Universal and nonuniversal pole-skipping pointsWe study the pole-skipping phenomenon for a holographic superfluid/superconductor near the critical point using dual analytic Green's functions (arXiv:2605.20415 [hep-th]). (1) There is a…Makoto Natsuume·Oct 22, 2026SaveLearn
Six and seven dimensional extrema of Non-SUSY heterotic theory with non-maximal enhancementsWe propose a construction of non-supersymmetric heterotic theories on Tn for n=1,2,3,4 which lead to extrema of the one-loop effective potential. In contrast to other approaches, we do not…Stevell Muller, Daniel Robbins, Hassaan Saleem·Oct 22, 2026SaveLearn
Gauge It or Break It: Lectures on Global Symmetries and the Cobordism ConjectureThese lecture notes introduce the No Global Symmetries Conjecture in the context of the Swampland Program, with particular emphasis on the Cobordism Conjecture. We begin with a review of ordinary and…Matilda Delgado, Corinne Englert, Guillermo Mera Álvarez et al.·Oct 22, 2026SaveLearn
Multicriticality in the Generalized Schwinger ModelWe consider the generalized Schwinger model. This theory is obtained by coupling the field strength to an auxiliary scalar field B and allowing generic potentials V(B). We study the properties…Federico Ambrosino, Bernardo Zan·Oct 22, 2026SaveLearn
Intertwining Defects and Fermion-Boundary Scattering from TQFTWe construct conformal boundary conditions of free Dirac fermions that preserve chiral, anomaly-free symmetries, and determine the associated fermion-boundary scattering, using the TQFT/CFT…Kantaro Ohmori, Masataka Watanabe, Pengcheng Wei et al.·Oct 22, 2026SaveLearn
Ricci flow of Integrable Sigma Models, Hitchin Systems and Quantum Seiberg-Witten theoryWe construct a family of integrable 2d sigma models through 4d Chern-Simons theory and show that their classical point-particle reduction corresponds to a Hitchin system. The integrable Hitchin…G. Bonelli, S. Lacroix, T. Pedroni et al.·Oct 22, 2026SaveLearn
Half-Completeness from Standard Gravitational Dispersion RelationsThe completeness hypothesis states that quantum gravity realizes every representation allowed by its gauge group. Previous S-matrix arguments used the graviton pole to constrain exchanged…Lukas W. Lindwasser, Laurentiu Rodina, Justinas Rumbutis·Oct 22, 2026SaveLearn
Onsager Algebras and Lattice FermionsWe study the exact Onsager algebra of free lattice fermions in staggered, Wilson, and overlap incarnations, working in both Hamiltonian and Euclidean formulations in four spacetime dimensions. In…Ioanna Kourkoulou, David Tong·Oct 22, 2026SaveLearn
On Born-Infeld-type higher-spin interactions and supersymmetryWe develop a simple Lorentz-covariant construction of the Born--Infeld-type cubic interactions (s, s1, s2) of massless higher-spin fields with s + s1 + s2 derivatives in four-dimensiona flat…Nikita Zaigraev·Oct 22, 2026SaveLearn
Quantum gravity on the bulk coneBulk-cone singularities in holographic correlators encode propagation along bulk null geodesics. The prototypical example is an AdS black hole, where incoming null geodesics can wind around the…Ahmed Almheiri, Matthew Dodelson, Zohar Komargodski·Oct 22, 2026SaveLearn
Large N hadron scattering bootstrap: massive pions and glueballsWe extend the large N bootstrap of pion scattering to nonzero pion mass, and apply the same formalism to glueball scattering. Our bounds apply to Taylor coefficients and on-shell couplings of the…Sebastiano Bocchia, Andrea Guerrieri·Oct 22, 2026SaveLearn
Exact Two-Loop Effective Potentials in de Sitter Space via Finite-Difference MethodsWe compute the renormalised two-loop effective potential of the O(N)-symmetric scalar theory on four-dimensional de Sitter space. The main technical ingredient is the two-loop watermelon vacuum…Bruce Bassett, Sergio Luigi Cacciatori, Ugo Moschella·Oct 22, 2026SaveLearn
The Spectral Edge at Large Central Charge and Black Hole StatisticsWe introduce a new approach to high-energy spectra in AdS3/CFT2, addressing the open challenge of incorporating spectral statistics into the modular bootstrap. Using the analytic theory of…Eric Perlmutter·Oct 22, 2026SaveLearn
Krylov Complexity and Entropy of Composite Quantum SystemsWe investigate the behaviour of Krylov complexity as the number of degrees of freedom of a quantum system increases. Specifically, we show that for tensor products of commuting subsystems, the…Jeff Murugan, Victor Van Aswegen, Hendrik J R Van Zyl·Oct 22, 2026SaveLearn
The classical two-loop amplitude at leading logarithmic accuracy for graviton emission in multi-Regge kinematicsUsing the gravitational shockwave formalism, we compute the classical part of the O(G7/2) five-point amplitude at leading logarithmic accuracy describing the emission of a graviton in…Federico Buccioni, Vittorio Del Duca, Emanuele Rosi·Oct 22, 2026SaveLearn
Unitarity Methods for Magnus AmplitudesMagnus amplitudes refer to the matrix elements of the logarithm of the S-matrix. Modern unitarity methods construct cut-constructible parts of scattering amplitudes without directly invoking…Jung-Wook Kim, Sungsoo Kim, Jian-Rong Li·Oct 22, 2026SaveLearn
Exact stress-tensor generators distinguish integrable continuationsThe same leading T T interaction can coexist with sharply different strong-field responses, even within causal, classically integrable sigma models. We reconstruct exact autonomous…H. Babaei-Aghbolagh, Song He, Zahra Pezhman·Oct 22, 2026SaveLearn
Monodromy Defects of 3D Wilson-Fisher Criticality on the Fuzzy SphereMonodromy (twist) line defects arise as the boundaries of topological symmetry surfaces, which are among the simplest non-trivial conformal defects with direct realizations as magnetic vortex in…Yin Tang, W. Zhu·Oct 22, 2026SaveLearn
High precision black hole scatteringIn this thesis we compute the impulse of a classical black hole scattering encounter in the Post-Minkowskian (PM) expansion - a weak-field expansion in Newton's constant G - up to the fifth…Benjamin Sauer·Oct 22, 2026SaveLearn
String Amplitudes on Integer RectanglesHidden zeros of tree-level string amplitudes of colored scalars lie on loci specified by integer-valued dimensionless momentum contractions arranged in rectangles on the kinematic mesh. We study the…Song He, Yong Zhang, Fan Zhu et al.·Oct 22, 2026SaveLearn
Timelike Supersymmetric Geometries in Seven-Dimensional SupergravitySeven-dimensional supergravity poses a uniquely intricate supersymmetry problem, combining topologically massive higher-form gauge dynamics, distinct Clifford algebra properties, and rich geometric…Michèle Levi·Oct 22, 2026SaveLearn
Holographic surface defect RG flows without supersymmetryWe consider N=4 supersymmetric Yang--Mills theory with gauge group SU(N), which admits families of conformal surface defects defined by singular boundary conditions for scalar fields…José Manuel Penín, James Ratcliffe, Ronnie Rodgers et al.·Oct 22, 2026SaveLearn
Small black hole in de Sitter as an observerWe study the Euclidean path integral around magnetically charged lukewarm black holes in four-dimensional de Sitter space. We numerically determine the full one-loop spectrum of coupled graviton and…Guanda Lin, Haifeng Tang·Oct 22, 2026SaveLearn
Five-loop static two-body potential in massless scalar-tensor gravityWe compute the static contribution to the conservative two-body potential in massless scalar-tensor theories through fifth post-Newtonian (5PN) order, with the strong-field scalar responses of the…Gabriel Luz Almeida, Zhengwen Liu, Jia Zhang·Oct 22, 2026SaveLearn
Quasinormal modes, complex null geodesics and singularity resolution in regular AdS black holesThe black hole singularity is hidden behind its horizon, and it is difficult to determine whether it is resolved by quantum gravity or stringy effects. For an AdS-Schwarzschild black hole, it is…Heng-Yu Chen, Yasuaki Hikida, Yasutaka Koga·Oct 22, 2026SaveLearn