Dichromatic state sum models for four-manifolds from pivotal functors

A family of invariants of smooth, oriented four-dimensional manifolds is defined via handle decompositions and the Kirby calculus of framed link diagrams. The invariants are parametrised by a pivotal functor from a spherical fusion category into a ribbon fusion category. A state sum formula for the...

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Main Authors: Bärenz, Manuel, Barrett, John W.
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Published: Springer 2018
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/47124/
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description A family of invariants of smooth, oriented four-dimensional manifolds is defined via handle decompositions and the Kirby calculus of framed link diagrams. The invariants are parametrised by a pivotal functor from a spherical fusion category into a ribbon fusion category. A state sum formula for the invariant is constructed via the chain-mail procedure, so a large class of topological state sum models can be expressed as link invariants. Most prominently, the Crane-Yetter state sum over an arbitrary ribbon fusion category is recovered, including the nonmodular case. It is shown that the Crane-Yetter invariant for nonmodular categories is stronger than signature and Euler invariant. A special case is the four-dimensional untwisted Dijkgraaf-Witten model. Derivations of state space dimensions of TQFTs arising from the state sum model agree with recent calculations of ground state degeneracies in Walker-Wang models. Relations to different approaches to quantum gravity such as Cartan geometry and teleparallel gravity are also discussed.
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spelling nottingham-471242020-05-04T19:43:47Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/47124/ Dichromatic state sum models for four-manifolds from pivotal functors Bärenz, Manuel Barrett, John W. A family of invariants of smooth, oriented four-dimensional manifolds is defined via handle decompositions and the Kirby calculus of framed link diagrams. The invariants are parametrised by a pivotal functor from a spherical fusion category into a ribbon fusion category. A state sum formula for the invariant is constructed via the chain-mail procedure, so a large class of topological state sum models can be expressed as link invariants. Most prominently, the Crane-Yetter state sum over an arbitrary ribbon fusion category is recovered, including the nonmodular case. It is shown that the Crane-Yetter invariant for nonmodular categories is stronger than signature and Euler invariant. A special case is the four-dimensional untwisted Dijkgraaf-Witten model. Derivations of state space dimensions of TQFTs arising from the state sum model agree with recent calculations of ground state degeneracies in Walker-Wang models. Relations to different approaches to quantum gravity such as Cartan geometry and teleparallel gravity are also discussed. Springer 2018-06-30 Article PeerReviewed Bärenz, Manuel and Barrett, John W. (2018) Dichromatic state sum models for four-manifolds from pivotal functors. Communications in Mathematical Physics, 360 (2). pp. 663-714. ISSN 1432-0916 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00220-017-3012-9 doi:10.1007/s00220-017-3012-9 doi:10.1007/s00220-017-3012-9
spellingShingle Bärenz, Manuel
Barrett, John W.
Dichromatic state sum models for four-manifolds from pivotal functors
title Dichromatic state sum models for four-manifolds from pivotal functors
title_full Dichromatic state sum models for four-manifolds from pivotal functors
title_fullStr Dichromatic state sum models for four-manifolds from pivotal functors
title_full_unstemmed Dichromatic state sum models for four-manifolds from pivotal functors
title_short Dichromatic state sum models for four-manifolds from pivotal functors
title_sort dichromatic state sum models for four-manifolds from pivotal functors
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/47124/
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