Corner Quantization of 4D $BF$ Theory
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| author | Canepa, Giovanni Cattaneo, Alberto S. Fila-Robattino, Filippo Leupp, Timon |
| author_facet | Canepa, Giovanni Cattaneo, Alberto S. Fila-Robattino, Filippo Leupp, Timon |
| contents | This note studies the quantized corner structure of four-dimensional $BF$ theory, classifies the associated free and physical corner algebras and constructs possible representations. In the abelian case, for arbitrary closed oriented surfaces and in the presence or absence of a cosmological term, explicit presentations of the corner algebras are obtained in terms of generators and relations, identifying them as infinite-dimensional oscillator-type Lie algebras with an abelian summand. A construction of infinite families of simple modules via bosonic Fock space representations is provided. In the non-abelian case on the torus, the corner algebras are described as quotients constructed from the central extensions of double-loop algebras over certain non-semisimple Lie algebras. A construction of infinite families of simple Fock-type modules of the free corner algebra via an induced module procedure is also provided. The resulting modules descend only trivially to the physical quotient, revealing an obstruction in the present construction in the non-abelian setting. |
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| spellingShingle | Corner Quantization of 4D $BF$ Theory Canepa, Giovanni Cattaneo, Alberto S. Fila-Robattino, Filippo Leupp, Timon Mathematical Physics High Energy Physics - Theory Quantum Algebra Representation Theory 81R10 (Primary), 81T70, 17B65, 57R56 (Secondary) This note studies the quantized corner structure of four-dimensional $BF$ theory, classifies the associated free and physical corner algebras and constructs possible representations. In the abelian case, for arbitrary closed oriented surfaces and in the presence or absence of a cosmological term, explicit presentations of the corner algebras are obtained in terms of generators and relations, identifying them as infinite-dimensional oscillator-type Lie algebras with an abelian summand. A construction of infinite families of simple modules via bosonic Fock space representations is provided. In the non-abelian case on the torus, the corner algebras are described as quotients constructed from the central extensions of double-loop algebras over certain non-semisimple Lie algebras. A construction of infinite families of simple Fock-type modules of the free corner algebra via an induced module procedure is also provided. The resulting modules descend only trivially to the physical quotient, revealing an obstruction in the present construction in the non-abelian setting. |
| title | Corner Quantization of 4D $BF$ Theory |
| topic | Mathematical Physics High Energy Physics - Theory Quantum Algebra Representation Theory 81R10 (Primary), 81T70, 17B65, 57R56 (Secondary) |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.30006 |