Generalized Symmetries From Fusion Actions

TL;DR

This paper develops a categorical framework for generalized symmetries using fusion actions on condensable algebras in modular tensor categories, establishing a Galois correspondence and applications to vertex operator algebras.

Contribution

It introduces a fusion action of the module category on morphism spaces, generalizes Schur-Weyl duality, and links fusion subcategories with condensable subalgebras, extending symmetry concepts in tensor categories and VOAs.

Findings

Defined fusion actions with generalized Frobenius-Schur indicators.

Proved a categorical generalization of Schur-Weyl duality.

Established a Galois correspondence between fusion subcategories and condensable subalgebras.

Abstract

Let $A$ be a condensable algebra in a modular tensor category $\mathcal{C}$. We define an action of the fusion category $\mathcal{C}_A$ of $A$-modules in $\mathcal{C}$ on the morphism space $\mbox{Hom}_{\mathcal{C}}(x,A)$ for any $x$ in $\mathcal{C}$, whose characters are generalized Frobenius-Schur indicators. This fusion action can be considered on $A$, and we prove a categorical generalization of the Schur-Weyl duality for this action. For any fusion subcategory $\mathcal{B}$ of $\mathcal{C}_A$ containing all the local $A$-modules, we prove the invariant subobject $B=A^\mathcal{B}$ is a condensable subalgebra of $A$. The assignment of $\mathcal{B}$ to $A^\mathcal{B}$ defines a Galois correspondence between this kind of fusion subcategories of $\mathcal{C}_A$ and the condensable subalgebras of $A$. In the context of VOAs, we prove for any nice VOAs $U \subset A$, $U=A^{\mathcal{C}_A}$ where $\mathcal{C}=\mathcal{M}_U$ is the category of $U$-modules. In particular, if $U = A^G$ for some finite automorphism group $G$ of $A,$ the fusion action of $\mathcal{C}_A$ on $A$ is equivalent to the $G$-action on $A.$