ICTP lectures on (non-) invertible generalized symmetries

S Schäfer-Nameki - Physics Reports, 2024 - Elsevier
What comprises a global symmetry of a Quantum Field Theory (QFT) has been vastly
expanded in the past 10 years to include not only symmetries acting on higher-dimensional …

Lectures on generalized symmetries

L Bhardwaj, LE Bottini, L Fraser-Taliente, L Gladden… - Physics Reports, 2024 - Elsevier
These are a set of lecture notes on generalized global symmetries in quantum field theory.
The focus is on invertible symmetries with a few comments regarding non-invertible …

Symmetry TFTs and anomalies of non-invertible symmetries

J Kaidi, E Nardoni, G Zafrir, Y Zheng - Journal of High Energy Physics, 2023 - Springer
A bstract It is known that the't Hooft anomalies of invertible global symmetries can be
characterized by an invertible TQFT in one higher dimension. The analogous statement …

Anomalies of non-invertible symmetries in (3+ 1) d

C Córdova, PS Hsin, C Zhang - SciPost Physics, 2024 - scipost.org
Anomalies of global symmetries are important tools for understanding the dynamics of
quantum systems. We investigate anomalies of non-invertible symmetries in 3+ 1d using 4+ …

Non-invertible symmetries and higher representation theory I

T Bartsch, M Bullimore, AEV Ferrari, J Pearson - SciPost Physics, 2024 - scipost.org
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the global categorical symmetries that arise when
gauging finite higher groups in three or more dimensions. The motivation is to provide a …

Generalized charges, part I: Invertible symmetries and higher representations

L Bhardwaj, S Schäfer-Nameki - SciPost Physics, 2024 - scipost.org
Abstract $ q $-charges describe the possible actions of a generalized symmetry on $ q $-
dimensional operators. In Part I of this series of papers, we describe $ q $-charges for …

Gapped phases with non-invertible symmetries:(1+ 1) d

L Bhardwaj, LE Bottini, D Pajer, S Schäfer-Nameki - SciPost Physics, 2025 - scipost.org
We propose a general framework to characterize gapped infra-red (IR) phases of theories
with non-invertible (or categorical) symmetries. In this paper we focus on (1+ 1) d gapped …

Introduction to generalized global symmetries in QFT and particle physics

TD Brennan, S Hong - ar**
technique for studying quantum field theories. It has given us new insights into the structure …

Aspects of categorical symmetries from branes: SymTFTs and generalized charges

F Apruzzi, F Bonetti, DSW Gould, S Schäfer-Nameki - SciPost Physics, 2024 - scipost.org
Recently it has been observed that branes in geometric engineering and holography have a
striking connection with generalized global symmetries. In this paper we argue that branes …

Top down approach to topological duality defects

JJ Heckman, M Hübner, E Torres, X Yu, HY Zhang - Physical Review D, 2023 - APS
Topological duality defects arise as codimension one generalized symmetry operators in
quantum field theories (QFTs) with a duality symmetry. Recent investigations have shown …