Orbital Structure of 6-Point MHV Gravity FormsWe search for a logarithmic 3-form representing the 6-point MHV gravity amplitude, requiring poles only on physical channels and residues matching factorization. Working in the Orlik-Solomon algebra…Zachary G. Craig·Jan 20, 2026SaveLearn
Entanglement scaling and dynamics in the Sauter-Schwinger effectIn quantum field theory, entanglement entropy under spatial bipartitioning serves as a powerful information-theoretic probe of quantum correlations. In this work, we present the first comprehensive…S. Mahesh Chandran, Karthik Rajeev·Jan 20, 2026SaveLearn
Evolution of Vortex Strings after a Thermal Quench in a Holographic SuperfluidThe formation of topological defects during continuous phase transitions exhibits nonequilibrium universality. While the Kibble-Zurek mechanism (KZM) predicts universal scaling of point-like defect…Chuan-Yin Xia, András Grabarits, Hua-Bi Zeng et al.·Jan 20, 2026SaveLearn
Bounds on Gravitational Wave Production from Unitarity in an Early NEC-Violating ModelWe study a cosmological scenario featuring an early phase of null energy condition (NEC) violation. Within this framework, we show that perturbative unitarity bounds place strong constraints on both…Pavel Petrov, Jianing Wang·Jan 20, 2026SaveLearn
Minimal Proper-time in Quantum Field TheoryWe propose a generalization of quantum field theory within Schrodinger's functional representation, inspired by Nambu's proper-time formulation of quantum mechanics. The key motivation for…Alessio Maiezza, Juan Carlos Vasquez·Jan 19, 2026SaveLearn
Fermionic Basis in Conformal Field Theory: The Free Fermion PointIn this work, we use the master function approach to describe the CFT limit of the six-vertex model at the free fermion point. Using the ODE/IM correspondence, we obtain an explicit form of the…Sergei Adler, Hermann Boos·Jan 19, 2026SaveLearn
Non-perturbative Topological String Partition Function on Twisted Affine Line Bundle over C× T2Using instanton partition function for five dimensional U(1) gauge theory with eight supercharges and a single adjoint massive hypermultiplet on the Ω background, we give explicit expression for…Ignatios Antoniadis, Marine Samsonyan·Jan 19, 2026SaveLearn
Does Schwinger's value for the current of created pairs gets modified for long and strong enough pulse?We determine the parametric conditions (pulse strength and duration) under which Schwinger's prediction for the pair-creation current - and therefore the probability - is significantly altered.E. T. Akhmedov, P. S. Zavgorodny·Jan 19, 2026SaveLearn
On Dirac equations on phase spacesWe consider Dirac equations on relativistic phase spaces T* Rp-1,1, where Rp-1,1 is Minkowski space with p=2,4. We use the geometric quantization approach in which the…Alexander D. Popov·Jan 19, 2026SaveLearn
Tensionless spinning string: emergence of world-sheet torsion and covariant density of energy-momentum tensorThe action of tensionless spinning string invariant under reparametrizions, both local supersymmetry and dilatations, is considered. The density of energy-momentum tensor is constructed and vanishing…A. A/ Zheltukhin·Jan 17, 2026SaveLearn
Confinement and chiral symmetry breaking in holography: a smooth switch-offWe revisit the holographic description of the thermal first order phase transition of N=4 SYM compactified on a spatial circle. At the transition, the dominant bulk saddle exchanges between a…Martí Berenguer, Johanna Erdmenger, Nick Evans et al.·Jan 16, 2026SaveLearn
An algebraic description of the Page transitionIn this work, we develop an algebraic description of the Page transition, a key feature in black hole evaporation where the entropy of Hawking radiation follows a unitary Page curve instead of…Haocheng Zhong·Jan 16, 2026SaveLearn
Radiation in Fluid/Gravity and the Flat LimitWe explore asymptotically locally anti-de Sitter spacetimes exhibiting gravitational radiative behavior, employing null gauges that allow for a well-defined flat limit. The radiative content in the…Gabriel Arenas-Henriquez, Luca Ciambelli, Felipe Diaz et al.·Jan 16, 2026SaveLearn
Menagerie of Euclidean constructions for 3D holographic cosmologiesWe construct a large number of exact solutions of three-dimensional gravity with heavy matter particles that generalize the construction of Antonini, Sasieta, and Swingle (AS2), argued to define…Mark Van Raamsdonk, Alejandro Vilar López·Jan 15, 2026SaveLearn
The gravitational wave landscape of cosmic string networks with varying tensionWe fully classify the phenomenology of gravitational wave emission from scaling cosmic string networks with varying tension and compute the spectral indices of the resulting stochastic backgrounds.…Luca Brunelli, Filippo Revello, Gonzalo Villa·Jan 15, 2026SaveLearn
Holographic Correlators of Giant Gravitons in Monodromy DefectsWe compute holographically correlation functions for giant gravitons in N=4 SYM in the presence of monodromy defects through probe branes. The computation boils down to the study of…Diego Rodriguez-Gomez·Jan 15, 2026SaveLearn
Irregular higher-spin generating equations and chiral perturbation theoryWe present a complementary approach to the standard Vasiliev framework for nonlinear higher-spin interactions in four dimensions, aimed at identifying their minimally nonlocal form. Our proposal…V. E. Didenko·Jan 15, 2026SaveLearn
Non-singular Brane/Bubble Cosmologies in the Presence of String CloudWe investigate the cosmological evolution of a four-dimensional brane/bubble universe embedded in a five-dimensional Anti-de Sitter bulk containing a uniformly distributed cloud of strings. The…Karma P. Sherpa, Rishi Pokhrel, Tanay K. Dey·Jan 15, 2026SaveLearn
Holographic entropy inequalities pass the majorization testQuantities computed by minimal cuts, such as entanglement entropies achievable by the Ryu-Takayanagi proposal in the AdS/CFT correspondence, are constrained by linear inequalities. We prove a…Bartlomiej Czech, Yichen Feng, Xianlai Wu et al.·Jan 15, 2026SaveLearn
What is a Gravitational Path Integral? or Gravitational Path Integrals as Fluctuating Gravito-HydrodynamicsWe show how Gravitational Path Integral formulae for various quantities that have been computed in the literature, follow from a few coarse grained hydrodynamic assumptions about the relations…T. Banks·Jan 15, 2026SaveLearn
Symmetry Mitosis and Hasse Diagram Diamonds: A Note on Brane Configurations with ON0 PlanesThis letter considers 3d N=4 (unitary-)orthosymplectic quiver gauge theories originating from Type IIA and Type IIB brane systems with ON0 planes. Such theories lie outside…Sam Bennett, Amihay Hanany, Guhesh Kumaran et al.·Jan 15, 2026SaveLearn
Energy Correlators in Warped GeometriesWe study Energy Correlators as probes of strongly-coupled nearly-conformal field theories within their holographically dual descriptions, focusing on the important features that appear in realistic…Lorenzo Ricci, Raman Sundrum·Jan 15, 2026SaveLearn
Unifying soft and hard dynamics: The hard current algebra in celestial holographySoft current algebras capture the infrared structure of scattering in asymptotically flat spacetimes, but an analogous algebraic description of finite-energy dynamics has been missing. We uncover an…Reiko Liu, Wen-Jie Ma·Jan 15, 2026SaveLearn
Supergravity with Lagrange Multiplier Fields in 2 + 1 DimensionsWe examine the first-order Einstein-Cartan (EC) action in 2+1 dimensions, including a cosmological term and its supersymmetric extension. In this setting the spin connection can be expressed as an…D. G. C. McKeon, F. T. Brandt, J. Frenkel et al.·Jan 15, 2026SaveLearn
The recipe for the degrees of freedomWe consider the question of counting the degrees of freedom in theoretical models, with an emphasis on theories of fields and gravity. Among the possible approaches, the Hamiltonian formulation…Anamaria Hell, Elisa G. M. Ferreira, Dieter Lust et al.·Jan 15, 2026SaveLearn