The factorization-algebra Noether theorem

Let \cT\cT be a quantum field theory on a manifold MM, and let XX be a sheaf of derived stacks on MM. A factorizing line bundle on the prefactorization space XcX_c is a line bundle with coherent isomorphisms compatible with the factorization products. The notation \DistXc\mcL\Dist_{X_c}^{\mc{L}} denotes distributions on XcX_c twisted by such a line bundle, and \Obs\cT\Obs_\cT denotes the prefactorization algebra of observables of \cT\cT.

Non-perturbative Noether theorem. If \cT\cT has XX-symmetry, then there exists a factorizing line bundle \mcL\mc{L} on the prefactorization space XcX_c and a map of prefactorization algebras

J:\DistXc\mcL\Obs\cT.J: \Dist_{X_c}^{\mc{L}} \to \Obs_\cT.

This is proposed as the non-perturbative analogue of Noether's theorem for quantum field theories. The factorizing line bundle incorporates possible ’t Hooft anomalies, while the map sends the corresponding twisted distributions to observables. The source excerpt does not establish the assertion or state a resolution, so its status is open.

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Kevin Costello and Owen Gwilliam, “Factorization algebra”, arXiv:2310.06137 (2023).

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