Squeezed-state radiation in shockwave scattering: QCD-Gravity double copyGluon and graviton radiation in strong field shockwave scattering are described by effective Lipatov vertices, with the graviton Lipatov vertex proportional to the bilinear of its QCD counterpart. We…Anna M. Staśto, Himanshu Raj, Raju Venugopalan·May 4, 2026SaveLearn
Generalized Free Fields in de Sitter from 1D CFTWe show that a pair of identical large N 1D CFTs, like the low-energy limit of the SYK model or a line-defect inside a higher dimensional CFT, contains a natural sub-algebra of operators that…Kanato Goto, Alexey Milekhin, Herman Verlinde et al.·May 4, 2026SaveLearn
Open-Closed-Open Triality Beyond Matrix ModelsWe explore the ideas of open-closed-open triality within twisted holography. Starting from two transverse stacks of branes in the B-model on the resolved conifold, we obtain two equivalent open…Edward A. Mazenc, Debmalya Sarkar·May 4, 2026SaveLearn
Finite-temperature operator basis on R3 × S1 for SMEFTWe present the first complete non-redundant operator basis for the Standard Model Effective Field Theory (SMEFT) at finite temperature, using the imaginary-time formalism. By employing the Hilbert…Joydeep Chakrabortty, Bruno Siqueira Eduardo, Siddhartha Karmakar et al.·May 4, 2026SaveLearn
Landau levels via Jordan superalgebrasThe goal of this note is to show that Jordan algebras and superalgebras provide an elegant and concise language for formulating quantum mechanical problems with inherent (super)conformal symmetry.…Alessio Marrani, Todor Popov·May 4, 2026SaveLearn
Revisiting semiclassical scalar QED in 1+1 dimensionsWe study the backreaction of a charged scalar quantum field in the presence of two opposite charges placed at the boundaries of a finite one-dimensional region, with attention to boundary effects. We…Santiago Sanz-Wuhl, Jochen Zahn·May 4, 2026SaveLearn
Kerr-de Sitter Black Holes: Quantum Aspects and Cosmic Censorship ConjectureIn this article, we test the validity of the weak cosmic censorship conjecture (wCCC) in the background of a quantum Kerr-de Sitter (qKdS) black hole, incorporating exact backreaction from quantum…Ankit Anand, Ankur Dey·May 4, 2026SaveLearn
Functional Renormalization Group for a Rank-4 Renormalizable Tensorial Group Field Theory with Derivative Necklace CouplingsWe apply the functional renormalization group to an Abelian Group Field Theory extended beyond the branched-polymer (melonic) sector by including interactions that are subdominant from a…Seke Fawaaz Zime Yerima, Vincent Lahoche, Dine Ousmane Samary·May 4, 2026SaveLearn
All DDF/lightcone two-particle decay widths up to level 8 in open bosonic string in critical dimensionWe carry out an ``experimental analysis'' in which we explicitly compute all possible Abelian two-particle decay channels (excluding the tachyon) of open bosonic massive states up to level…Samuele Critelli, Igor Pesando·May 3, 2026SaveLearn
A Non-local "Boundary'' Term for Two-Point Amplitudes in String Field TheoryWe propose a new ``boundary'' term in free bosonic string field theory. Here, the term ``boundary'' refers to a contribution introduced to restore the cyclicity broken by the…Yasu Gen, Hiroaki Matsunaga, Jojiro Totsuka·May 3, 2026SaveLearn
Higher-derivative N=1 and N=2 supersymmetric Maxwell-Chern-Simons theories at one loop in superspaceWe define a higher-derivative generalization of Maxwell-Chern-Simons theory in N=1 and N=2 superspaces. In particular, the chosen higher-derivative operator is a polynomial…F. S. Gama·May 3, 2026SaveLearn
High-energy photon hologram of a photon gasThe photon hologram of a one-particle density matrix of a photon gas is derived including the case where the energy of a probe photon is above the electron-positron pair creation threshold. The…P. O. Kazinski, A. A. Sokolov·May 3, 2026SaveLearn
Reductions in Khovanov-Rozansky operator formalismSophisticated Khovanov-Rozansky (KhR) description of knot invariants in the fundamental representation can be reformulated in terms of bicomplex with a simple physical meaning. Namely, the…D. Galakhov, E. Lanina, A. Morozov·May 2, 2026SaveLearn
Exact WKB and Quantum Periods for Extremal Black Hole Quasinormal ModesWe apply exact WKB analysis to the spectral problem arising in black hole perturbation theory. The boundary conditions for quasinormal modes lead to exact quantization conditions for the complex…Yasuyuki Hatsuda, Tomohito Shiga·May 2, 2026SaveLearn
Quantum Mpemba-like effect in Unruh thermalizationWe revisit the thermal nature of the Unruh effect within a quantum thermodynamic framework. For a Unruh-deWitt (UDW) detector in n-dimensional Minkowski spacetime, we demonstrate that its…Zihao Wang, Wenjing Chen, Si-Wei Han et al.·May 2, 2026SaveLearn
Twist Operator BOPE and Entanglement Entropy in 2D Interface CFTWe address several aspects of entanglement entropy of 2D interface CFT using the replica method. Unlike the case of boundary CFT, we consider the boundary OPE (BOPE) of the Rényi twist operator and…Mianqi Wang·May 1, 2026SaveLearn
Reconstructing conformal field theoretical compositions with TransformersWe study the use of transformers to reconstruct the compositions of tensor products of two-dimensional rational conformal field theories (RCFTs) based on their low-energy spectra. The task is…Haotian Cao, Garrett Merz, Kyle Cranmer et al.·May 1, 2026SaveLearn
A gravity interpretation for the complex Euclidean saddles of the ABJM indexThe superconformal index is a grand-canonical partition function that counts the 1/16-BPS states in the theory, and its Legendre transform with respect to reduced chemical potentials accounts for the…Minwoo Suh·May 1, 2026SaveLearn
Breakdown of Semiclassical Gravity in Four-Dimensional Black Hole EvaporationWe study black hole formation and evaporation in a four-dimensional semiclassical model that preserves diffeomorphism invariance and reproduces the one-loop trace anomaly. Solving the…David A. Lowe, Larus Thorlacius·May 1, 2026SaveLearn
More on Classical Stability of Hopf-like Solitons of the Toroidal-Twisted typeThe Faddeev-Hopf model [1] supporting Hopfions was shown to emerge in the low-energy limit of four-dimensional scalar quantum electrodynamics (QED) with two charged scalar fields [2, 3]. Faddeev and…Chao-Hsiang Sheu, Mikhail Shifman·May 1, 2026SaveLearn
Perturbative Analysis of CPT-Odd Lorentz-Violating Scalar QCDWe perform a complete one-loop renormalization analysis of CPT-odd Lorentz-violating scalar quantum chromodynamics with adjoint scalar matter. Working to first order in the preferred background…J. C. C. Felipe, L. C. T. Brito, A. C. Lehum et al.·May 1, 2026SaveLearn
TBA equations for SU(r+1) quantum Seiberg-Witten curve: higher-order Mathieu equationWe develop the ODE/IM correspondence for the higher-order Mathieu equation arising from the quantum Seiberg-Witten curve of the pure SU(r+1) N=2 supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory. From the…Feiyu Peng, Hongfei Shu·Apr 30, 2026SaveLearn
Topological charges and confined-deconfined phase transition in holographyIn recent years, many interesting works providing a topological description for black hole (BH) properties have appeared in the literature. In particular, in this framework BHs correspond to…Nelson R. F. Braga, William S. Cunha·Apr 30, 2026SaveLearn
On the Asymptotic Causal Structure in Gravitational EFTsIt is usually assumed that a healthy EFT should not allow superluminal propagation. In the presence of gravity, however, the notion of superluminality becomes subtle, since there is no invariant way…Bruno Bucciotti, Paolo Creminelli, Alessandro Longo et al.·Apr 30, 2026SaveLearn
Covariant Locally Localized Gravity and vDVZ ContinuityThe Karch-Randall braneworld concerns the physics of an AdSd brane embedded in an ambient gravitational AdSd+1 spacetime. The gravitational theory induced on the AdSd brane has a very…Hao Geng, Moritz Merz, Lisa Randall·Apr 30, 2026SaveLearn