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arxiv: 2112.02092 · v3 · pith:FBHKZXUZnew · submitted 2021-12-03 · ✦ hep-th

Symmetry TFTs from String Theory

Fabio Apruzzi , Federico Bonetti , I\~naki Garc\'ia Etxebarria , Saghar S. Hosseini , Sakura Schafer-Nameki This is my paper

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keywords Symmetry TFTM-theory compactificationshigher-form symmetriesdifferential cohomology11d supergravity5d SCFTs7d super-Yang-Mills't Hooft anomalies
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M-theory on non-compact spaces yields a Symmetry TFT that encodes higher-form symmetries and their anomalies for the resulting QFTs.

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The paper sets out to derive the Symmetry TFT, a (d+1)-dimensional topological field theory, directly from M-theory compactifications on a non-compact space X. This TFT captures the higher-form symmetries and 't Hooft anomalies of the d-dimensional QFT that arises from the compactification. The construction proceeds by reducing the topological sector of 11d supergravity on the boundary of X, with a reformulation in differential cohomology that includes torsion classes as background fields for discrete symmetries. The method is applied to concrete cases including 7d super-Yang-Mills from ADE quotients of C² and 5d superconformal theories from Sasaki-Einstein links of Calabi-Yau cones, and is cross-checked with type IIB 5-brane webs. It covers both Lagrangian and non-Lagrangian theories.

Core claim

The Symmetry TFT is obtained by reducing the topological sector of 11d supergravity on the boundary ∂X of the compactification space X. A differential-cohomology reformulation of supergravity is used so that torsion in the cohomology of ∂X supplies the background fields for discrete higher-form symmetries.

What carries the argument

The Symmetry TFT, produced by reducing the topological sector of 11d supergravity on ∂X in differential cohomology, which supplies background fields for discrete higher-form symmetries.

If this is right

  • The framework fixes the higher-form symmetries of 7d super-Yang-Mills theories obtained from ADE singularities.
  • It supplies the SymTFT for 5d superconformal field theories arising from Sasaki-Einstein links of Calabi-Yau three-fold cones.
  • The same reduction applies equally to Lagrangian and non-Lagrangian theories.
  • An independent derivation of the same SymTFTs follows from the asymptotic data of type IIB 5-brane webs.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • The construction may extend to compactifications in other string theories or to different dimensions where a similar topological sector can be isolated.
  • It offers a route to compute mixed anomalies that involve both ordinary and higher-form symmetries in a uniform geometric language.
  • The boundary reduction perspective could connect to holographic realizations of the same symmetries.

Load-bearing premise

The topological sector of 11d supergravity can be isolated and reduced on the boundary ∂X using a reformulation in differential cohomology that correctly captures torsion classes corresponding to discrete symmetry background fields.

What would settle it

An explicit mismatch, for a known theory such as 7d super-Yang-Mills on C²/Γ_ADE, between the higher-form symmetries and anomalies read off from the M-theory-derived SymTFT and those obtained by any other method would falsify the central claim.

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We determine the $d+1$ dimensional topological field theory, which encodes the higher-form symmetries and their 't Hooft anomalies for $d$-dimensional QFTs obtained by compactifying M-theory on a non-compact space $X$. The resulting theory, which we call the Symmetry TFT, or SymTFT for short, is derived by reducing the topological sector of 11d supergravity on the boundary $\partial X$ of the space $X$. Central to this endeavour is a reformulation of supergravity in terms of differential cohomology, which allows the inclusion of torsion in cohomology of the space $\partial X$, which in turn gives rise to the background fields for discrete (in particular higher-form) symmetries. We apply this framework to 7d super-Yang Mills where $X= \mathbb{C}^2/\Gamma_{ADE}$, as well as the Sasaki-Einstein links of Calabi-Yau three-fold cones that give rise to 5d superconformal field theories. This M-theory analysis is complemented with a IIB 5-brane web approach, where we derive the SymTFTs from the asymptotics of the 5-brane webs. Our methods apply to both Lagrangian and non-Lagrangian theories, and allow for many generalisations.

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Referee Report

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Summary. The paper claims to derive the (d+1)-dimensional Symmetry TFT (SymTFT) that encodes higher-form symmetries and their 't Hooft anomalies for d-dimensional QFTs obtained from M-theory compactifications on non-compact spaces X. The SymTFT is obtained by reducing the topological sector of 11d supergravity on the boundary ∂X, with a key reformulation in differential cohomology to incorporate torsion classes as discrete symmetry backgrounds. The framework is applied to 7d super-Yang-Mills theories from X = ℂ²/Γ_ADE and to 5d SCFTs from Sasaki-Einstein links of Calabi-Yau cones, with a complementary derivation from IIB 5-brane webs; the methods are stated to apply to both Lagrangian and non-Lagrangian theories.

Significance. If the central derivation holds, the result supplies a systematic string-theoretic origin for SymTFTs directly from the topological sector of 11d supergravity (and its IIB counterpart), applicable to a broad class of theories including non-Lagrangian ones. This would provide a unified way to extract symmetry data and anomalies from geometry without relying on Lagrangian descriptions, complementing existing field-theory approaches to higher-form symmetries.

major comments (2)
  1. [Abstract, paragraph 2] Abstract, paragraph 2: The claim that the differential-cohomology reformulation of 11d supergravity correctly isolates the topological sector and captures all torsion classes on ∂X (thereby encoding discrete symmetry backgrounds and 't Hooft anomalies) is load-bearing for the entire construction, yet the manuscript provides no independent verification or detailed derivation of this step for non-compact X; the 7d SYM and 5d SCFT applications are presented only as named consistency checks rather than explicit computations that test the reformulation.
  2. [Applications to 7d SYM and 5d SCFTs] Applications section (7d SYM and 5d SCFT examples): The manuscript states that the framework reproduces the expected SymTFTs for these geometries, but without showing the explicit reduction steps, the resulting SymTFT action, or comparison to known anomaly polynomials, it is impossible to assess whether bulk-boundary mixing or higher-order corrections have been missed.
minor comments (1)
  1. [Abstract] The abstract and introduction would benefit from a brief statement of the precise differential-cohomology data (e.g., which cohomology groups are used for the background fields) to make the central technical step clearer to readers.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for their careful reading and constructive comments on our manuscript. We address each major point below, agreeing where additional explicit derivations are warranted and committing to revisions that strengthen the presentation without altering the core claims.

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  1. Referee: [Abstract, paragraph 2] The claim that the differential-cohomology reformulation of 11d supergravity correctly isolates the topological sector and captures all torsion classes on ∂X (thereby encoding discrete symmetry backgrounds and 't Hooft anomalies) is load-bearing for the entire construction, yet the manuscript provides no independent verification or detailed derivation of this step for non-compact X; the 7d SYM and 5d SCFT applications are presented only as named consistency checks rather than explicit computations that test the reformulation.

    Authors: We acknowledge that the differential-cohomology reformulation is central to isolating the topological sector and incorporating torsion. Section 2 of the manuscript derives the SymTFT by reducing the 11d supergravity topological terms on ∂X using differential cohomology, with the boundary treated as a closed manifold even for non-compact X. The reformulation follows standard constructions in the literature for capturing torsion classes as discrete symmetry backgrounds. However, we agree that the manuscript would benefit from a more self-contained elaboration of this step specifically for non-compact geometries and an explicit check against a known case. We will revise by adding a dedicated paragraph in Section 2 with the key steps of the reduction and a brief independent consistency check using a simple example geometry. revision: yes

  2. Referee: [Applications to 7d SYM and 5d SCFTs] The manuscript states that the framework reproduces the expected SymTFTs for these geometries, but without showing the explicit reduction steps, the resulting SymTFT action, or comparison to known anomaly polynomials, it is impossible to assess whether bulk-boundary mixing or higher-order corrections have been missed.

    Authors: We agree that the applications are presented primarily as illustrations of the general framework rather than fully expanded computations. The manuscript outlines the geometries (X = ℂ²/Γ_ADE for 7d SYM and Sasaki-Einstein links for 5d SCFTs) and states the resulting SymTFTs, but does not display the intermediate reduction steps or direct comparison to anomaly polynomials. To address this, we will expand the applications section to include the explicit reduction for the 7d SYM case, derive the SymTFT action term by term, and compare it to the known 't Hooft anomaly polynomials from the field-theory literature. For the 5d SCFT examples we will add the corresponding reduction outline and geometric consistency checks, while noting that full anomaly polynomials are not always available for non-Lagrangian theories. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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Derivation from 11d SUGRA topological sector via differential cohomology reformulation is independent of target QFTs

full rationale

The paper derives the SymTFT by reducing the topological sector of 11d supergravity on ∂X, with differential cohomology reformulation presented as the enabling mathematical tool (abstract). Applications to 7d SYM (X=C²/Γ_ADE) and 5d SCFTs (Sasaki-Einstein links) are described as consistency checks and complements (including IIB 5-brane webs), not as inputs that define or fit the general result. No load-bearing self-citation, self-definitional step, or fitted-input-called-prediction is exhibited in the claimed derivation chain; the central construction begins from external 11d SUGRA and differential cohomology.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

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The central claim rests on standard background assumptions from 11d supergravity and differential cohomology rather than new fitted parameters or invented entities; no free parameters are introduced in the abstract.

axioms (2)
  • domain assumption 11d supergravity possesses an isolatable topological sector whose reduction on the boundary of a non-compact space yields a well-defined (d+1)-dimensional TFT encoding symmetries and anomalies.
    Invoked in the second sentence of the abstract as the starting point for the SymTFT derivation.
  • domain assumption Differential cohomology correctly incorporates torsion classes in the cohomology of ∂X as background fields for discrete higher-form symmetries.
    Stated explicitly in the abstract as central to including discrete symmetries.

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