Where Multipartite Entanglement Localizes: The Junction Law for Genuine Multi-EntropyWe uncover a "junction law" for genuine multipartite entanglement, suggesting that in gapped local systems multipartite entanglement is controlled and effectively localized near junctions…Norihiro Iizuka, Akihiro Miyata·Feb 18, 2026SaveLearn
Error correcting codes and heterotic Narain CFTsWe study error correcting codes that construct the Narain lattices of heterotic strings as code lattices. We identify, in both E8× E8 and Spin(32)/Z2 heterotic strings, a pair of a binary…Shun'ya Mizoguchi, Takumi Oikawa·Feb 18, 2026SaveLearn
Group character averages via a single LaguerreAverage of exponential TrR eX, i.e. of a group rather than an algebra character, in Gaussian matrix model is known to be an amusing generalization of Schur polynomial, where time variables…Alexei Morozov, Kazumi Okuyama·Feb 17, 2026SaveLearn
Towards a classification of graded unitary W3 algebrasWe study constraints imposed by four-dimensional unitarity (formalised as graded unitarity in recent work by the first author) on possible W3 vertex algebras arising from…Christopher Beem, Harshal Kulkarni·Feb 17, 2026SaveLearn
To boost or not to boost, that's the questionOr should we talk about dS/CFT correspondence or dS/SFT correspondence in cosmological correlators? In non-unitary field theories -- which are conjectured to be dual to cosmological correlators --…Yu Nakayama·Feb 17, 2026SaveLearn
Gaussian continuous tensor network states: short-distance properties and imaginary-time evolutionWe study Gaussian continuous tensor network states (GCTNS) - a finitely-parameterized subclass of Gaussian states admitting an interpretation as continuum limits of discrete tensor network states. We…Marco Rigobello, Erez Zohar·Feb 17, 2026SaveLearn
Thermodynamic Topology of 4D Charged AdS Black Holes with FαβFγλRαγβλ CouplingWe investigate the thermodynamic phase transitions of a four-dimensional charged anti-de Sitter black hole endowed with a non-minimal coupling of the form FαβFγλRαγβλ. Using perturbative…Mehdi Sadeghi, Faramarz Rahmani·Feb 17, 2026SaveLearn
Decompactification Limits of Non-Compact Gauge TheoryThe required absence of global symmetries in quantum gravity has been used to imply that all non-compact gauge theories are in the swampland. This argument stems from the idea that non-compact gauge…Finn Gagliano, Christopher Tudball·Feb 17, 2026SaveLearn
Generalized GMP Algebra for Three-Dimensional Quantum Hall Fluids of Extended ObjectsWe develop a geometric framework for three-dimensional quantum Hall fluids of extended objects (quasi-strings) in the presence of a strong three-form background field associated with a bundle gerbe.…Giandomenico Palumbo·Feb 17, 2026SaveLearn
Distinguishing Schwinger effect from Hawking radiation in Reissner-Nordström black holes via entanglementA charged black hole can emit charged particles via two independent mechanisms: the Hawking radiation and the Schwinger effect, which are intertwined in the radiation spectrum. In this paper, we will…Ruo-Han Wang, Jia-Rui Sun·Feb 17, 2026SaveLearn
Compact Q-balls and Q-shells within a CPN Skyrme-Faddeev type modelWhile CPN models with analytic potentials are known to support finite-energy compact Q-ball and Q-shell solutions, their behavior in more complex Lagrangian frameworks remains a subject of active…E. L. Colaço, P. Klimas, L. R. Livramento et al.·Feb 17, 2026SaveLearn
Geometry Induced Chiral Transport and Entanglement in AdS2 BackgroundWe study the real-time chiral dynamics of Dirac fermions in AdS2 and AdS2 black hole backgrounds. The spacetime curvature generates a spin connection term, acting as an effective magnetic field…Kazuki Ikeda, Yaron Oz·Feb 17, 2026SaveLearn
Understanding the Quantized Angular Momentum of Rotating Q-ballsNon-topological solitons, such as Q-balls, may contribute to the cosmological dark matter. The formation and evolution of Q-balls in the early universe requires an understanding of solitons with…Benjamin DeVries, Fabrizio Vassallo, Christopher B. Verhaaren·Feb 16, 2026SaveLearn
How to have your wormholes and factorize, tooWe review three well known inconsistencies in the standard mathematical formulation of semiclassical gravity: the factorization problem, the information problem, and the closed universe problem.…Marc S. Klinger·Feb 16, 2026SaveLearn
Learning the S-matrix from data: Rediscovering gravity from gauge theory via symbolic regressionWe demonstrate that modern machine-learning methods can autonomously reconstruct several flagship analytic structures in scattering amplitudes directly from numerical on-shell data. In particular, we…Nathan Moynihan·Feb 16, 2026SaveLearn
A Surface Integrand for the Inverse KLT KernelWe propose a loop-level generalization of the inverse string theory Kawai-Lewellen-Tye (KLT) kernel: the planar inverse KLT integrand. The integrand is defined constructively via a novel…Christoph Bartsch, Karol Kampf, Jiří Novotný et al.·Feb 16, 2026SaveLearn
Exact Solutions to Matrix Models and String Theories: The Local ConstructionExact nonperturbative solutions to hermitian one-matrix models, their topological string duals, as well as their double-scaling limits to multicritical and minimal string theories, may be obtained…Jasper Kager, João Rodrigues, Ricardo Schiappa et al.·Feb 16, 2026SaveLearn
Imprints of asymptotic freedom on confining stringsWe consider the Polyakov loop correlator in the confining phase of large N Yang-Mills theory in three and four dimensions. It can be computed by summing over the exchange of closed flux tubes…Jan Albert, Alexandre Homrich·Feb 16, 2026SaveLearn
On the Unitarity of the Gravitational S-Matrix in High DimensionWe argue that for finite energy windows, the final states in gravitational scattering in dimension d > 4 are normalizable coherent states in Fock space. However, as the center of the energy window…T. Banks·Feb 16, 2026SaveLearn
S-matrices in the holomorphic modular bootstrap approachWe numerically determine the S-matrix by using connection formulae in the modular linear differential equation (MLDE) approach to the holomorphic modular bootstrap. We then determine exact formulae…Suresh Govindarajan, Aditya Jain, Akhila Sadanandan et al.·Feb 16, 2026SaveLearn
Fate of false vacuum in non-perturbative regimes: Gravity effectsA recent analysis of the false-vacuum decay in non-perturbative regimes is here extended in the presence of Einstein gravity, computing the corresponding effective potential and decay rate. We…Gianluca Calcagni, Marco Frasca, Anish Ghoshal·Feb 16, 2026SaveLearn
Holonomies and Boundary Symmetries in Discrete BF Formulation of Jackiw-Teitelboim GravityWe develop a fully discrete and non-perturbative realization of two--dimensional Jackiw--Teitelboim (JT) gravity as an sl(2,R) BF theory. Using group--valued holonomies and…H. T. Özer, Aytül Filiz·Feb 15, 2026SaveLearn
Mathematical Paradoxes of Dirac Equation RepresentationsThis paper examines the Foldy-Wouthuysen and Feynman-Gell-Mann representations of the Dirac equation. The analysis is conducted for electrons and positrons interacting with electromagnetic fields.…V. P. Neznamov·Feb 15, 2026SaveLearn
Resummation of small-spin singularities in anomalous dimensions of twist-two operatorsAnomalous dimensions of leading-twist operators in QCD play an important role in precision predictions for high-energy processes, since they govern the scale evolution of parton distributions. Their…Alexander N. Manashov, Sven-Olaf Moch, Leonid A. Shumilov·Feb 15, 2026SaveLearn
Defect relative entropy in symmetric orbifold CFTsIn this work, we compute the defect relative entropy between topological defects in the symmetric product orbifold CFT SymN(M) = M N/SN. Our analysis covers two distinct…Mostafa Ghasemi·Feb 14, 2026SaveLearn