Cancellation of one-parameter graviton gauge dependence in the effective scalar field equation in de SitterWe investigate gauge dependence of one-graviton-loop corrections to the effective field equation of the massless, minimally coupled scalar in de Sitter, obtained by including source and observer…Dražen Glavan, Shun-Pei Miao, Tomislav Prokopec et al.·Feb 8, 2026SaveLearn
Asymmetric orbifolds with vanishing one-loop vacuum energyWe present a systematic study of non-supersymmetric type II toroidal asymmetric orbifolds with vanishing vacuum energy at one-loop in string perturbation theory. These are engineered through the…Vittorio Larotonda, Miguel Montero, Michelangelo Tartaglia·Feb 6, 2026SaveLearn
Limits of the Superconformal Index and the Moduli Space of 3d N=3 TheoriesWe compute the Hilbert series of three-dimensional N=3 quiver gauge theories by taking a specific limit of the superconformal index. Our approach introduces auxiliary fugacities…Riccardo Comi, Sebastiano Garavaglia, William Harding et al.·Feb 6, 2026SaveLearn
The gravitational Compton amplitude at third post-Minkowskian orderWe employ a single worldline effective field theory in a Schwarzschild--Tangherlini background to compute the gravitational Compton amplitude up to third post-Minkowskian order. By exposing the…N. Emil J. Bjerrum-Bohr, Gang Chen, Carl Jordan Eriksen et al.·Feb 6, 2026SaveLearn
New Rotating Black Holes in String TheoryWe present new black hole solutions to the low-energy effective action of string theory. We introduce three- and four-dimensional solutions that are rotating, asymptotically flat, and exhibit a…Watse Sybesma, Poula Tadros·Feb 6, 2026SaveLearn
Projective Time, Cayley Transformations and the Schwarzian Geometry of the Free Particle--Oscillator CorrespondenceWe investigate the relation between the one--dimensional free particle and the harmonic oscillator from a unified viewpoint based on projective geometry, Cayley transformations, and the Schwarzian…Andrey Alcala, Mikhail S. Plyushchay·Feb 6, 2026SaveLearn
Gravitational Raman Scattering: a Systematic Toolkit for Tidal Effects in General RelativityWe present a framework for systematic computations of scattering amplitudes for gravitational Raman scattering, -- the inelastic scattering of massless fields off compact relativistic objects. We…Mikhail M. Ivanov, Yue-Zhou Li, Julio Parra-Martinez et al.·Feb 6, 2026SaveLearn
Anomaly Induced Current in Boundary Lifshitz Field TheoryWe study quantum transport phenomena induced by anisotropic Lifshitz scale anomaly in a boundary Lifshitz field theory (BLFT) coupled to an external electromagnetic background. In this context, we…Chong-Sun Chu, Himanshu Parihar·Feb 6, 2026SaveLearn
Holomorphic D-brane embeddings in D-brane backgroundsWe describe families of probe Dq-brane embeddings in the extremal black Dp-brane backgrounds of type IIA and type IIB supergravity, specified by an arbitrary holomorphic function of a complex…James Ratcliffe, Ronnie Rodgers, Sangsoo Ryu·Feb 6, 2026SaveLearn
Non-perturbative corrections to line defect integrated correlators in Sp(N) SCFTsWe consider the N=4 SYM theory with gauge group Sp(N) and the N=2 superconformal field theory consisting of four hypermultiplets in the fundamental representation and one…Lorenzo De Lillo, Alessandro Pini·Feb 6, 2026SaveLearn
Bulk Phase Shift and SingularityHigh-energy scattering of a light particle off a black hole at fixed impact parameter is described by an eikonal phase, which encodes the resulting time delay and angular deflection. This bulk phase…Yueke Jia, Manuela Kulaxizi·Feb 6, 2026SaveLearn
Seeing Page Curves and Islands with Blinders OnThis paper summarizes recent discussions of the Page curve and the information paradox, and responds to the reasoning and examples from arXiv:2506.04311. We review arguments demonstrating that in…Hao Geng, Andreas Karch, Carlos Perez-Pardavila et al.·Feb 6, 2026SaveLearn
Baryons, Skyrmions and θ-periodicity anomaly in chiral and vector-like gauge theoriesIn this paper, we study the baryons and solitons of chiral and vector-like SU(N) gauge theories with matter in mixed one and two-index representations. Focusing on the Color-flavor locked (CFL)…Stefano Bolognesi, Andrea Luzio, Giacomo Santoni·Feb 6, 2026SaveLearn
Krylov DistributionWe introduce the Krylov distribution D(ξ), a static Krylov-space diagnostic that characterizes how inverse-energy response is organized in Hilbert space. The central object is the…Mohsen Alishahiha, Mohammad Javad Vasli·Feb 5, 2026SaveLearn
Gravitational Wave Scattering in Spinless WQFTWe develop the computational framework for gravitational wave - black hole scattering in worldline quantum field theory (WQFT) without spin. Crucially, we prove on general grounds that, in the…Yilber Fabian Bautista, Mathias Driesse, Kays Haddad et al.·Feb 5, 2026SaveLearn
Shear mode transport coefficients from multiple polylogarithmsWe present an analytical study of the transport coefficients associated with the shear sector of gravitational perturbations around asymptotically anti-de Sitter black branes. In the long-wavelength,…Paolo Arnaudo·Feb 5, 2026SaveLearn
On the (Fib Fib) S2 fusion categoryThere might exist non-rational Virasoro CFTs in two dimensions with a (Fib Fib) S2 categorical symmetry. We calculate the necessary ingredients for a modular…Maddalena Ferragatta, Balt C. van Rees·Feb 5, 2026SaveLearn
Holographic Aspects of Non-minimal R3 F2 Black Brane in an EFT FrameworkThis work investigates a modified theory of gravity where the Einstein-Hilbert action, including a cosmological constant, is non-minimally coupled to a Yang-Mills field via an \(R3 Fμα(a)…Mehdi Sadeghi·Feb 5, 2026SaveLearn
Allowable Complex Black Holes in the Euclidean Gravitational Path IntegralThe Euclidean Gravitational Path Integral has proven remarkably effective in the quantum regime of black hole physics. In this work, we examine the applicability of the Kontsevich-Segal-Witten (KSW)…Vineeth Krishna, Finn Larsen·Feb 5, 2026SaveLearn
"It from Bit": The Hartle-Hawking state and quantum mechanics for de Sitter observersThe one-state statement for closed universes has sparked considerable discussion. In this paper, we examine its physical meaning in the context of the Hartle-Hawking state and de Sitter space. We…Ying Zhao·Feb 5, 2026SaveLearn
The 2-Dimensional Dual of ϕ4 in AdS3We study the correlation functions of a conformally coupled ϕ4-interacting theory in AdS3 and its dual CFT2. The one-loop diagram is not expressible in terms of known transcendental…Weichen Xiao, Ivo Sachs·Feb 5, 2026SaveLearn
Holographic Charged Transport with Higher DerivativesWe compute the first-order hydrodynamic transport coefficients (shear viscosity η, bulk viscosity ζ, and charge conductivity σ) for a broad class of strongly coupled, four-dimensional charged…Alex Buchel, Sera Cremonini, Mohammad Moezzi et al.·Feb 5, 2026SaveLearn
The resurgence of errors in the localization of N = 2 superconformal Yang-MillsWe give a physical interpretation for the analytic continuation of the partition function of superconformal SU(2) N=2 gauge theory on the four-sphere to all values of the Yang-Mills…Inês Aniceto, James Ratcliffe, Itamar Yaakov·Feb 5, 2026SaveLearn
Hidden simplicity in AdS spinning Mellin amplitudes via scaffoldingWe uncover surprising hidden simplicity in Mellin amplitudes for tree-level AdS holographic correlators for spinning operators, such as AdS "gluons" and "gravitons" (spin 1 and 2). We…Song He, Xiang Li, Yuyu Mo et al.·Feb 5, 2026SaveLearn
Reconstructing cosmological correlators via dispersion: from cutting to dressing rulesIn this work, we investigate how cosmological correlators can be reconstructed by applying the momentum-space dispersion formula to their discontinuities, treating them as functions of momentum…Shibam Das, Debanjan Karan, Babli Khatun et al.·Feb 5, 2026SaveLearn