SymTrees and multi-sector QFTs

F Baume, JJ Heckman, M Hübner, E Torres… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2023 - arxiv.org
The global symmetries of a $ D $-dimensional QFT can, in many cases, be captured in terms
of a $(D+ 1) $-dimensional symmetry topological field theory (SymTFT). In this work we …

Cornering relative symmetry theories

M Cvetič, R Donagi, JJ Heckman, M Hübner… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
The symmetry data of a $ d $-dimensional quantum field theory (QFT) can often be captured
in terms of a higher-dimensional symmetry topological field theory (SymTFT). In top down …

SymTFTs for Continuous non-Abelian Symmetries

F Bonetti, M Del Zotto, R Minasian - arXiv preprint arXiv:2402.12347, 2024 - arxiv.org
Topological defects and operators give a far-reaching generalization of symmetries of
quantum fields. An auxiliary topological field theory in one dimension higher than the QFT of …

Some aspects of symmetry descent

IG Etxebarria, SS Hosseini - Journal of High Energy Physics, 2025 - Springer
A bstract In many cases the symmetry structure of quantum field theories can be neatly
encoded into their associated symmetry topological field theory (SymTFT), a topological field …

The branes behind generalized symmetry operators

JJ Heckman, M Hübner, E Torres… - Fortschritte der …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The modern approach to m‐form global symmetries in ad‐dimensional quantum field theory
(QFT) entails specifying dimension d− m− 1 dm-1 topological generalized symmetry …

Construction of two-dimensional topological field theories with non-invertible symmetries

TC Huang, YH Lin, S Seifnashri - Journal of High Energy Physics, 2021 - Springer
A bstract We construct the defining data of two-dimensional topological field theories (TFTs)
enriched by non-invertible symmetries/topological defect lines. Simple formulae for the three …

Celestial geometry

S Mizera, S Pasterski - Journal of High Energy Physics, 2022 - Springer
A bstract Celestial holography expresses\(\mathcal {S}\)-matrix elements as correlators in a
CFT living on the night sky. Poincaré invariance imposes additional selection rules on the …

On the holographic dual of a topological symmetry operator

JJ Heckman, M Hübner, C Murdia - Physical Review D, 2024 - APS
We study the holographic dual of a topological symmetry operator in the context of the
AdS/CFT correspondence. Symmetry operators arise from topological field theories …

Remarks on Geometric Engineering, Symmetry TFTs and Anomalies

M Del Zotto, SN Meynet, R Moscrop - arXiv preprint arXiv:2402.18646, 2024 - arxiv.org
Geometric engineering is a collection of tools developed to establish dictionaries between
local singularities in string theory and (supersymmetric) quantum fields. Extended operators …

Higher form symmetries TFT in 6d

F Apruzzi - Journal of High Energy Physics, 2022 - Springer
A bstract Symmetries and anomalies of a d-dimensional quantum field theory are often
encoded in a (d+ 1)-dimensional topological action, called symmetry topological field theory …