2-Group symmetries and M-theory
Quantum Field Theories engineered in M-theory can have 2-group symmetries, mixing 0-form and 1-form symmetry backgrounds in non-trivial ways. In this paper we develop methods for determining the 2-group structure from the boundary geometry of the M-theory background. We illustrate these methods in t...
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| author | Del Zotto, M Etxebarria, IG Schäfer-Nameki, S |
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| description | Quantum Field Theories engineered in M-theory can have 2-group symmetries, mixing 0-form and 1-form symmetry backgrounds in non-trivial ways. In this paper we develop methods for determining the 2-group structure from the boundary geometry of the M-theory background. We illustrate these methods in the case of 5d theories arising from M-theory on ordinary and generalised toric Calabi-Yau cones, including cases in which the resulting theory is non-Lagrangian. Our results confirm and elucidate previous results on 2-groups from geometric engineering. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:33a6be83-e97c-4631-a5c3-c7dd46d98c552023-04-12T15:48:50Z2-Group symmetries and M-theoryJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:33a6be83-e97c-4631-a5c3-c7dd46d98c55EnglishSymplectic ElementsSciPost2022Del Zotto, MEtxebarria, IGSchäfer-Nameki, SQuantum Field Theories engineered in M-theory can have 2-group symmetries, mixing 0-form and 1-form symmetry backgrounds in non-trivial ways. In this paper we develop methods for determining the 2-group structure from the boundary geometry of the M-theory background. We illustrate these methods in the case of 5d theories arising from M-theory on ordinary and generalised toric Calabi-Yau cones, including cases in which the resulting theory is non-Lagrangian. Our results confirm and elucidate previous results on 2-groups from geometric engineering. |
| spellingShingle | Del Zotto, M Etxebarria, IG Schäfer-Nameki, S 2-Group symmetries and M-theory |
| title | 2-Group symmetries and M-theory |
| title_full | 2-Group symmetries and M-theory |
| title_fullStr | 2-Group symmetries and M-theory |
| title_full_unstemmed | 2-Group symmetries and M-theory |
| title_short | 2-Group symmetries and M-theory |
| title_sort | 2 group symmetries and m theory |
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