Anomaly-free TQFTs from the super Lie algebra $\mathfrak{sl}(2|1)$

Abstract

It is known that the category $\mathscr{C}^H$ of nilpotent weight modules over the quantum group associated with the super Lie algebra $\mathfrak{sl}(2|1)$ is a relative pre-modular $G$-category. Its modified trace enables to define an invariant of $3$-manifolds. In this article we show that the category $\mathscr{C}^H$ is a relative modular $G$-category which allows one to construct a family of non-semi-simple extended topological quantum field theories which surprisingly are anomaly free. The quantum group associated with $\mathfrak{sl}(2|1)$ is considered at odd roots of unity.