, Ondřej Hulík, Andrés Collinucci, Giovanni Galati
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We extend the construction of the T-duality symmetry for the 2d compact boson to arbitrary values of the radius by including topological manipulations such as gauging continuous symmetries with flat connections. We show that the entire circle branch of the c=1 <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>c</mml:mi> <mml:mo>=</mml:mo> <mml:mn>1</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> conformal manifold can be generated using these manipulations, resulting in a non-invertible T-duality symmetry when the gauging sends the radius to its inverse value. Using the recently proposed symmetry TFT describing continuous global symmetries of the boundary theory, we identify the topological operator corresponding to these new T-duality symmetries as an open condensation defect of the bulk theory, constructed by (higher) gauging an \mathbb{R} <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"> <mml:mstyle mathvariant="double-struck"> <mml:mi>ℝ</mml:mi> </mml:mstyle> </mml:math> subgroup of the bulk global symmetries. Notably, when the boundary theory is the compact boson with a rational square radius, this operator reduces to the familiar T-duality defect described by a Tambara-Yamagami fusion category. This construction thus naturally includes all possible discrete T-duality symmetries of the theory in a unified way.

SciPost PhysicsVol. 18(3)
Université Libre de Bruxelles (BE), Heidelberg University (DE), International Solvay Institutes (BE)
Fonds De La Recherche Scientifique - FNRS, Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles
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Advanced Topics in Algebra
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