The line, the strip and the duality defect

In the Symmetry Topological Field Theories (SymTFT) that describes the exotic models XY-plaquette and XYZ-cube, we construct codim-1 condensation defects by higher gauging with discrete torsion the non-compact symmetry of the bulk. In the framework of SymTFT Mille-feuille, which captures the Lorentz-invariance breaking subsystem symmetries, these models are dual to foliated versions of Maxwell theory. We show first that the XY-plaquette model admits a \\theta θ -term. Then, we show these condensation defects realize non-invertible self-duality symmetries at any value of the coupling. In the XYZ-cube model such symmetry is discrete. On the other hand, we find that the XY-plaquette has a non-invertible continuous SO(2) S O ( 2 ) symmetry, thus extending the results in the current literature.

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SciPost Physics
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2026-09-22
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https://doi.org/10.21468/scipostphys.21.3.073
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Black Holes and Theoretical Physics
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The line, the strip and the duality defect

Salvo Mancani, Francesco Bedogna
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The line, the strip and the duality defect

Salvo Mancani, Francesco Bedogna
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In the Symmetry Topological Field Theories (SymTFT) that describes the exotic models XY-plaquette and XYZ-cube, we construct codim-1 condensation defects by higher gauging with discrete torsion the non-compact symmetry of the bulk. In the framework of SymTFT Mille-feuille, which captures the Lorentz-invariance breaking subsystem symmetries, these models are dual to foliated versions of Maxwell theory. We show first that the XY-plaquette model admits a \theta θ -term. Then, we show these condensation defects realize non-invertible self-duality symmetries at any value of the coupling. In the XYZ-cube model such symmetry is discrete. On the other hand, we find that the XY-plaquette has a non-invertible continuous SO(2) S O ( 2 ) symmetry, thus extending the results in the current literature.

SciPost PhysicsVol. 21(3)
University of Padua (IT), Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Padova (IT)
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Black Holes and Theoretical Physics
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