Classification of 2D Fermionic Systems with a Z2 Flavor SymmetryWe classify superfusion categories describing two-dimensional fermionic systems equipped with the universal fermion-parity symmetry, implemented by a topological defect line (TDL) Z, and an…Chi-Ming Chang, Jin Chen, Fengjun Xu·Apr 10, 2026SaveLearn
D2-brane probes of non-toric cDV threefolds via monopole superpotentialsWe develop a framework to construct worldvolume gauge theories on D2-branes probing compound Du Val (cDV) Calabi-Yau threefold singularities. By viewing these singularities as ADE surface fibrations…Andrés Collinucci, Marina Moleti, Roberto Valandro·Apr 10, 2026SaveLearn
Space- vs Time-dependence in taming the infrared instability of projectable Hořava GravityMinkowski spacetime exhibits infrared instability in projectable Ho rava gravity in (3+1) dimensions. To be phenomenologically viable, the instability should be either hidden by other…Shinji Mukohyama, Jury Radkovski, Sergey Sibiryakov·Apr 10, 2026SaveLearn
Covariant scalar-tensor theories beyond second derivativesWe propose a covariant, gauge-independent construction of foliation-based scalar-tensor theories, yielding diffeomorphism-invariant operators involving only gradients on the hypersurfaces where the…Mohammad Ali Gorji, Pavel Petrov, Karim Noui·Apr 10, 2026SaveLearn
Lattice Realizations of Flat Gauging and T-duality Defects at Any RadiusWe analyze non-invertible topological interfaces and defects in the two-dimensional compact boson, focusing on the more exotic ones obtained by gauging continuous symmetries with flat connections on…Riccardo Argurio, Giovanni Galati, Nathan Godechal·Apr 10, 2026SaveLearn
Lifshitz-like Magnetic Black Branes: Third Law of Thermodynamics and the Null Energy ConditionWe develop a procedure to solve Einstein-dilaton-Maxwell models in quadratures using the potential reconstruction approach. We then apply this procedure to three distinct models, examining both the…Irina Ya. Aref'eva, Kristina Rannu, Viktor Zlobin·Apr 9, 2026SaveLearn
Harmonic Analysis of the Instanton PrepotentialDiscrete symmetries of Calabi-Yau moduli spaces, generated by isomorphic flops, constrain the instanton expansion of the 4D N=2 Type~IIA prepotential. We show that the Coxeter-invariant…Rafael Álvarez-García, Fabian Ruehle·Apr 9, 2026SaveLearn
Reduced superblocks at next-to-next-to-extremality for all half-maximally supersymmetric CFTsWe consider mixed four-point correlators of 1/2-BPS operators ϕk in SCFTs with eight real Poincaré supercharges, namely the 3d N=4, 4d N=2, 5d N=1, and 6d…Mitchell Woolley·Apr 9, 2026SaveLearn
Effective strings and particles interacting in 3D: the Ising modelWe study how a fluctuating domain wall in three dimensions modifies bulk observables in a gapped phase. We introduce an effective interaction between the wall and the lightest bulk massive mode, and…J. M. Viana Parente Lopes, José Matos, Joao Penedones·Apr 9, 2026SaveLearn
On quantum tunnelling in the presence of Noether chargesWe provide a complete first-principles based discussion of quantum tunnelling out of initial states carrying a conserved Noether charge. Our main result is a simple, unambiguous Euclidean-time…Giulio Barni, Thomas Steingasser·Apr 9, 2026SaveLearn
A Lapse in the Cosmological Constant ProblemWe present a new mechanism for addressing the cosmological constant problem based on global constraints arising from a lapse function in a higher-dimensional gravitational theory. Inspired by…Justin Khoury, Benjamin Muntz, Antonio Padilla·Apr 9, 2026SaveLearn
Differential Equations for Massive CorrelatorsWe uncover a combinatorial structure governing the differential equations satisfied by wavefunction coefficients of scalar fields with generic masses in de Sitter space. Using an integral…Daniel Baumann, Austin Joyce, Hayden Lee et al.·Apr 9, 2026SaveLearn
Equivariant localization for higher derivative supergravityConformal supergravity provides an effective off-shell formalism to study higher derivative actions. We show that the D=4, N=2 theory admits equivariantly closed forms. These may be…Pietro Benetti Genolini, Florian Gaar, Jerome P. Gauntlett et al.·Apr 9, 2026SaveLearn
PT-symmetric Field Theories at Finite TemperatureWe investigate the thermal properties of PT-symmetric scalar field theories with purely imaginary couplings. The free energy governs the asymptotic density of states, providing an…Oleksandr Diatlyk, Andrei Katsevich, Fedor K. Popov·Apr 9, 2026SaveLearn
Discrete symmetries of Feynman integralsWe perform a comprehensive study of a certain class of discrete symmetries of families of Feynman integrals, defined as affine changes of variables that map different sectors of the family into each…Claude Duhr, Sara Maggio, Cathrin Semper et al.·Apr 9, 2026SaveLearn
Higher-Spin Gravity in Two Dimensions with Vanishing Cosmological ConstantIn this paper, we use a version of the BF formulation of two-dimensional dilaton gravity that allows to define a gauge theory of the two-dimensional Poincaré or Maxwell algebras and several of their…Xavier Bekaert, Michel Pannier·Apr 9, 2026SaveLearn
Leading low-temperature correction to the Heisenberg-Euler LagrangianIn this note, we show that the well-known leading low-temperature correction to the Heisenberg-Euler Lagrangian in a constant electromagnetic field arising at two loops can be efficiently extracted…Felix Karbstein·Apr 9, 2026SaveLearn
Rindler Physics with a UV Cutoff on the LatticeWe investigate quantum field theory in Rindler space with a UV cutoff by considering a free scalar field on a lattice in Rindler coordinates. We find that the Minkowski vacuum is not exactly thermal…Seiken Chikazawa, Seiji Terashima·Apr 9, 2026SaveLearn
Geometric Phases and Persistent Spin Currents from nonminimal couplingsWe investigate a class of nonminimal derivative couplings between fermions and electromagnetic fields that generate Rashba-like spin--orbit interactions in one-dimensional quantum rings. Starting…Edilberto O. Silva, João A. A. S. Reis, L. Lisboa-Santos·Apr 9, 2026SaveLearn
Linearized Q-Ball PerturbationsLinearized deformations of the thick-walled (low-amplitude) (1+1)-dimensional Q-ball may be decomposed into relativistic modes, which are roughly plane waves, and also long-wavelength corotating and…Jarah Evslin, Hui Liu, Tomasz Romańczukiewicz et al.·Apr 9, 2026SaveLearn
Decoding multiway gravitational junctions in AdS in terms of holographic quantum mapsIt has been shown that multiway junctions gluing n copies of locally AdS3 spacetimes (n≥ 2) can be described by n-1 strings obeying non-linear Nambu-Goto equations coupled by Monge-Ampère…Avik Chakraborty, Tanay Kibe, Martín Molina et al.·Apr 8, 2026SaveLearn
The N=1 Super-Grassmannian for CFT3 and a Foray on AdS and Cosmological CorrelatorsWe construct a Super-Grassmannian integral representation for n-point functions in N=1 SCFT3. In this formalism, conformal invariance, supersymmetry, and special superconformal…Aswini Bala, Sachin Jain, Dhruva K. S. et al.·Apr 8, 2026SaveLearn
Holographic Krylov Complexity for Charged, Composite and Extended ProbesWe study the holographic spread/Krylov complexity of operators with non-trivial internal structure and of genuinely extended operators. We first consider a massive particle in AdS5× S5…Horatiu Nastase, Carlos Nunez, Dibakar Roychowdhury·Apr 8, 2026SaveLearn
Groenewold-Moyal twists, integrable spin-chains and AdS/CFTWe take the first steps to address via integrability the spectral problem of AdS/CFT dual pairs deformed by Groenewold-Moyal twists. In particular, we start by considering a twisted spin-chain that…Riccardo Borsato, Miguel García Fernández·Apr 8, 2026SaveLearn
Gaussian pseudogauge invariant hydrodynamics with spinExtending the Gaussian covariant hydrodynamics approach [1] using torsion as an auxiliary field we formulate a fluctuating hydrodynamics with spin which is covariant with respect to pseudo-gauge…David Montenegro, Mariana Julia Pereira Dos Dores Savioli, Giorgio Torrieri·Apr 8, 2026SaveLearn