Fermionic higher-form symmetries
Yi-Nan Wang, Yi Zhang
Abstract
In this paper, we explore a new type of global symmetries - the fermionic higher-form symmetries. They are generated by topological operators with fermionic parameter, which act on fermionic extended objects. We present a set of field theory examples with fermionic higher-form symmetries, which are constructed from fermionic tensor fields. They include the free fermionic tensor theories, a new type of fermionic topological quantum field theories, as well as the exotic 6d (4,0) theory. We also discuss the gauging and breaking of such global symmetries and the relation to the no global symmetry swampland conjecture.
Topics & Concepts
Homogeneous spaceSymmetry (geometry)Tensor (intrinsic definition)Theoretical physicsPhysicsType (biology)ConjectureField (mathematics)Mathematical physicsMathematicsPure mathematicsGeometryEcologyBiologyBlack Holes and Theoretical PhysicsNoncommutative and Quantum Gravity TheoriesCosmology and Gravitation Theories