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SUMMARY:Eric Sharpe (Virginia Tech)
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DESCRIPTION:Title: <a href="https://researchseminars.org/talk/QTFMS/19/">A
 n Introduction to Decomposition</a>\nby Eric Sharpe (Virginia Tech) as par
 t of Quantum Theories of Fields\, Matter\, and Strings\n\n\nAbstract\nIn t
 his talk\, I will outline higher-form symmetries in quantum field theories
 \, focusing on local d-dimensional theories with (d-1)-form symmetries. Su
 ch theories are equivalent to disjoint unions of quantum field theories\, 
 an equivalence known as `decomposition\,' with the constituent subtheories
  (analogous to but distinct from superselection sectors) known as universe
 s.  I will outline some basic examples and applications\, including to con
 sistent anomaly restriction\, as well as recent results involving continuo
 us families of universes.\n
LOCATION:https://researchseminars.org/talk/QTFMS/19/
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