Gravity and electroweak sector from symmetry breaking of an SO(3,3) BF theoryAn SO(3,3) BF-type gauge theory is formulated on a six-dimensional spacetime of split signature (3,3), interpreted as the pre-electroweak-symmetry-breaking phase. A MacDowell--Mansouri-type…P Samuel Wesley, Tejinder P. Singh, J. M. Isidro·Feb 22, 2026SaveLearn
Critical Temperatures of Excited Holographic Superconductors in Born--Infeld Electrodynamics on a Reissner--Nordström--AdS BackgroundWe study the ground state (GS) and the two lowest excited states (ES1, ES2) of a probe holographic superconductor with Born-Infeld (BI) electrodynamics on a charged Reissner-Nordstrom-AdS (RN-AdS)…Hoang Van Quyet·Feb 21, 2026SaveLearn
On self-dualities for scalar ϕ4 theoryScalar field theory is studied by constructing interacting saddle point expansions in the symmetric and broken phase, respectively. Focusing on analytically tractable saddle expansions, it is found…Paul Romatschke·Feb 20, 2026SaveLearn
Asymptotic bootstrap for unitary matrix integrals at complex couplingWe apply an asymptotic bootstrap estimate method to the non-perturbative study of unitary matrix integrals. The method combines exact recursion relations with asymptotic control of large modes to…David Berenstein, João Rodrigues, Victor A. Rodriguez·Feb 20, 2026SaveLearn
Holographic Pressure and Extensivity of Rotating Black Holes at Finite CutoffWe investigate the quasi-local thermodynamics of rotating Kerr-AdS black holes enclosed by a finite timelike boundary (cavity). Extending recent work on static systems, we define the holographic…Hoang Van Quyet·Feb 20, 2026SaveLearn
Leading singularities of Wilson loop correlators from twistor Wilson loop diagramsThe leading singularities of one-loop scattering amplitudes in planar N=4 super Yang-Mills theory are known to factorise into products of tree-level amplitudes, and this can be seen from…James Drummond, Matthew Rochford, Rowan Wright·Feb 20, 2026SaveLearn
Nonlocal spinor superfield theoryIn this work, we propose a new three-dimensional nonlocal spinor superfield model. This theory is constructed by introducing form factors in the local spinor superfield action. Then, we couple it…F. S. Gama, J. R. Nascimento, G. Olmo et al.·Feb 20, 2026SaveLearn
Simulating Quantum Field Theories with Boundaries in Curved Spacetimes Using Open Spin SystemsWe develop a framework to simulate quantum field theories (QFTs) with boundaries in (1+1)-dimenmsional curved spacetimes by employing open spin systems. Building upon our previous work that…Shunichiro Kinoshita, Keiju Murata, Daisuke Yamamoto et al.·Feb 20, 2026SaveLearn
A Reverse Black Hole Information ProblemWe study the formation, detection and coarse-graining of black holes in AdS/CFT, with an emphasis on the tension between boundary unitarity and the production of mixed state Hawking radiation in the…Jan de Boer, Jildou Hollander, Andrew Rolph·Feb 20, 2026SaveLearn
3D Gravity and Chaos in CFTs with FermionsPure 3d gravity in AdS is believed to admit a holographic description in terms of 2d CFT. We introduce a theory of fermionic 3d gravity where we sum over geometries equipped with spin structure, and…Jan Boruch, Elisa Tabor, Gustavo J. Turiaci·Feb 19, 2026SaveLearn
Schwarzian Theory and Cosmological Constant ProblemObservational data in cosmology indicate a small, positive, and nonvanishing cosmological constant that dominates the energy budget of the present universe. The origin of the cosmological constant…Jun Nian·Feb 19, 2026SaveLearn
Renormalization group flow of O(N)3-invariant general sextic tensor modelWe compute the beta functions for the O(N)3-invariant general sextic tensor model up to cubic order in the coupling constant, and at leading order in the 1/N expansion. Our method is a direct,…Gaetan Bardy, Thomas Krajewski, Thomas Muller et al.·Feb 19, 2026SaveLearn
Signum-Gordon spectral mass from nonlinear Fourier mode mixingWe investigate the emergence of a spectral mass in the signum-Gordon model, a nonlinear field theory characterized by a non-analytic, V-shaped potential where standard perturbative mass definitions…João S. Streibel, Pawel Klimas·Feb 19, 2026SaveLearn
Chern-Simons deformations of the gauged O(3) Sigma model on compact surfacesExistence of solutions to the field equations of the gauged Chern-Simons-O(3)-Sigma model on a compact Riemann surface is proved by a topological method. Existence of a minimal deformation constant…Rene I. Garcia-Lara·Feb 19, 2026SaveLearn
Baryon Junction and String Interactions: Part IIWe study junctions between confining strings. These junctions arise in Yang-Mills theories, and we focus on their universal low-energy dynamics. Using open-closed duality, we map junctions with…Xuzixiang Lou, Siwei Zhong·Feb 19, 2026SaveLearn
Confining Strings in a Gapless PhaseWe consider the dynamics of confined strings embedded in a gapless four-dimensional theory. To this end, we examine finite-tension string-like solutions to the equations of motion of the…Jeremias Aguilera Damia, Giovanni Galati, Giovanni Rizi·Feb 19, 2026SaveLearn
Renormalization Group and String LoopsFixed points of the 2d renormalization group flow are known to correspond to tree level string vacua. We discuss how the renormalization group (or "sigma model") approach can be extended to…Arkady A. Tseytlin·Feb 19, 2026SaveLearn
Non-BPS Monopoles and Dyons via Resurgent TransseriesRadially symmetric non-BPS 't Hooft-Polyakov monopoles and dyons are constructed as resurgent transseries: infinite sums of exponentially decaying terms, each multiplied by a factorially…Gerald V. Dunne, Evan Shinn·Feb 19, 2026SaveLearn
Scattering in Instanton BackgroundsIn this letter we evaluate one-loop all-plus gluon amplitudes of SU(Nc) gauge theory with Nf fundamental fermions in the presence of a flavour instanton background. Fermion zero modes…Roland Bittleston, Kevin Costello·Feb 19, 2026SaveLearn
Tensor extension of the Abelian-Higgs model for a superconductorWe extend the Abelian-Higgs model of superconductivity to incorporate higher-spin particles. Microscopically, these higher-spin states can be modeled as multi-electron clusters, such as spin-1 Copper…Spyros Konitopoulos, Elias Koorambas·Feb 19, 2026SaveLearn
Further Bounding the Kreuzer-Skarke LandscapeBatyrev's construction provides a map from fine, regular, star triangulations (FRSTs) of 4D reflexive polytopes to smooth Calabi-Yau threefolds (CYs). We prove that there are at most 10296…Nate MacFadden, Stepan Yu. Orevkov, Michael Stepniczka·Feb 18, 2026SaveLearn
Yang-Mills Flux Tube in AdS II: Effective String TheoryWe continue the study of flux tubes in confining gauge theories placed in a rigid AdS background, focusing on the three-dimensional case. Our analysis is performed in the large-radius regime, where…Barak Gabai, Victor Gorbenko, Bendeguz Offertaler·Feb 18, 2026SaveLearn
Multi-centered Myers-Perry Black Holes in Five DimensionsWe present a new family of multi-centered rotating black hole solutions in 5D vacuum Einstein gravity, providing explicit examples of cohomogeneity-three spacetimes. It is well known that, in the…Shinya Tomizawa, Jun-ichi Sakamoto, Ryotaku Suzuki·Feb 18, 2026SaveLearn
Solution to the Cosmological Constant Problem from Pre-geometric GravityWe present a novel solution to the cosmological constant (CC) problem that requires no fine-tunings nor anthropic reasoning. In pre-geometric gravity (PGG), spacetime emerges from the spontaneous…Andrea Addazi, Giuseppe Meluccio·Feb 18, 2026SaveLearn
Spectral Spacetime Entropy for Quasifree TheoriesMotivated by the necessity to UV-regularise entanglement entropy, we present a spectral method for calculating the entropy of quasifree states, for both bosonic and fermionic field theories. This…Joshua Y. L. Jones, Yasaman K. Yazdi·Feb 18, 2026SaveLearn