SCFT/VOA correspondence and R-twisted reductions of (A2,D3n-2) Argyres--Douglas theoriesWe study the SCFT/VOA correspondence for the (A2,D3n-2) Argyres--Douglas theories with n≥2. From the matching of the central charges and the equality of the Schur index with the vacuum…Yutaka Yoshida·Sep 3, 2026SaveLearn
Cutting corners: exciting and magical bounds from the cusp bootstrapAn illuminating probe of the dynamics of a line defect is the global geometry of its worldline. For a conformal line defect in a conformal field theory, sharp corners in the worldline, i.e. cusps,…Ryan A. Lanzetta, Ian Moult, Yifan Wang·Sep 3, 2026SaveLearn
Cusped Defects: Cusp Operator Expansion, Conformal Properties and Bootstrap ApplicationsWe analyze general properties of cusped defect lines embedded in generic conformal field theories (CFTs). We prove that suitably defined cusp scaling operators transform like primary operators under…Lorenzo Bianchi, Andrea Cavaglià, A. David Gutiérrez et al.·Sep 3, 2026SaveLearn
Quasi-local form for α--z Rényi QNEC from fixed-ray escortsThe fixed-ray escort integral representation expresses α--z Rényi divergence as an average over ordinary relative entropy of a family of escort states. Working in the standard UV-regulated…Tanay Kibe, Pratik Roy·Sep 3, 2026SaveLearn
Topics in Kadyshevsky Field TheoryIn these notes we deal with several field theoretical topics in the framework of the Quantum Field Theory as developed by Kadyshevsky. The main motivation for studying the Kadyshevsky formalism is…Th. A. Rijken, J. W. Wagenarr·Sep 3, 2026SaveLearn
Center-twisted Gribov spectra and the finite-volume Gaussian response in the refined Gribov--Zwanziger frameworkWe develop a continuum framework for comparing the Gribov--Zwanziger and center-vortex descriptions of confinement through the gauge-invariant twisted partition function of the electric…Okuto Morikawa·Sep 3, 2026SaveLearn
Conical Defects in JT Gravity from BF Theory: Quantization, Fusion, and Weighted Moduli SpacesWe construct a gauge-invariant BF representative of a conical defect in Jackiw--Teitelboim gravity, with its elliptic direction fixed by the reconstruction of the gravitational variables. In the…Wei Gu·Sep 3, 2026SaveLearn
Boundary-Value Problem in Type IIB Supergravity and HolographyIn precision holography, the Euclidean on-shell action of type IIB supergravity often fails to reproduce the leading large-N free energy of the dual field theory: the type IIB pseudo action, for…Soumya Adhikari, Junho Hong, Chanyoung Joung et al.·Sep 2, 2026SaveLearn
The trans-Planckian problem and gravitational interactionsThe strong gravitational interaction of counter-propagating quantum field modes is of foundational importance to the trans-Planckian problem of black hole horizons. This article, in memory of Renaud…Ted Jacobson·Sep 2, 2026SaveLearn
Monstrous parafermionic defects and other non-invertible symmetries in chiral CFTsThe structure of non-invertible symmetries in 2D CFT is closely tied to the algebra of preserved holomorphic fields, its representation theory, and its embedding in the full chiral algebra of the…Roberto Volpato·Sep 2, 2026SaveLearn
Holographic zeros and poles from apparent singularitiesWe study general holographic fluctuation equations with apparent singularities, and the associated spectral functions. We consider the regime where an apparent singularity approaches the boundary,…Edwan Préau·Sep 2, 2026SaveLearn
From Z to a: High-temperature relations, subleading semi-universality, and conformal anomaliesThe free energy of any CFT, Z(β; ωi), admits two expansions: high temperature (β→ 0) and fast rotation (ωi → 1). We demonstrate that in 4d, locality of the thermal…Arnav Advant, Harsh Anand, Nathan Benjamin et al.·Sep 2, 2026SaveLearn
Gravitational Backreaction in de Sitter: A Canonical ADM ApproachWe develop a canonical ADM framework for gravitational backreaction during inflation. Our approach extends the formalism used to compute cosmological correlators by applying it to the evolution of…Giordano Cintia·Sep 2, 2026SaveLearn
Taxonomy of Potentials in Asymptotic LimitsIn infinite-distance limits of scalar field moduli spaces in quantum gravity, particle masses, brane tensions, and scalar field potentials scale exponentially with geodesic distance. Previous work…Muldrow Etheredge, Dieter Lüst, Tom Rudelius·Sep 2, 2026SaveLearn
Zero-damped modes of near-extremal Reissner--Nordström black holes from exact WKBThe late-time ringdown dynamics of near-extremal black holes (BHs) are expected to be dominated by zero-damped modes (ZDMs), whose decay rates are parametrically suppressed relative to those of…Prisco Lo Chiatto, Sebastian Schenk, Nils Wagner et al.·Sep 2, 2026SaveLearn
Scale-separated AdS2 flux vacua from type IIMotivated by the question of whether the internal scales of a compactification can be parametrically decoupled from the external curvature scale, and by the possibility of probing such vacua…George Tringas, Timm Wrase·Sep 2, 2026SaveLearn
Universal fingerprint of topological defect coresTopological defects are ubiquitous in physics, arising from condensed matter physics to the early universe. Although there exist many universal scaling laws for correlations between topological…Zi-Qiang Zhao, Nayun Jia, Zhang-Yu Nie et al.·Sep 2, 2026SaveLearn
Localization and Abelianization of Strings on Group Manifolds: The Non-simply Connected CaseWe study the partition functions of Wess--Zumino--Witten (WZW) models with compact connected simple Lie group manifolds that are not simply connected. Starting from the modular-invariant partition…Yongchao Lü·Sep 2, 2026SaveLearn
An Infinite Family of Non-Rational VOAs from Strongly Coupled 4d Higgsless SCFTsWe study an infinite family of strongly coupled four-dimensional N=2 superconformal field theories (SCFTs) distinguished by a trivial Higgs branch, known as the (A2,D3m+1)…Hongliang Jiang·Sep 2, 2026SaveLearn
Localization and Abelianization of Strings on Group Manifolds: The Simply Connected CaseWe study the localization formula for the partition function of the Wess--Zumino--Witten (WZW) model on the torus for compact, connected, and simply connected simple Lie groups. We identify a missing…Yongchao Lü·Sep 2, 2026SaveLearn
Surprises of Klein paradoxWe consider second quantized 1+1 dimensional Dirac fermions with mass m in background electric fields. This theory mimics the following situations. We consider two parallel capacitors with…T. R. Ahmadov, E. T. Akhmedov, V. I. Lapushkin·Sep 2, 2026SaveLearn
QFT on flat, compact, orientable manifoldsMotivated by the recent observation that rotating space-times at finite temperature can be described by particular flat, compact, orientable manifolds, which are different from T4, we…Sebestyen Nagy, Daniel Nogradi·Sep 2, 2026SaveLearn
Residues on Permanent Pinches: Finite Integrals and Leading DivergencesWe study infrared (IR) divergences from the point of view of permanent pinches. We show how canceling permanent pinches allows us to form finite linear combinations of integrals. We further show how…Dimitri Corradini, Cristian Vergu, Shun-Qing Zhang·Sep 2, 2026SaveLearn
Unfolded Krylov complexity: universal chaotic dynamics without false positivesA central challenge in diagnosing quantum chaos is to distinguish genuine many-body scrambling from kinematic effects of the spectrum. Krylov state complexity, or spread complexity, has emerged as a…Johanna Erdmenger, Kyoung-Bum Huh, Hyun-Sik Jeong et al.·Sep 2, 2026SaveLearn
Pre-Strings Lectures on Holographic Correlators and Analytic BootstrapOver the past decade, the bootstrap strategy has transformed the computation of holographic correlators and revealed structures suggesting an emerging scattering amplitude program in AdS. These…Xinan Zhou·Sep 2, 2026SaveLearn