Freed–Hopkins classification conjecture for reflection-positive invertible QFTs

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Let G={Gd,sd,ρd}d∈Z≥0G=\{G_d,s_d,\rho_d\}_{d\in\mathbb{Z}_{\geq 0}} be a tangential structure, and let IC×I\mathbb{C}^{\times} denote the Brown–Comenetz dual of the sphere. Write IΩGI\Omega^G for the corresponding generalized cohomology theory, and let nn be the spacetime dimension. A Freed–Hopkins classification conjecture asserts that deformation classes of reflection-positive invertible nn-dimensional fully extended field theories with symmetry type GG are in one-to-one correspondence with

(IΩG)n+1(pt⁡).(I\Omega^G)^{n+1}(\operatorname{pt}).

This conjecture proposes a generalized-cohomological classification of invertible topological QFTs and, consequently, of anomalies. The symmetry types in the original Freed–Hopkins formulation satisfy additional conditions beyond the tangential structures described here; the general status of the proposed classification is not resolved in the supplied source.

References

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Mayuko Yamashita, “Invertible QFTs and differential Anderson duals”, arXiv:2304.08833 (2023).

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