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We introduce the notion of $n$-dimensional topological quantum field theory (TQFT) with defects as a symmetric monoidal functor on decorated stratified bordisms of dimension $n$. The familiar closed or open-closed TQFTs are special cases of defect TQFTs, and for $n=2$ and $n=3$ our general definition recovers what had previously been studied in the literature. Our main construction is that of generalised orbifolds for any $n$-dimensional defect TQFT: Given a defect TQFT $mathcal{Z}$, one obtains a new TQFT $mathcal{Z}_{mathcal{A}}$ by decorating the Poincare duals of triangulated bordisms with certain algebraic data $mathcal{A}$ and then evaluating with $mathcal{Z}$. The orbifold datum $mathcal{A}$ is constrained by demanding invariance under $n$-dimensional Pachner moves. This procedure generalises both state sum models and gauging of finite symmetry groups, for any $n$. After developing the general theory, we focus on the case $n=3$.
We initiate a systematic study of 3-dimensional `defect topological quantum field theories, that we introduce as symmetric monoidal functors on stratified and decorated bordisms. For every such functor we construct a tricategory with duals, which is
We specialise the construction of orbifold graph TQFTs introduced in Carqueville et al., arXiv:2101.02482 to Reshetikhin-Turaev defect TQFTs. We explain that the modular fusion category ${mathcal{C}}_{mathcal{A}}$ constructed in Muleviv{c}ius-Runkel,
A generalised orbifold of a defect TQFT $mathcal{Z}$ is another TQFT $mathcal{Z}_{mathcal{A}}$ obtained by performing a state sum construction internal to $mathcal{Z}$. As an input it needs a so-called orbifold datum $mathcal{A}$ which is used to lab
We prove the $r$-spin cobordism hypothesis in the setting of (weak) 2-categories for every positive integer $r$: The 2-groupoid of 2-dimensional fully extended $r$-spin TQFTs with given target is equivalent to the homotopy fixed points of an induced
These notes offer an introduction to the functorial and algebraic description of 2-dimensional topological quantum field theories `with defects, assuming only superficial familiarity with closed TQFTs in terms of commutative Frobenius algebras. The g