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Is there an integral fusion category of the Ising type?

In [EGNO, Section 8.27.3], we read: Any braided fusion category ${\mathcal C}$ is obtained from a weakly anisotropic category (namely, the core of ${\mathcal C}$) using finite groups (via the ...
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Is there a non-split super-modular positive integral fusion category?

We reference [EGNO] for the concept of a braided fusion category. Following the conventions in [JFR], let $\mathcal{C}$ denote a braided fusion category equipped with a braiding $\beta$, and let $\...
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Is the rank of an integral MTC an upper bound for the prime factors of its FPdim?

In this post, the abbreviation "MTC" and "FPdim" stand for "Modular Tensor Category" and "Frobenius-Perron dimension". From [DLN, Theorem II (iii)], where the ...
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Simple modular tensor category and zero entries in its S-matrix

Question 1: Is there a simple modular fusion category with a zero entry in its S-matrix? (or equivalently, with a fusion matrix of zero determinant?) Yes, by this answer below providing the example $\...
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Is there a non-pointed simple integral modular fusion category?

The complex field $\mathbb{C}$ is assumed to be the base field. Let WGT stand for weakly group-theoretical; then [ENO11, Question 2] asks whether the following holds: Statement 1 (open): There is a ...
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Vertex operator algebras and modular fusion categories

Let $\mathcal{V}$ be a vertex operator algebra (VOA), and let $\mathcal{C} = \text{Rep}(\mathcal{V})$ be the tensor category of $\mathcal{V}$-modules. It is a conjecture by Vaughan Jones whether every ...
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Different modular data with same T-matrix

Modular data (MD) is an invariant of a modular fusion category $\mathcal{C}$. It is a couple of symmetric matrices $S, T \in M_r(\mathbb{C})$ with: $r$ the rank of $\mathcal{C}$, $S$ invertible, $T$ ...
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Relation between the modular categories SU(2)_n and Sp(n)_1

The online database [1] provides a list of some modular tensor categories classified by rank. Let us consider the two modular categories denoted kmA1_$\ell$ and kmC$\ell$_1 (i.e. Kac Moody $A_1$ level ...
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Quantum dimension in the Drinfeld center

Let $\mathcal{C}$ be a spherical tensor category. It is known that the Drinfeld center of $\mathcal{C}$ is modular (and therefore also spherical), see for example, Corollary 8.20.14 in [1]. Recall the ...
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How to make a premodular category a modular tensor category?

A premodular category (also called ribbon fusion category) is roughly speaking a tensor category where fusion and braiding of the objects are defined. With an extra nondegeneracy condition for the ...
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How weird can Modular Tensor Categories be over non-algebraically closed fields?

I am trying to understand better the behaviour and character of modular tensor categories over non-algebraically closed fields. How weird can they be? The reason I am interested in this is that my ...
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Geometric Intuition of $P^+$ in Modular Tensor Categories

I'm currently reading through Bakalov and Kirillov's "Lectures on Tensor Categories and Modular Functors," and I am having some difficulty understanding the definition of $p^\pm$ given on page 49. ...
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Can "premodular" be relaxed as a condition for uniqueness of Bruguieres/Mueger modularization?

Suppose that C is a ribbon monoidal category with dominant ribbon functors F_1: C->D_1 and F_2: C->D_2 such that D_1 and D_2 are modular tensor categories, does it follow that D_1 and D_2 are ...
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Do all 3D TQFTs come from Reshetikhin-Turaev?

The Reshetikhin-Turaev construction take as input a Modular Tensor Category (MTC) and spits out a 3D TQFT. I've been told that the other main construction of 3D TQFTs, the Turaev-Viro State sum ...
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