Generalized-cohomology conjecture for invertible topological phases

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For invertible phases, let Θd\Theta_d be the space appearing in the internal- and spatial-symmetry classification conjectures. Let ΩΘd+1\Omega\Theta_{d+1} denote the based loop space consisting of maps γ:[0,1]→Θd+1\gamma:[0,1]\to\Theta_{d+1} satisfying γ(0)=γ(1)=ϑ∗\gamma(0)=\gamma(1)=\vartheta_*, where ϑ∗∈Θd+1\vartheta_*\in\Theta_{d+1} is a basepoint representing the trivial vacuum state. Write ≃\simeq for homotopy equivalence.

Generalized-cohomology conjecture. The spaces Θd\Theta_d can be chosen to satisfy

Θd≃ΩΘd+1.\Theta_d\simeq\Omega\Theta_{d+1}.

This assumption supplies the generalized-cohomology structure used for invertible crystalline phases and is attributed in the paper to earlier work. No resolution is given in the supplied text.

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Dominic V. Else and Ryan Thorngren, “Crystalline topological phases as defect networks”, arXiv:1810.10539 (2019).

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