Fractonic self-duality and covariant magnetic fractons
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| author | Bertolini, Erica Palumbo, Giandomenico |
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| contents | Fractons, excitations with restricted mobility, have emerged as a novel paradigm in high-energy and condensed matter physics, revealing deep connections to gauge theories and gravity. Here, we propose a tensorial generalization of electromagnetic duality using a doubled-potential framework with two symmetric tensor gauge fields. This approach symmetrically describes electric and magnetic sectors, introducing covariant magnetic fractons with reduced mobility and supporting a genuine fractonic self-duality. Notably, we find the absence of a Witten-like effect in the covariant fractonic case, precluding the emergence of fractonic dyons. |
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| spellingShingle | Fractonic self-duality and covariant magnetic fractons Bertolini, Erica Palumbo, Giandomenico High Energy Physics - Theory Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Strongly Correlated Electrons General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology Fractons, excitations with restricted mobility, have emerged as a novel paradigm in high-energy and condensed matter physics, revealing deep connections to gauge theories and gravity. Here, we propose a tensorial generalization of electromagnetic duality using a doubled-potential framework with two symmetric tensor gauge fields. This approach symmetrically describes electric and magnetic sectors, introducing covariant magnetic fractons with reduced mobility and supporting a genuine fractonic self-duality. Notably, we find the absence of a Witten-like effect in the covariant fractonic case, precluding the emergence of fractonic dyons. |
| title | Fractonic self-duality and covariant magnetic fractons |
| topic | High Energy Physics - Theory Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Strongly Correlated Electrons General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.18510 |