Duality, asymptotic charges and algebraic topology in mixed symmetry tensor gauge theories and applications

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Main Author: Manzoni, Federico
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contents Recently the duality map between electric-like asymptotic charges of $p$-form gauge theories is studied. The outcome is an existence and uniqueness theorem and the topological nature of the duality map. The goal of this work is to extend that theorem in the case of mixed symmetry tensor gauge theories in order to have a deeper understanding of exotic gauge theories, of the non-trivial charges associated to them and of the duality of their observables. Unlike the simpler case of $p$-form gauge theories, here we need to develop some mathematical tools. The crucial points are to view a mixed symmetry tensor as a Young projected object of the $N$-multi-form space and to develop an analogue of de Rham complex for mixed symmetry tensors. As a result, if the underlying manifold satisfy appropriate conditions, the duality map can be proven to exist and to be unique ensuring the charge of a description has information on the dual ones. Moreover, we provide some physical applications ranging form fractons and higher symmetries to string theory and holography.
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Manzoni, Federico
Mathematical Physics
High Energy Physics - Theory
Recently the duality map between electric-like asymptotic charges of $p$-form gauge theories is studied. The outcome is an existence and uniqueness theorem and the topological nature of the duality map. The goal of this work is to extend that theorem in the case of mixed symmetry tensor gauge theories in order to have a deeper understanding of exotic gauge theories, of the non-trivial charges associated to them and of the duality of their observables. Unlike the simpler case of $p$-form gauge theories, here we need to develop some mathematical tools. The crucial points are to view a mixed symmetry tensor as a Young projected object of the $N$-multi-form space and to develop an analogue of de Rham complex for mixed symmetry tensors. As a result, if the underlying manifold satisfy appropriate conditions, the duality map can be proven to exist and to be unique ensuring the charge of a description has information on the dual ones. Moreover, we provide some physical applications ranging form fractons and higher symmetries to string theory and holography.
title Duality, asymptotic charges and algebraic topology in mixed symmetry tensor gauge theories and applications
topic Mathematical Physics
High Energy Physics - Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.05104