Time-reversal anomalies of QCD3 and QED3

Abstract Anomalies of global symmetry provide powerful tool to constrain the dynamics of quantum systems, such as anomaly matching in the renormalization group flow and obstruction to symmetric mass generation. In this note we compute the anomalies in 2+1d time-reversal symmetric gauge theories with...

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Main Author: Po-Shen Hsin
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Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2024-10-01
Series:Journal of High Energy Physics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP10(2024)098
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description Abstract Anomalies of global symmetry provide powerful tool to constrain the dynamics of quantum systems, such as anomaly matching in the renormalization group flow and obstruction to symmetric mass generation. In this note we compute the anomalies in 2+1d time-reversal symmetric gauge theories with massless fermions in the fundamental and rank-two tensor representations, where the gauge groups are SU(N), SO(N), Sp(N), U(1). The fermion parity is part of the gauge group and the theories are bosonic. The time-reversal symmetry satisfies T 2 = 1 or T 2 = M $$ \mathcal{M} $$ where M $$ \mathcal{M} $$ is an internal magnetic symmetry. We show that some of the bosonic gauge theories have time-reversal anomaly with c − ≠ 0 mod 8 that is absent in fermionic systems. The anomalies of the gauge theories can be nontrivial even when the number of Majorana fermions is a multiple of 16 and ν = 0.
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spelling doaj-art-88557badf01241efba98dbb72e31e88f2024-12-08T12:13:21ZengSpringerOpenJournal of High Energy Physics1029-84792024-10-0120241012410.1007/JHEP10(2024)098Time-reversal anomalies of QCD3 and QED3Po-Shen Hsin0Mani L. Bhaumik Institute for Theoretical PhysicsAbstract Anomalies of global symmetry provide powerful tool to constrain the dynamics of quantum systems, such as anomaly matching in the renormalization group flow and obstruction to symmetric mass generation. In this note we compute the anomalies in 2+1d time-reversal symmetric gauge theories with massless fermions in the fundamental and rank-two tensor representations, where the gauge groups are SU(N), SO(N), Sp(N), U(1). The fermion parity is part of the gauge group and the theories are bosonic. The time-reversal symmetry satisfies T 2 = 1 or T 2 = M $$ \mathcal{M} $$ where M $$ \mathcal{M} $$ is an internal magnetic symmetry. We show that some of the bosonic gauge theories have time-reversal anomaly with c − ≠ 0 mod 8 that is absent in fermionic systems. The anomalies of the gauge theories can be nontrivial even when the number of Majorana fermions is a multiple of 16 and ν = 0.https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP10(2024)098Anomalies in Field and String TheoriesField Theories in Lower DimensionsGlobal SymmetriesSpace-Time Symmetries
spellingShingle Po-Shen Hsin
Time-reversal anomalies of QCD3 and QED3
Journal of High Energy Physics
Anomalies in Field and String Theories
Field Theories in Lower Dimensions
Global Symmetries
Space-Time Symmetries
title Time-reversal anomalies of QCD3 and QED3
title_full Time-reversal anomalies of QCD3 and QED3
title_fullStr Time-reversal anomalies of QCD3 and QED3
title_full_unstemmed Time-reversal anomalies of QCD3 and QED3
title_short Time-reversal anomalies of QCD3 and QED3
title_sort time reversal anomalies of qcd3 and qed3
topic Anomalies in Field and String Theories
Field Theories in Lower Dimensions
Global Symmetries
Space-Time Symmetries
url https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP10(2024)098
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