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Bulk-boundary correspondence in (3+1)-dimensional topological phases

Bulk-boundary correspondence in (3+1)-dimensional topological phases

We discuss (2+1)-dimensional gapless surface theories of bulk (3+1)-dimensional topological phases, such as the BF theory at level $\mathrm{K}$, and its generalization. In particular, we put these theories on a flat (2+1) dimensional torus $T^3$ parameterized by its modular parameters, and compute the partition functions obeying various twisted boundary conditions. …