Fiber 2-functor conjecture for parameterized 2+1d non-chiral SPT phases

Let C\mathcal{C} be a fusion 2-category and let 2Vec2\operatorname{Vec} be the 2-category of finite semisimple 1-categories. A fiber 2-functor is a tensor 2-functor F:C2VecF:\mathcal{C}\rightarrow2\operatorname{Vec}. The fiber 2-functor conjecture. For non-chiral 2+1d SPT states labeled by FF, S1S^1-parameterized families are classified by the group of isomorphism classes of monoidal natural automorphisms of FF, while S2S^2-parameterized families are classified by the group of invertible monoidal modifications of the identity natural transformation of FF. The conjecture extends the categorical description of SPT phases to parameterized families in higher dimensions; the paper gives consistency checks and examples, but the general claim remains open.

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Kansei Inamura and Shuhei Ohyama, “1+1d SPT phases with fusion category symmetry: interface modes and non-abelian Thouless pump”, arXiv:2408.15960 (2026).

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