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D-branes and K-theory in 2D topological field theory

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This expository paper describes sewing conditions in two-dimensional open/closed topological field theory. We include a description of the G-equivariant case, where G is a finite group. We determine the category of boundary conditions in the case that the closed string algebra is semisimple. In this case we find that sewing constraints -- the most primitive form of worldsheet locality -- already imply that D-branes are (G-twisted) vector bundles on spacetime. We comment on extensions to cochain-valued theories and various applications. Finally, we give uniform proofs of all relevant sewing theorems using Morse theory.

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Topological symmetry in quantum field theory

hep-th · 2022-09-15 · unverdicted · novelty 5.0

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math.RA · 2019-07-11 · unverdicted · novelty 3.0

Surveys nearly Frobenius algebras, generalizations of Frobenius algebras without traces, along with basic results and applications in geometry, topology, and representation theory.

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