Quantum Double Actions on Operator Algebras and Orbifold Quantum Field Theories |
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Authors: | Michael Müger |
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Institution: | II. Institut für Theoretische Physik, Universit?t Hamburg, Luruper Chaussee 149, D-22761 Hamburg, Germany. E-mail: mueger@x4u2.desy.de, DE
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Abstract: | Starting from a local quantum field theory with an unbroken compact symmetry group G in 1+1-dimensional spacetime we construct disorder fields implementing gauge transformations on the fields (order variables)
localized in a wedge region. Enlarging the local algebras by these disorder fields we obtain a nonlocal field theory, the
fixpoint algebras of which under the appropriately extended action of the group G are shown to satisfy Haag duality in every simple sector. The specifically 1+1 dimensional phenomenon of violation of Haag
duality of fixpoint nets is thereby clarified. In the case of a finite group G the extended theory is acted upon in a completely canonical way by the quantum double D(G) and satisfies R-matrix commutation relations as well as a Verlinde algebra. Furthermore, our methods are suitable for a
concise and transparent approach to bosonization.
The main technical ingredient is a strengthened version of the split property which is expected to hold in all reasonable
massive theories. In the appendices (part of) the results are extended to arbitrary locally compact groups and our methods
are adapted to chiral theories on the circle.
Received: 4 September 1996 / Accepted: 6 May 1997 |
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