arXiv · 2608.27228
2-Morita Theory of $E_2$-Algebras and Module Categories
Abstract
Building on our previous work on 2-Morita equivalence for $E_2$-algebras using topological pictures, we develop a systematic framework for Morita equivalence of topological orders in different dimensions in terms of $n$-Morita categories $\mathrm{Mrt}_{E_n}(\mathcal{C})$. In this framework, various notions of $n$-Morita equivalence are unified as equivalences of objects in $\mathrm{Mrt}_{E_n}(\mathcal{C})$. We also compare the constructions of higher Morita categories due to Haugseng and to Gwilliam--Scheimbauer. For $n=1,2$, we prove that the functor $\mathrm{Mod}_n:\mathrm{Mrt}_{E_n}(\mathcal{C})\to \mathrm{Mrt}_{E_{n-1}}(\mathrm{LMod}^{\mathrm{rep}}(\mathcal{C}))$ is an equivalence, relating the algebraic description of higher Morita theory to its realization in terms of module categories. In this formulation, the notion of a bi-bimodule arises naturally and provides a common framework for local and confined modules. Its explicit orientation data, together with the corresponding fusion rules, clarifies the relations among defects arising from condensation in topological orders.
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Rongge Xu, Holiverse Yang. 2026-08-27. 2-Morita Theory of $E_2$-Algebras and Module Categories. https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.27228
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