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Kramers-Wannier-like duality defects in (3+1)d gauge theories

Published 1 Nov 2021 in hep-th and cond-mat.str-el | (2111.01141v3)

Abstract: We introduce a class of non-invertible topological defects in (3+1)d gauge theories whose fusion rules are the higher-dimensional analogs of those of the Kramers-Wannier defect in the (1+1)d critical Ising model. As in the lower-dimensional case, the presence of such non-invertible defects implies self-duality under a particular gauging of their discrete (higher-form) symmetries. Examples of theories with such a defect include SO(3) Yang-Mills (YM) at $\theta = \pi$, $\mathcal{N}=1$ SO(3) super YM, and $\mathcal{N}=4$ SU(2) super YM at $\tau = i$. We also introduce an analogous construction in (2+1)d, and give a number of examples in Chern-Simons-matter theories.

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