Particle-Soliton Degeneracy in 2D Quantum Chromodynamics
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| author | Cordova, Clay García-Sepúlveda, Diego Holfester, Nicholas |
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| contents | Quantum chromodynamics in two spacetime dimensions admits a finite non-invertible symmetry described mathematically by a fusion category. This symmetry is spontaneously broken at long distances, leading to distinct vacua. When the theory has a mass gap, the spectrum is therefore characterized by particle excitations above a single vacuum and soliton sectors interpolating between vacua. We use anyon condensation and the representation theory of fusion categories to obtain exact results about this spectrum, exhibiting the allowed multiplets. Often, particles and solitons are in the same representation and therefore must have equal masses. Furthermore, the fusion category symmetry frequently implies the existence of certain stable states in the spectrum. The resulting degeneracies are encoded in quiver diagrams where nodes are vacua and arrows are excited states. |
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| spellingShingle | Particle-Soliton Degeneracy in 2D Quantum Chromodynamics Cordova, Clay García-Sepúlveda, Diego Holfester, Nicholas High Energy Physics - Theory Strongly Correlated Electrons Quantum Algebra Quantum chromodynamics in two spacetime dimensions admits a finite non-invertible symmetry described mathematically by a fusion category. This symmetry is spontaneously broken at long distances, leading to distinct vacua. When the theory has a mass gap, the spectrum is therefore characterized by particle excitations above a single vacuum and soliton sectors interpolating between vacua. We use anyon condensation and the representation theory of fusion categories to obtain exact results about this spectrum, exhibiting the allowed multiplets. Often, particles and solitons are in the same representation and therefore must have equal masses. Furthermore, the fusion category symmetry frequently implies the existence of certain stable states in the spectrum. The resulting degeneracies are encoded in quiver diagrams where nodes are vacua and arrows are excited states. |
| title | Particle-Soliton Degeneracy in 2D Quantum Chromodynamics |
| topic | High Energy Physics - Theory Strongly Correlated Electrons Quantum Algebra |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.21153 |