A Twist on Scattering from Defect AnomaliesIn the presence of extended defects, familiar incoming particles can scatter into exotic outgoing states created by twist operators. We show that one possible mechanism driving these "categorical…Andrea Antinucci, Christian Copetti, Giovanni Galati et al.·May 13, 2026SaveLearn
Non-Invertible Symmetries and Boundaries for Two-Dimensional FermionsWe study the relation between boundary conditions and categorical symmetries of two-dimensional fermionic conformal field theories. We determine all anomaly-free invertible global symmetries of two…Guillermo Arias-Tamargo, Philip Boyle Smith, Rishi Mouland et al.·May 13, 2026SaveLearn
Conformal defects and Goldstone bosons in Anti-de Sitter spaceWe study local quantum field theories in Anti-de Sitter (AdS) space, with boundary conditions that break some of the bulk isometries. Specifically, we focus on conformal defects and we prove that…Lorenzo Bianchi, Elia de Sabbata, Marco Meineri·May 13, 2026SaveLearn
Testing (q)-Deformed Dunkl-Fokker-Planck Equation Algebra with Supersymmetry (SUSY) and Foldy-Wouthuysen (FW) MeasurementIn this study, a relativistic formulation of the (q)-deformed Dunkl-Fokker-Planck equation in (1+1)-dimensions is constructed within the reflection-deformed quantum framework. In this case, the…Abdelmalek Bouzenada·May 13, 2026SaveLearn
"Metric-affine-like" generalization of YM (mal-YM): detailed classical considerationWe consider the ``metric-affine-like'' generalization of the Yang-Mills theory (mal-YM) which we first proposed earlier. In this model, the connection is no longer assumed to be compatible…Władysław Wachowski·May 13, 2026SaveLearn
Universal Confining Strings: From Compact QED to the Hadron SpectrumWe investigate the description of quark confinement in terms of confining strings or flux tubes. We show that compact QED with a topological θ-term, in the dyon condensation phase, is described by…M. C. Diamantini, F. Quevedo, C. A. Trugenberger et al.·May 13, 2026SaveLearn
Semiclassical algebraic reconstruction for type III algebrasIn this work, we address the unresolved type III cases of the algebraic reconstruction theorem by integrating crossed product algebras and semiclassical approximations. We first derive that the…Haocheng Zhong·May 13, 2026SaveLearn
What does it mean to have a quantum gravitational theory of de Sitter Space?We argue that if de Sitter space is indeed represented by a finite dimensional quantum system, then semi-classical considerations, combined with the fundamental principles of quantum measurement…Tom Banks·May 13, 2026SaveLearn
Quantum spacetime and quantum fluctuations in the IKKT model at weak couplingThis paper aims to clarify conceptual aspects of emergent structure in IKKT-type matrix models. Even without any adjustable parameters in the action, non-trivial matrix vacua do acquire a meaningful…Harold C. Steinacker·May 13, 2026SaveLearn
Neural Networks, Dispersion Relations and the Thermal BootstrapWe review a framework for the conformal bootstrap that does not rely on positivity and treats the infinite tower of high-dimension OPE contributions to conformal correlators through dispersion…Vasilis Niarchos, Constantinos Papageorgakis·May 13, 2026SaveLearn
Path-Integral Description of Stochastic MechanicsI review the Feynman-Wiener path-integral formalism for diffusion with drift and jumps.Yoni BenTov·May 13, 2026SaveLearn
Constraining F-theory Model Building with QCD AxionsIn this paper, we investigate axion physics in 4D F-theory MSSM models. We derive the axion coupling term with QCD gauge fields and the axion potential from a top-down perspective, from both IIB…Keren Chen, Qinjian Lou, Yi-Nan Wang·May 13, 2026SaveLearn
Taxonomy of Instanton Corrections in Infinite Distance LimitsUsing the BPS-protected higher derivative R4-term as an exactly solvable example, we analyze which instanton corrections are generated by a one-loop Schwinger integral over the light towers of…Manuel Artime, Ralph Blumenhagen, Panagiotis Leivadaros·May 13, 2026SaveLearn
Exploring the holographic entropy cone via reinforcement learningWe develop a reinforcement learning algorithm to study the holographic entropy cone. Given a target entropy vector, our algorithm searches for a graph realization whose min-cut entropies match the…Temple He, Jaeha Lee, Hirosi Ooguri·May 13, 2026SaveLearn
Energy-Energy Correlator from the AdS Virasoro-Shapiro AmplitudeWe establish a precise formula relating the world-sheet integral of the AdS Virasoro-Shapiro amplitude to the energy-energy correlator (EEC) in N=4 super Yang-Mills theory at strong…Lecheng Ren, Bo Wang, Congkao Wen·May 13, 2026SaveLearn
The degrees of freedom of multiway junctions in three dimensional gravityWe demonstrate that n-way junctions in three dimensional gravity correspond to coupled n-1 strings each satisfying the Nambu-Goto equation in the smoothened background, and with sources…Avik Chakraborty, Tanay Kibe, Martín Molina et al.·May 13, 2026SaveLearn
Decoding the string in terms of holographic quantum mapsIt has recently been shown that the Nambu-Goto equation for a string emerges from the junction conditions in three-dimensional gravity. Holographically, gravitational junctions are dual to interfaces…Avik Chakraborty, Tanay Kibe, Martín Molina et al.·May 13, 2026SaveLearn
Physics on manifolds with exotic differential structuresA given topological manifold can sometimes be endowed with inequivalent differential structures. Physically this means that what is meant by a differentiable function (smooth) is simply different for…Ulrich Chiapi-Ngamako, M. B. Paranjape·May 13, 2026SaveLearn
Supersymmetric and Gauge-Invariant Path Integral Measure in N=2 SQCDWe define N=2 supersymmetric and gauge-invariant path integral measure in D=4, N=2 SQCD in terms of N=1 superfields. As a further consequence, we derive the…Akihisa D. -E. Tateishi·May 13, 2026SaveLearn
Comments on Celestial CFT and AdS3 String TheoryIn a recent work, Ogawa et al. (2024) proposed a model for celestial conformal field theory (CFT) based on the H3+-Wess-Zumino-Novikov-Witten (WZNW) model. In this paper, we extend the model…Igor Mol·May 13, 2026SaveLearn
Partial Differential Equations for MHV Celestial Amplitudes in Liouville TheoryIn this note, we continue our study of Liouville theory and celestial amplitudes by deriving a set of partial differential equations governing the n-point MHV celestial amplitudes for gluons and…Igor Mol·May 13, 2026SaveLearn
Anomalies in Neural Network Field TheoryNeural network field theory (NN-FT) formulates field theory in terms of a network architecture and a density on its parameters. We derive Schwinger--Dyson equations and Ward identities in NN-FT and…Christian Ferko, Samuel Frank, James Halverson et al.·May 12, 2026SaveLearn
A note on universality in refined Chern-Simons theoryWe discuss various forms of refinements of Vogel's universality in Chern-Simons theory. While the original universality applies to arbitrary simple Lie groups, its counterpart in refined Chyrn-Simons…Andrei Mironov, Ruben Mkrtchyan·May 12, 2026SaveLearn
Non-vacuum gravitational effective actionCurvature expansion for the heat kernel trace and the one-loop effective action is built for the wave operator of the theory in the quasi-thermal setup of a nonvacuum quantum state. This setup…Andrei O. Barvinsky, Farahmand Hasanov, Nikita Kolganov·May 12, 2026SaveLearn
Super-Higher-Form SymmetriesWe review the construction of higher-form symmetries for supersymmetric theories using a supergeometry framework. This reveals an enlarged set of topological conserved supercurrents, including…Pietro Antonio Grassi, Silvia Penati·May 12, 2026SaveLearn