Effective Equations of Motion for Massive Higher Spins with Generic Gyromagnetic RatioWe construct consistent effective equations of motion for massive charged particles of spin 2 and spin 3/2 interacting with constant electromagnetic backgrounds. While tree-level unitarity…Karim Benakli·Dec 10, 2025SaveLearn
Energy Correlator Conformal Blocks and PositivityCorrelation functions of energy flow operators (energy-energy correlators) are one of the simplest observables in quantum field theory and gravity, with diverse applications ranging from real world…Bianka Meçaj, Ian Moult, Matthew T. Walters et al.·Dec 10, 2025SaveLearn
Black Hole Thermodynamics without Black Hole SolutionsWe consider the string-theory inspired Einstein-Maxwell-Maxwell-dilaton theory (EMMD) and show that we can derive the complete set of thermodynamic quantities of charged black holes, without having…Meng-Nan Yang, Guan-Yi Lu, H. Lu·Dec 10, 2025SaveLearn
Split-Helicity Tree Amplitudes and Flag Cluster AlgebrasRecent work has uncovered a connection between the symbol letters of general massless scattering and (permutations of) cluster variables of partial flag varieties. In this paper we explore the…Shruti Paranjape, Marcus Spradlin, Anastasia Volovich et al.·Dec 10, 2025SaveLearn
Non-perturbative corrections to the Casimir energy for a scalar field theory with non-linear boundary conditionsWe consider the case of a free real massive bulk scalar in D=4 dimensions, and embed two parallel plates as interfaces on which we impose non-linear boundary conditions, either Dirichlet- or…Fabrizio Canfora, David Dudal, Thomas Oosthuyse et al.·Dec 10, 2025SaveLearn
All elastic amplitudes in the (black hole) eikonal phaseIn this article we calculate the eikonal scattering amplitude for an arbitrary number of in- and out-particles, using covariant quantization in a spherical harmonics basis on the Schwarzschild…Nico Groenenboom·Dec 10, 2025SaveLearn
Investigating the interaction of a Cosmic String with an Accreting Black HoleRotating black holes when attached to a cosmic string have their rotational energy extracted leading to a change in its spin and mass. The spin of a black hole can be measured using various methods…Ishan Swamy, Deobrat Singh·Dec 10, 2025SaveLearn
The N=1 supersymmetric Pati-Salam models with extra SU(2)L2/R2 gauge symmetry from intersecting D6-branesBy introducing an extra stack of D6-branes to standard N=1 supersymmetric Pati-Salam models, we extend the landscape of its complete search. In this construction, the d-stack of D6-branes…Haotian Huangfu, Tianjun Li, Qi Sun et al.·Dec 9, 2025SaveLearn
Neutrinos, B-L Symmetry and the Dark DimensionWe consider realizations of a gauged B-L symmetry in the context of the Dark Dimension scenario, where the SM lives on a codimension one brane in 5d spacetime. The B-L can naturally be a bulk gauge…Miguel Montero, Cumrun Vafa, Irene Valenzuela·Dec 9, 2025SaveLearn
Vacuum Energy and Topological Mass in Interacting Elko and Scalar Field TheoriesIn this paper, we consider a four-dimensional system composed of a mass-dimension-one fermionic field, also known as Elko, interacting with a real scalar field. Our main objective is to analyze the…A. J. D. Farias Junior, A. Smirnov, Herondy F. Santana Mota et al.·Dec 9, 2025SaveLearn
BPS Fivebrane Stars and BTZ Black HolesWe construct a large new class of BPS supergravity solutions parametrized by arbitrary chiral wave profiles on fundamental string and Neveu-Schwarz fivebrane sources. The effective action approach we…Emil J. Martinec, Yoav Zigdon·Dec 9, 2025SaveLearn
A new way to unify all fermion and boson fields, including gravityThe description of the internal spaces of fermion and boson fields with "basis vectors", which are the superposition of odd and even products of the operators γa, offers in…N. S. Mankoč Borštnik·Dec 9, 2025SaveLearn
Emergence of dynamical tensor fields in composite models of gravityWe investigate composite models of gravity and explore how dynamical tensor fields can emerge within the functional renormalization group framework. We consider two prototype models: a fermionic…Yadikaer Maitiniyazi, Masatoshi Yamada·Dec 9, 2025SaveLearn
Haagerup Symmetry in (E8)1?We suggest that the chiral (e8)1 theory -- in many senses the simplest VOA -- may have Haagerup symmetry Hi for i=1,2,3. Likewise, we suggest that the non-chiral…Jan Albert, Yamato Honda, Justin Kaidi et al.·Dec 9, 2025SaveLearn
Notes On de-Sitter Mellin Barnes AmplitudesIn this paper, we create a Mellin space method for boundary correlation functions in de Sitter (dS) and anti-de Sitter (AdS) spaces. We demonstrate that the analytic continuation between…Sayantan Choudhury·Dec 9, 2025SaveLearn
Conformal Field Theory with Periodic TimeIt is shown that time-ordered correlation functions of a unitary CFT2 in 2D Minkowski space admit a single-valued, conformally-invariant extension to the Lorentzian signature torus provided that…Walker Melton, Andrew Strominger·Dec 9, 2025SaveLearn
Asymptotic Behavior of Diagram ClassesThe asymptotic nature of perturbative expansions in quantum field theory can arise from the factorial growth in the number of Feynman diagrams with loop order, as with instantons, or from a series of…Luen Clingerman, Matthew D. Schwartz·Dec 9, 2025SaveLearn
Finite size effects in DBI and Born-Infeld for screened spherically symmetric objectsWe study finite size effects on the linear response of spherically symmetric objects in Born-Infeld (BI) electromagnetism and Dirac-Born-Infeld (DBI) scalar field theories. Previous works show that…Jose Beltrán Jiménez, Dario Bettoni, Philippe Brax et al.·Dec 9, 2025SaveLearn
The Strong-CP Problem and its Gauge Axion solution as Evidence for Fundamental StringsThe topological susceptibility of the QCD vacuum provides an understanding of θ-vacua as vacua of a Chern-Simons gauge theory. In this way, it gives an immediate proof of the physicality of the…Gia Dvali, Lucy Komisel, Otari Sakhelashvili et al.·Dec 9, 2025SaveLearn
Exact S-duality Map for Rigid Surface OperatorsSurface operators in four-dimensional gauge theories are two-dimensional defects, serving as natural generalizations of Wilson lines and 't Hooft line operators. They act as ideal probes for…Chuanzhong Li, Xiaoman Luo, Bao Shou·Dec 9, 2025SaveLearn
Viscosity of R2 Modified AdS Black BraneWe investigate the Einstein-Hilbert black brane solution in four-dimensional Anti-de Sitter (AdS) spacetime supplemented by a quadratic Ricci scalar term q L2 R2, where q is a dimensionless…Razieh Golmoradifard, Mehdi Sadeghi, Behrooz Malekolkalami·Dec 9, 2025SaveLearn
Yang-Baxter deformations of the OSP(1|2) WZW modelWe obtain inequivalent classical r-matrices of the osp(1|2) Lie superalgebra as real solutions of the graded (modified) classical Yang-Baxter equation, in such a way that the corresponding…Ali Eghbali, Yaghoub Samadi, Adel Rezaei-Aghdam·Dec 9, 2025SaveLearn
Entanglement Through Topological Defects: Reconciling Theory with NumericsPresent theoretical predictions for the entanglement entropy through topological defects are violated by numerical simulations. In order to resolve this, we introduce a paradigm shift in the…Christian Northe, Paolo Rossi·Dec 8, 2025SaveLearn
From Frame Covariance to the Swampland Distance ConjectureField space geometry plays a central role within the Swampland Programme, most notably in the various Distance Conjectures. However, for gravitational EFTs, this geometry is not uniquely defined: one…Sotirios Karamitsos, Benjamin Muntz·Dec 8, 2025SaveLearn
On the AdS3× S3× S3× S1 dressing factorsWe propose dressing factors for massive excitations of the worldsheet S matrix of AdS3× S3× S3× S1 supported by mixed Ramond--Ramond and Neveu-Schwarz--Neveu-Schwarz flux, in the…Sergey Frolov, Alessandro Sfondrini·Dec 8, 2025SaveLearn