Modave lectures on energy conditions in quantum field theory and semi-classical gravityWe review well known classical energy conditions and their implications for gravitational solutions, including the celebrated Hawking and Penrose singularity theorems. We then consider quantum fields…Jackson R. Fliss·May 18, 2026SaveLearn
Covariant unification of holographic c-functionsWe propose a covariant holographic c-function, defined directly in a top-down background and constructed from the extrinsic curvature of codimension-two slices of the bulk geometry. The definition…Niko Jokela, Jani Kastikainen, Carlos Nunez et al.·May 18, 2026SaveLearn
Signatures of Quantum Chaos in the D1D5 SystemWe investigate the emergence of random-matrix statistics in the D1D5 CFT by studying second-order lifting matrices in low-energy near-BPS sectors. We compare the N=3 finite-N lifting problems…Haoyu Zhang·May 18, 2026SaveLearn
From classical Lax ODEs to quantum integrable theories: the moduliThe general idea of this paper is to start from a classical integrable (partial differential) equation which arises as a compatibility condition for a matrix linear differential problem. For…Davide Fioravanti, Marco Rossi·May 18, 2026SaveLearn
Modular Lower Bounds on Reeh-Schlieder State PreparationThe Reeh-Schlieder theorem says that every target vector can be approximated from the vacuum by an operator localized in an arbitrarily small spacetime region, but it gives no quantitative cost for…Javier Blanco-Romero, Florina Almenares Mendoza·May 18, 2026SaveLearn
Field Theory Models for a Holographic Superconductor in Two DimensionsWe investigate field theory models of holographic superconductors in which the condensation of the order parameter is induced by a Robin boundary condition. Assuming large-c factorization, we study…Salvatore Santoro, Roberto Auzzi, Stefano Bolognesi·May 18, 2026SaveLearn
The Classical Gravitational Impulse at High EnergiesWe compute the gravitational impulse for two classical massive scalars in the ultrarelativistic limit to all orders in Newton's constant GN at fixed GN s/m b to O(m4/s2). By computing…Michael Saavedra·May 18, 2026SaveLearn
The Large Vector Multiplet and Gauging (2,2) σ-modelsThe Large Vector Multiple (LVM) is the relevant gauge multiplet for gauging isometries acting on both the chiral and the twisted chiral fields in a (2, 2) sigma model. Here we show that a recently…Dmitri Bykov, Ulf Lindström, Martin Roček·May 18, 2026SaveLearn
Monodromy of Calabi-Yau threefold flops via grade restriction rule and their quantum Kahler moduliWe present exact expressions, based on the grade restriction rule and window categories, for monodromies associated to certain Calabi-Yau threefold flops. We show a general formula for the monodromy…Ban Lin, Mauricio Romo·May 18, 2026SaveLearn
Properties of the quantum vacuum in non-abelian gauge theoriesIn this thesis we analyze the quantum vacuum properties of non-abelian gauge theories. We calculate the energy of the quantum vacuum by non-perturbative methods using Monte Carlo simulations,…Fernando Ezquerro·May 18, 2026SaveLearn
The classical Yangian symmetry of Auxiliary Field Sigma ModelsIntegrable field theories exhibit infinitely many symmetries which underlie their solvability, but the structure of these symmetries can become obscured after performing an integrable deformation…Daniele Bielli, Christian Ferko, Michele Galli et al.·May 18, 2026SaveLearn
A Renormalizable and Unitary Approach to Quantum GravityA Lagrange multiplier field restricts the quantum corrections to the Einstein-Hilbert action at one-loop order, yielding a model that is renormalizable and unitary while reproducing the Einstein…D. G. C. McKeon, F. T. Brandt, J. Frenkel et al.·May 18, 2026SaveLearn
Splitting Rules from Kinematic Flow: Local Evolution and Emergent TimeThe differential equations satisfied by the wavefunction coefficients of conformally coupled scalars in a power-law cosmology can be recast as an iterative differential system of basis functions.…Ji-Yuan Ke, Ping He·May 18, 2026SaveLearn
Resurgent structure of the 't Hooft-Polyakov monopoleIn this letter we present a comprehensive analysis of the differential equations governing the spatial profile of the 't~Hooft-Polyakov monopole from the viewpoint of resurgence theory. We note…Michal Malinský·May 18, 2026SaveLearn
Boundary conformal field theory, holography and bulk localityWe study bulk locality in a scalar effective field theory (EFT) in AdS background in presence of an end-of-the-world (EOW) brane. The holographic dual description is given in terms of a boundary…Pinaki Banerjee, Parijat Dey, Dipyendu Dhar·May 18, 2026SaveLearn
Static four-charge squashed black hole in five-dimensional STU-W2U supergravity and its thermodynamicsIn this paper, we present a remarkably simple expression for the exact solution to the D = 5, N = 2 supergravity coupled to three vector multiplets with the prepotential $V =…Di Wu, Shuang-Qing Wu·May 18, 2026SaveLearn
A construction of single-valued elliptic polylogarithmsWe establish a general construction of single-valued elliptic polylogarithms as functions on the once-punctured elliptic curve. Our formalism is an extension of Brown's construction of genus-zero…Konstantin Baune, Johannes Broedel, Yannis Moeckli·May 18, 2026SaveLearn
Superintegrability for some (q,t)-deformed matrix modelsWe analyze the Macdonald's (q,t)-deformed hypergeometric functions with one and two set variables and present their constraints. We prove the uniqueness to the solutions of these constraints.…Fan Liu, Rui Wang, Jie Yang et al.·May 18, 2026SaveLearn
Black Hole Entropy from String EntanglementWe discuss the notion of string entanglement in string theory, which aims to study entanglement between worldsheet Hilbert spaces rather than entanglement between spacetime Hilbert spaces defined on…Soichiro Mori, Tadakatsu Sakai, Masaki Shigemori·May 18, 2026SaveLearn
Schwinger-Keldysh effective theory of charge transport: redundancies and systematic ω/T expansionWe study Schwinger-Keldysh effective field theories (EFTs) for systems with non-Abelian internal symmetries near thermal equilibrium. We consider two approaches that were put forward in the…Eren Firat, Andrew Gomes, Filippo Nardi et al.·May 18, 2026SaveLearn
A Quantum Computational Perspective on Spread ComplexityWe establish a direct connection between spread complexity and quantum circuit complexity by demonstrating that spread complexity emerges as a limiting case of a circuit complexity framework built…Cameron Beetar, Eric L Graef, Jeff Murugan et al.·May 18, 2026SaveLearn
Vector mesons from a holographic QCD model in f(R)-dilaton gravityIn this paper we investigate the spectrum and decay constants of vector mesons based on f(R)-dilaton gravity. We focus particularly on the well-known Starobinsky model, given by the function $f(R)=…Adão S. da Silva Junior, Juan M. Z. Pretel·May 18, 2026SaveLearn
Attractor saddle for 5D black hole indexIn a recent paper, Anupam, Chowdhury, and Sen [arXiv:2308.00038] constructed the non-extremal saddle that reproduces the supersymmetric index of the BMPV black hole with three independent charges in…Soumya Adhikari, Pavan Dharanipragada, Kaberi Goswami et al.·May 18, 2026SaveLearn
The Mass Gap Approach to QCD.I. The true gauge and dynamical structures of its ground stateAssuming that a non-trivial quantum Yang-Mills theory exists, we have proved that it should have a mass gap Δ2 > 0, indeed. The proof is based on the derivation of the novel constraint on any…V. Gogokhia, Barnaföldi Gergely Gábor·May 18, 2026SaveLearn
Semi-classical Imprint of Horizon Induced InstabilityWe consider an inverted harmonic oscillator in the space L2 (S) of square-integrable functions on the circle S and compute its density of states employing the stationary…Arnab Chakraborty, Onirban Islam, Arshad Momen·May 17, 2026SaveLearn