Author
Bartels, A
Douglas, C
Henriques, A
DOI
10.1090/memo/1237
Issue
1237
Volume
258
Last updated
2022-08-02T14:28:36.403+01:00
Abstract
Conformal nets provide a mathematical model for conformal field theory. We define a notion of defect between conformal nets, formalizing the idea of an interaction between two conformal field theories. We introduce an operation of fusion of defects, and prove that the fusion of two defects is again a defect, provided the fusion occurs over a conformal net of finite index. There is a notion of sector (or bimodule) between two defects, and operations of horizontal and vertical fusion of such sectors. Our most difficult technical result is that the horizontal fusion of the vacuum sectors of two defects is isomorphic to the vacuum sector of the fused defect. Equipped with this isomorphism, we construct the basic interchange isomorphism between the horizontal fusion of two vertical fusions and the vertical fusion of two horizontal fusions of sectors.
Symplectic ID
668625
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Publication type
Book
ISBN-13
9781470450656
Publication date
20 Feb 2019