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1 Manifolds, Higher Categories and Topological Field Theories Nick Rozenblyum (w/ David Ayala) Northwestern University January 7, 2012 Nick Rozenblyum (w/ David Ayala) Manifolds, Higher Categories and Topological Field Theories 1
2 Motivation Goal Study the homotopy theory of manifolds. Nick Rozenblyum (w/ David Ayala) Manifolds, Higher Categories and Topological Field Theories 2
3 Motivation Goal Study the homotopy theory of manifolds. Nick Rozenblyum (w/ David Ayala) Manifolds, Higher Categories and Topological Field Theories 2
4 Motivation Goal Study the homotopy theory of manifolds. Manifolds are built from local pieces in two ways: 1 Triangulations: "combinatorial locality" Nick Rozenblyum (w/ David Ayala) Manifolds, Higher Categories and Topological Field Theories 2
5 Motivation Goal Study the homotopy theory of manifolds. Manifolds are built from local pieces in two ways: 1 Triangulations: "combinatorial locality" 2 Open covers: "topological locality" Nick Rozenblyum (w/ David Ayala) Manifolds, Higher Categories and Topological Field Theories 2
6 Motivation Goal Study the homotopy theory of manifolds. Manifolds are built from local pieces in two ways: 1 Triangulations: "combinatorial locality" 2 Open covers: "topological locality" Nick Rozenblyum (w/ David Ayala) Manifolds, Higher Categories and Topological Field Theories 2
7 Motivation Goal Study the homotopy theory of manifolds. Manifolds are built from local pieces in two ways: 1 Triangulations: "combinatorial locality" 2 Open covers: "topological locality" These suggest different approaches to studying locally defined invariants: 1 "Topological (Quantum) Field Theories", i.e. tensor functors Z : Bord n C Nick Rozenblyum (w/ David Ayala) Manifolds, Higher Categories and Topological Field Theories 2
8 Motivation Goal Study the homotopy theory of manifolds. Manifolds are built from local pieces in two ways: 1 Triangulations: "combinatorial locality" 2 Open covers: "topological locality" These suggest different approaches to studying locally defined invariants: 1 "Topological (Quantum) Field Theories", i.e. tensor functors Z : Bord n C 2 Sheaves on Man n, the category of n-dimensional manifolds (with morphisms open embeddings) Nick Rozenblyum (w/ David Ayala) Manifolds, Higher Categories and Topological Field Theories 2
9 Topological Field Theories Bord n is the symmetric monoidal (, n)-category, roughly defined as follows: Objects: framed 0-manifolds Nick Rozenblyum (w/ David Ayala) Manifolds, Higher Categories and Topological Field Theories 3
10 Topological Field Theories Bord n is the symmetric monoidal (, n)-category, roughly defined as follows: Objects: framed 0-manifolds 1-Morphisms: framed cobordisms of 0-manifolds. Nick Rozenblyum (w/ David Ayala) Manifolds, Higher Categories and Topological Field Theories 3
11 Topological Field Theories Bord n is the symmetric monoidal (, n)-category, roughly defined as follows: Objects: framed 0-manifolds 1-Morphisms: framed cobordisms of 0-manifolds n-morphisms: framed cobordisms of (n 1)-manifolds with corners. Nick Rozenblyum (w/ David Ayala) Manifolds, Higher Categories and Topological Field Theories 3
12 Topological Field Theories Bord n is the symmetric monoidal (, n)-category, roughly defined as follows: Objects: framed 0-manifolds 1-Morphisms: framed cobordisms of 0-manifolds n-morphisms: framed cobordisms of (n 1)-manifolds with corners. (n + 1)-Morphisms: diffeomorphisms of framed n-manifolds with corners. Nick Rozenblyum (w/ David Ayala) Manifolds, Higher Categories and Topological Field Theories 3
13 Topological Field Theories Bord n is the symmetric monoidal (, n)-category, roughly defined as follows: Objects: framed 0-manifolds 1-Morphisms: framed cobordisms of 0-manifolds n-morphisms: framed cobordisms of (n 1)-manifolds with corners. (n + 1)-Morphisms: diffeomorphisms of framed n-manifolds with corners. Nick Rozenblyum (w/ David Ayala) Manifolds, Higher Categories and Topological Field Theories 3
14 Topological Field Theories Bord n is the symmetric monoidal (, n)-category, roughly defined as follows: Objects: framed 0-manifolds 1-Morphisms: framed cobordisms of 0-manifolds n-morphisms: framed cobordisms of (n 1)-manifolds with corners. (n + 1)-Morphisms: diffeomorphisms of framed n-manifolds with corners For a symmetric monoidal (, n)-category C, an n-dimensional C-valued TQFT is a symmetric monoidal functor. Z : Bord n C. Nick Rozenblyum (w/ David Ayala) Manifolds, Higher Categories and Topological Field Theories 3
15 Cobordism Hypothesis Theorem ("Cobordism Hypotheis" (Lurie)) Let C be a symmetric monoidal (, n)-category. Then there is an equivalence {C-valued TQFTs} {fully dualizable objects in C} Nick Rozenblyum (w/ David Ayala) Manifolds, Higher Categories and Topological Field Theories 4
16 Cobordism Hypothesis Theorem ("Cobordism Hypotheis" (Lurie)) Let C be a symmetric monoidal (, n)-category. Then there is an equivalence {C-valued TQFTs} {fully dualizable objects in C} Remark Nick Rozenblyum (w/ David Ayala) Manifolds, Higher Categories and Topological Field Theories 4
17 Cobordism Hypothesis Theorem ("Cobordism Hypotheis" (Lurie)) Let C be a symmetric monoidal (, n)-category. Then there is an equivalence {C-valued TQFTs} {fully dualizable objects in C} Remark 1 This theorem indicates a intimate connection between the theory of manifolds and higher categories. It was inspirational in our work, but we don t make use of it. Nick Rozenblyum (w/ David Ayala) Manifolds, Higher Categories and Topological Field Theories 4
18 Cobordism Hypothesis Theorem ("Cobordism Hypotheis" (Lurie)) Let C be a symmetric monoidal (, n)-category. Then there is an equivalence {C-valued TQFTs} {fully dualizable objects in C} Remark 1 This theorem indicates a intimate connection between the theory of manifolds and higher categories. It was inspirational in our work, but we don t make use of it. 2 In practice, it is difficult to produce examples of TQFT s using this theorem. Nick Rozenblyum (w/ David Ayala) Manifolds, Higher Categories and Topological Field Theories 4
19 Sheaves on Manifolds Let Man n be the (quasi-)category of framed n-dimensional manifolds and framed embeddings. It has a natural Grothendieck topology. Thus, we can consider local invariants of n-manifolds as sheaves on Man n. Nick Rozenblyum (w/ David Ayala) Manifolds, Higher Categories and Topological Field Theories 5
20 Sheaves on Manifolds Let Man n be the (quasi-)category of framed n-dimensional manifolds and framed embeddings. It has a natural Grothendieck topology. Thus, we can consider local invariants of n-manifolds as sheaves on Man n. However, this turns out to not be very interesting: Proposition There is an equivalence {Sheaves on Man n} Spaces. Nick Rozenblyum (w/ David Ayala) Manifolds, Higher Categories and Topological Field Theories 5
21 Sheaves on Manifolds Let Man n be the (quasi-)category of framed n-dimensional manifolds and framed embeddings. It has a natural Grothendieck topology. Thus, we can consider local invariants of n-manifolds as sheaves on Man n. However, this turns out to not be very interesting: Proposition There is an equivalence {Sheaves on Man n} Spaces. Nick Rozenblyum (w/ David Ayala) Manifolds, Higher Categories and Topological Field Theories 5
22 Sheaves on Manifolds Let Man n be the (quasi-)category of framed n-dimensional manifolds and framed embeddings. It has a natural Grothendieck topology. Thus, we can consider local invariants of n-manifolds as sheaves on Man n. However, this turns out to not be very interesting: Proposition There is an equivalence {Sheaves on Man n} Spaces. Idea: we can improve matters by considering additional structure on manifolds; namely, the notion of transversality. Nick Rozenblyum (w/ David Ayala) Manifolds, Higher Categories and Topological Field Theories 5
23 nman with Transversality Definition Let nman denote the (, 1)-category whose objects are pairs (M, S M) where M is a framed n-dimensional manifold and S is a compact subcomplex of M stratified by submanifolds, such that M admits a cover by basic opens, each of which has a non-empty intersection with S. A morphism (M, S) (N, T ) is a framed embedding f : M N together with a path γ from f (S) to T in the space of stratified submanifolds of N. The category nman has a natural Grothendieck topology. Nick Rozenblyum (w/ David Ayala) Manifolds, Higher Categories and Topological Field Theories 6
24 nman with Transversality Definition Let nman denote the (, 1)-category whose objects are pairs (M, S M) where M is a framed n-dimensional manifold and S is a compact subcomplex of M stratified by submanifolds, such that M admits a cover by basic opens, each of which has a non-empty intersection with S. A morphism (M, S) (N, T ) is a framed embedding f : M N together with a path γ from f (S) to T in the space of stratified submanifolds of N. The category nman has a natural Grothendieck topology. Definition Let nman0 nman be the subcategory consisting of morphisms such that the corresponding path of stratified submanifolds does not decrease the number of components of strata. Nick Rozenblyum (w/ David Ayala) Manifolds, Higher Categories and Topological Field Theories 6
25 Sheaves with Transversality Definition A sheaf with transversality on nman is a functor Ψ : nman Spaces which restricts to a sheaf on nman0 Nick Rozenblyum (w/ David Ayala) Manifolds, Higher Categories and Topological Field Theories 7
26 Sheaves with Transversality Definition A sheaf with transversality on nman is a functor Ψ : nman Spaces which restricts to a sheaf on nman0 Remark Gromov s h-principle gives a geometric way of producing sheaves with transversality. Namely, a sheaf valued in the (ordinary) category of topological spaces Φ : nman Top together with a notion of transversality which satisfies the h-principle produces a sheaf with transversality. The requirement for objects on nman to have covers by basics intersecting the subcomplex is related to the failure of a sheaf satisfying the h-principle to be a homotopy sheaf. Nick Rozenblyum (w/ David Ayala) Manifolds, Higher Categories and Topological Field Theories 7
27 n-categories There is a natural functor oblv : nman nman Given a sheaf with transversality on nman Ψ : nman Spaces, we obtain a sheaf with transversality on nman, by pulling back along oblv. By the theorem David described, this gives a functor ρ : { -sheaves on nman} {(, n)-categories}. Nick Rozenblyum (w/ David Ayala) Manifolds, Higher Categories and Topological Field Theories 8
28 n-categories There is a natural functor oblv : nman nman Given a sheaf with transversality on nman Ψ : nman Spaces, we obtain a sheaf with transversality on nman, by pulling back along oblv. By the theorem David described, this gives a functor ρ : { -sheaves on nman} {(, n)-categories}. Question How close is ρ to being an equivalence? Nick Rozenblyum (w/ David Ayala) Manifolds, Higher Categories and Topological Field Theories 8
29 Adjoints in Higher Categories Let C be a 2-category. A morphism f : x y has a left ajoint f L : y x if there are 2-morphisms ev : f L f id x and coev : id y f f L satisfying Zorro s lemma; i.e., the composite f coev id f f L f id ev f is equal to the identity. Similarly for right adjoints. In the same way, we have the notion of left and right adjoints for k-morphisms in an n-category (where 0 < k < n). Nick Rozenblyum (w/ David Ayala) Manifolds, Higher Categories and Topological Field Theories 9
30 Zorro s Lemma Nick Rozenblyum (w/ David Ayala) Manifolds, Higher Categories and Topological Field Theories 10
31 Image of ρ Definition An (, n)-category with adjoints is an (, n)-category C such that every k-morphism has left and right adjoints for 0 < k < n. Nick Rozenblyum (w/ David Ayala) Manifolds, Higher Categories and Topological Field Theories 11
32 Image of ρ Definition An (, n)-category with adjoints is an (, n)-category C such that every k-morphism has left and right adjoints for 0 < k < n. Proposition Let Ψ be a sheaf with transversality on nman. Then ρ(ψ) is an (, n)-category with adjoints. Nick Rozenblyum (w/ David Ayala) Manifolds, Higher Categories and Topological Field Theories 11
33 Image of ρ Definition An (, n)-category with adjoints is an (, n)-category C such that every k-morphism has left and right adjoints for 0 < k < n. Proposition Let Ψ be a sheaf with transversality on nman. Then ρ(ψ) is an (, n)-category with adjoints. Nick Rozenblyum (w/ David Ayala) Manifolds, Higher Categories and Topological Field Theories 11
34 Image of ρ Definition An (, n)-category with adjoints is an (, n)-category C such that every k-morphism has left and right adjoints for 0 < k < n. Proposition Let Ψ be a sheaf with transversality on nman. Then ρ(ψ) is an (, n)-category with adjoints. Nick Rozenblyum (w/ David Ayala) Manifolds, Higher Categories and Topological Field Theories 11
35 Statement Theorem 80 (Ayala, R.) The functor ρ : { -sheaves on nman} {(infty, n)-categories with adjoints} is an equivalence. Nick Rozenblyum (w/ David Ayala) Manifolds, Higher Categories and Topological Field Theories 12
36 Manifolds without Subcomplexes There is a natural forgetful functor nman nman Given a sheaf with transversality Ψ : nman Spaces, we obtain the functor Ψ : nman Spaces by left Kan extension along the forgetful functor. In this way, we obtain from Ψ invariants of manifolds. Nick Rozenblyum (w/ David Ayala) Manifolds, Higher Categories and Topological Field Theories 13
37 Manifolds without Subcomplexes There is a natural forgetful functor nman nman Given a sheaf with transversality Ψ : nman Spaces, we obtain the functor Ψ : nman Spaces by left Kan extension along the forgetful functor. In this way, we obtain from Ψ invariants of manifolds. When n = 1, S 1 Ψ HH(ρ(Ψ)). Nick Rozenblyum (w/ David Ayala) Manifolds, Higher Categories and Topological Field Theories 13
38 Manifolds without Subcomplexes There is a natural forgetful functor nman nman Given a sheaf with transversality Ψ : nman Spaces, we obtain the functor Ψ : nman Spaces by left Kan extension along the forgetful functor. In this way, we obtain from Ψ invariants of manifolds. When n = 1, S 1 Ψ HH(ρ(Ψ)). When Ψ is an E n-algebra, is given by topological chiral homology Ψ defined by Lurie. Nick Rozenblyum (w/ David Ayala) Manifolds, Higher Categories and Topological Field Theories 13
39 Manifolds without Subcomplexes There is a natural forgetful functor nman nman Given a sheaf with transversality Ψ : nman Spaces, we obtain the functor Ψ : nman Spaces by left Kan extension along the forgetful functor. In this way, we obtain from Ψ invariants of manifolds. When n = 1, S 1 Ψ HH(ρ(Ψ)). When Ψ is an E n-algebra, is given by topological chiral homology Ψ defined by Lurie. Should be related to blob homology defined by Morrison and Walker. Nick Rozenblyum (w/ David Ayala) Manifolds, Higher Categories and Topological Field Theories 13
40 Categorical Refinement For a k-manifold M k, let cat M be the sheaf with transversality on (n k)man given by cat M Ψ Ψ(N, T ) = Ψ(N M, T M). Proposition There is an isomorphism M cat Ψ B(ρ( Ψ)). M Nick Rozenblyum (w/ David Ayala) Manifolds, Higher Categories and Topological Field Theories 14
41 Building a TQFT Theorem (Ayala, R.) The functors cat Ψ give an n-dimensional TQFT Z Ψ : Bord n Cat corr,n. Cat corr,n is the (, n + 1) category of correspondences of (, n)-categories. For n = 1, Cat corr,1 has objects (, 1)-categories and Cat corr,1(c, D) := Func(C D op, Spaces). For higher n, Cat corr,n is defined inductively. Nick Rozenblyum (w/ David Ayala) Manifolds, Higher Categories and Topological Field Theories 15
42 Building a TQFT Theorem (Ayala, R.) The functors cat Ψ give an n-dimensional TQFT Z Ψ : Bord n Cat corr,n. Cat corr,n is the (, n + 1) category of correspondences of (, n)-categories. For n = 1, Cat corr,1 has objects (, 1)-categories and Cat corr,1(c, D) := Func(C D op, Spaces). For higher n, Cat corr,n is defined inductively. Remark The n-dualizable objects of Cat corr,n are exactly categories with adjoints. Nick Rozenblyum (w/ David Ayala) Manifolds, Higher Categories and Topological Field Theories 15
43 Picture of 1-Morphisms Nick Rozenblyum (w/ David Ayala) Manifolds, Higher Categories and Topological Field Theories 16
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