A boundary characterization of Turaev-Viro TQFTs

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Main Authors: Steffen, Max-Niklas, Schweigert, Christoph
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author Steffen, Max-Niklas
Schweigert, Christoph
author_facet Steffen, Max-Niklas
Schweigert, Christoph
contents We consider three-dimensional topological field theories on manifolds with boundary defects and identify explicit boundary locality conditions. These conditions imply a state sum construction of the given TQFT. As a consistency check, we prove that Turaev-Viro state sum models obey the boundary locality conditions. Recent progress (arXiv:2410.18049v1) in the description of defects in Dijkgraaf-Witten theories enables us to show that these theories likewise satisfy boundary locality. This directly implies that Dijkgraaf-Witten theories with boundary defects admit a state sum description.
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spellingShingle A boundary characterization of Turaev-Viro TQFTs
Steffen, Max-Niklas
Schweigert, Christoph
Quantum Algebra
Geometric Topology
We consider three-dimensional topological field theories on manifolds with boundary defects and identify explicit boundary locality conditions. These conditions imply a state sum construction of the given TQFT. As a consistency check, we prove that Turaev-Viro state sum models obey the boundary locality conditions. Recent progress (arXiv:2410.18049v1) in the description of defects in Dijkgraaf-Witten theories enables us to show that these theories likewise satisfy boundary locality. This directly implies that Dijkgraaf-Witten theories with boundary defects admit a state sum description.
title A boundary characterization of Turaev-Viro TQFTs
topic Quantum Algebra
Geometric Topology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.13759