Relative defects in relative theories: Trapped higher-form symmetries and irregular punctures in class S

A relative theory is a boundary condition of a higher-dimensional topological quantum field theory (TQFT), and carries a non-trivial defect group formed by mutually non-local defects living in the relative theory. Prime examples are $6d$ $\mathcal{N}=(2,0)$ theories that are boundary conditions of $...

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Main Author: Lakshya Bhardwaj, Simone Giacomelli, Max Hübner, Sakura Schäfer-Nameki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SciPost 2022-10-01
Series:SciPost Physics
Online Access:https://scipost.org/SciPostPhys.13.4.101