On the SymTFTs of Finite Non-Abelian SymmetriesThe (D+1)-dimensional symmetry topological field theory (SymTFTD+1) of a D-dimensional absolute quantum field theory (QFTD) provides a topological characterization of symmetry data. In…Oren Bergman, Jonathan J. Heckman, Max Hübner et al.·Mar 12, 2026SaveLearn
Quantum Signatures of Cosmic Topology: How Casimir Backreaction Transmits Isotropy ViolationA finite, scheme-independent Casimir contribution to the stress-energy tensor arises naturally for quantum fields in universes with non-trivial spatial topology. We compute this Casimir stress-energy…Anna Negro, Kurt Hinterbichler, Glenn D. Starkman et al.·Mar 12, 2026SaveLearn
Quantum obstructions for N=1 infinite distance limits -- Part I: gs obstructionsWe analyse quantum obstructions to classical infinite distance limits in four-dimensional string compactifications with N=1 supersymmetry. Such quantum effects signal a severe departure from the…Lukas Kaufmann, Jeroen Monnee, Timo Weigand et al.·Mar 12, 2026SaveLearn
Hawking Radiation from Tunneling in Black Hole Quantum MechanicsIt was proposed in Chu:2024qil that a quantum black hole can be described by a quantum space configuration of a fuzzy sphere together with a half-filled Fermi sea. In this paper we propose…Chong-Sun Chu·Mar 12, 2026SaveLearn
Large-N Torus Knots in Lens Spaces and Their Quiver StructureWe study torus knot invariants in the lens space S3/Zp within Chern--Simons theory. Using the surgery and modular description of lens spaces, we derive a general expression for the…Ritabrata Bhattacharya, Suvankar Dutta, Naman Pasari et al.·Mar 12, 2026SaveLearn
More on Bulk Local State Reconstruction in Flat/Carr CFTWe revisit and extend the construction of bulk local states in flat holography, focusing on the induced representation obtained from the flat limit of the AdS highest-weight conditions. In three…Peng-Xiang Hao, Kotaro Shinmyo, Yu-ki Suzuki et al.·Mar 12, 2026SaveLearn
Soft cutoffs in the covariant phase space of dynamical reference framesWe construct covariant theories incorporating fluctuating boundaries and soft cutoffs by introducing dynamical reference frames (DRFs). This framework generalizes the covariant action from a…Kang Liu, Wei Guo, Xiao-Mei Kuang·Mar 12, 2026SaveLearn
Is Time Reversal in de Sitter Space a Spontaneously Broken Gauge Symmetry?I'll begin with some well-deserved acknowledgements: I am grateful to Daniel Harlow for discussions of time-reversal holonomies. I have also benefited from a long ongoing correspondence with…Leonard Susskind·Mar 12, 2026SaveLearn
When Bob orbits Alice: entanglement harvesting in circular motionWe study radiative processes of two qubits coupled to a massless scalar field prepared in the Minkowski vacuum state. The analyze the effects of vacuum fluctuations in the generation of qubits'…F. Sobrero, M. S. Soares, N. F. Svaiter·Mar 12, 2026SaveLearn
Stable Black Strings from Warped BackgroundsWe show that spacetime curvature alone can classically stabilize black strings. Working within a consistent five-dimensional dilaton-gravity system with a flat brane, we find that sufficiently large…Sylvain Fichet, Eugenio Megias, Mariano Quiros et al.·Mar 12, 2026SaveLearn
Outer automorphisms are sufficient conditions for RG fixed pointsWe point out that the existence of an outer automorphism (Out) is a sufficient condition for the existence of a fixed hyperplane (fixed point, separatrix) in the renormalization group (RG) flow of a…Thede de Boer, Andreas Trautner·Mar 12, 2026SaveLearn
Integrability from Homotopy AlgebrasHomotopy algebraic methods have become increasingly influential in studying field theories. We consider semi-holomorphic Chern-Simons theory and its relation with the principal chiral model. In…Luigi Alfonsi, Leron Borsten, Mehran Jalali Farahani et al.·Mar 12, 2026SaveLearn
The disk 1-point function in timelike Liouville theoryWe compute the disk 1-point function in timelike Liouville theory. Using the Coulomb gas formalism and analytically continuing in the number of screening operators, we derive an explicit formula,…Gaston Giribet, Bruno Sivilotti·Mar 12, 2026SaveLearn
On the Sugawara Current Algebra Proposal for M-TheoryWe examine the proposal of [29] that M-theory may admit a Sugawara-type current algebra formulation based on E11 s l1. Motivated by the role of generalized coordinates in E-theory, we…Keith Glennon·Mar 12, 2026SaveLearn
Quantum backreaction and stability of topological wormholesWe investigate the quantum stability of a timelike topological wormhole with a simple geometry M2 × S2, supported classically by anisotropic fluid. We compute the one-loop quantum…Haris Mehulic, Tomislav Prokopec·Mar 12, 2026SaveLearn
Diving into booklet wormholesArXiv:2508.17898 proposed the booklet wormhole as the holographic dual of the GHZ state. This paper extends the investigation into this geometry, particularly focusing on the junction conditions for…Libo Jiang, Yan Liu·Mar 12, 2026SaveLearn
The phase diagram of the D1-D5 CFT and localized black holesIn this paper we analyze the phases that dominate the microcanonical ensemble at various energies in the D1-D5 CFT, which is dual to type II string theory on AdS3 × S3× T4. We focus on…Ofer Aharony, Ronny Frumkin, Jonathan Mehl·Mar 11, 2026SaveLearn
Learning to Unscramble: Simplifying Symbolic Expressions via Self-Supervised Oracle TrajectoriesWe present a new self-supervised machine learning approach for symbolic simplification of complex mathematical expressions. Training data is generated by scrambling simple expressions and recording…David Shih·Mar 11, 2026SaveLearn
Alice in Warpland: KK modes, Warped Compactifications and the SwamplandWe investigate the asymptotic behavior of Kaluza-Klein (KK) towers in warped compactifications to Minkowski space. Focusing on the overall decompactification limit, we derive the scaling of KK masses…Salvatore Raucci, Ignacio Ruiz, Irene Valenzuela·Mar 11, 2026SaveLearn
UV/IR relations from the worldsheetWe derive universal scaling relations for the low-energy effective action of string theory, connecting the vacuum energy and gauge couplings to higher-derivative Wilson coefficients. At one-loop in…Christian Aoufia, Ivano Basile, Giorgio Leone et al.·Mar 11, 2026SaveLearn
Nucleating an Inflationary Universe: Euclidean Wormholes and their No-Boundary LimitNo-boundary instantons and Euclidean "wineglass" wormholes have both been proposed as providing suitable initial conditions for the current expanding phase of our universe, and in particular…George Lavrelashvili, Jean-Luc Lehners·Mar 11, 2026SaveLearn
Generalised Complex and Spinor RelationsCourant algebroid relations are used to define notions of relations between Dirac structures and spinors. It is shown under which circumstances a spinor relation gives a Courant algebroid relation…Thomas C. De Fraja, Vincenzo Emilio Marotta, Richard J. Szabo·Mar 11, 2026SaveLearn
Holes in Calabi-Yau Effective ConesMotivated by their role in non-perturbative potentials in string theory, we study divisors in effective cones of Calabi-Yau threefolds. We give examples of geometries for which some divisor classes…Naomi Gendler, Elijah Sheridan, Michael Stillman et al.·Mar 11, 2026SaveLearn
Black hole as a multipartite entangler: multi-entropy in AdS3/CFT2We study multipartite entanglement in typical pure states holographically dual to pure BTZ black holes, using multi-entropy and its ``genuine'' version. In the bulk, these quantities are…Takanori Anegawa, Shota Suzuki, Kotaro Tamaoka·Mar 11, 2026SaveLearn
Non-Lorentzian Supergravity from Matrix TheoryIt was recently shown that the decoupling limits leading to matrix (gauge) theories on D-branes give rise to non-Lorentzian target space geometries. Perturbatively, matrix theory describes a quantum…Dawid Maskalaniec, Ziqi Yan, Utku Zorba·Mar 10, 2026SaveLearn