Memory Correlators and Ward Identities in the 'in-in' FormalismThe symmetries of asymptotically flat spacetimes impose constraints on observables at infinity. The consequences of this have been extensively explored for S-matrix elements, where soft theorems are…Ian Moult, Sruthi A. Narayanan, Sabrina Pasterski·Dec 2, 2025SaveLearn
Interface Correlators in Symmetric Product OrbifoldsSymmetric product orbifolds provide a controlled environment to explore generic features of gauge theory and holography. The tractability of these theories lies in the complete characterisation of…Sebastian Harris, Volker Schomerus, Takashi Tsuda·Dec 2, 2025SaveLearn
Ramp and plateau in bulk correlators within the disk topology in JT gravityWe study bulk two-point correlation functions of a massless scalar field in Jackiw-Teitelboim gravity around the eternal black hole saddle. While same-side correlators exhibit exponential decay, two…Cristiano Germani, Mickael Komendyak·Dec 1, 2025SaveLearn
Generalizing fusion rules by shuffle: Symmetry-based classifications of nonlocal systems constructed from similarity transformationsWe study fusion rings, or symmetry topological field theories (SymTFTs), which lie outside the non-negative integer matrix representation (NIM-rep), by combining knowledge from generalized symmetry…Yoshiki Fukusumi, Taishi Kawamoto·Dec 1, 2025SaveLearn
Wilson loops in ABJM theory reloadedWe present a new technique for computing supersymmetric Wilson loops in the ABJM theory via supersymmetric localization, valid for arbitrary values of the rank of the gauge group N and the…Bercel Boldis, Gregory P. Korchemsky, Alessandro Testa·Dec 1, 2025SaveLearn
Generalised 4d Partition Functions and Modular Differential EquationsWe prove the equivalence of a class of generalised Schur partition functions ZG(q;α) of 4d N=2 superconformal gauge theories to contour integral representations of…A. Ramesh Chandra, Sunil Mukhi, Palash Singh·Dec 1, 2025SaveLearn
To gauge or to double gauge? Matrix models, global symmetry, and black hole cohomologiesWe study the structure of the Hilbert space of gauged matrix models with a global symmetry. In the first part of the paper, we focus on bosonic matrix models with U(2) gauge group and SO(d)…Adwait Gaikwad, Tanay Kibe, Sam van Leuven et al.·Dec 1, 2025SaveLearn
Generalized Schur limit, modular differential equations and quantum monodromy tracesWe explore some aspects of the generalized Schur limit, defined in arXiv:2506.13764. Based on several examples, we conjecture that the generalized Schur limit as a function of α solves a modular…Anirudh Deb·Dec 1, 2025SaveLearn
Baby Universes in AdS3We discuss Euclidean geometries in AdS3 whose Lorentzian slicing gives rise to closed baby universes with a spatial geometry given by genus g≥ 2 surfaces. Our setup only involves a…Alexandre Belin, Jan de Boer·Dec 1, 2025SaveLearn
Towards a complete description of multiple Dp-brane systems: Multiple D0 StoryIn this thesis, we address the problem of constructing the complete supersymmetric description of systems of N nearly coincident Dirichlet p-branes (multiple Dp-brane or mDp). A particularly…Unai D. M. Sarraga·Dec 1, 2025SaveLearn
Asymptotic Weyl Symmetry and Its Anomaly in a Curved SpacetimeWe explore an unusual symmetry in a field theory on a specific (1+1)-dimensional curved spacetime, which has an interesting interpretation as an approximate asymptotic Weyl symmetry. Unlike the…Jeongwon Ho, O-Kab Kwon, Sang-A Park et al.·Dec 1, 2025SaveLearn
AdS gravastar and its signatures from dual conformal field theoryQuantum gravity effects are expected to resolve the black hole singularity and the effects may deform the region near but outside the horizon. Applying AdS/CFT correspondence, we see their signatures…Heng-Yu Chen, Yasuaki Hikida, Yasutaka Koga·Dec 1, 2025SaveLearn
Perturbative corrections to soft photon theorems for massless scalar QED in de Sitter spacetimeThe perturbative corrections to soft photon theorems with massive scalars in de Sitter spacetime were computed in [JHEP10(2023)055]. However, the massless limit of the scalar modes is ill-defined in…Pratik Chattopadhyay·Dec 1, 2025SaveLearn
Degenerate chords in double-scaled SYKThe matter operator in the double-scaled SYK model exhibits special properties when its dimension is analytically continued to -1/2. At this dimension, the operator is in a degenerate representation…Kazuo Hosomichi, Masayoshi Sato·Dec 1, 2025SaveLearn
Warped-AdS3 Near-Horizon Geometries From TsT TransformationsWe provide a string theory realisation of a two-parameter family of Type IIB supergravity solutions of the form WAdS3 × WS3 × M4, as near-horizon geometries of…S. Maurelli, R. Noris, M. Oyarzo et al.·Dec 1, 2025SaveLearn
Rational Q-systems for integrable spin chains without U(1) symmetryThe Q-system is an efficient method for finding complete physical solutions of Bethe ansatz equations, but so far its application has been confined to systems possessing U(1) symmetry. We extend…Yunfeng Jiang, Yi-Chao Liu, Yuan Miao et al.·Dec 1, 2025SaveLearn
Poly-vector deformations of heterotic supergravity solutionsWe construct bi- and uni-vector deformations of 10d heterotic supergravity solutions with the gauged double field theory approach. We construct a generalization of the "open/closed" map for…Kirill Gubarev, Konstantin Sovit·Nov 30, 2025SaveLearn
No boundary density matrix in elliptic de Sitter dS/Z2Elliptic de Sitter (dS) spacetime dS/Z2 is a non-time-orientable spacetime obtained by imposing an antipodal identification to global dS. Unlike QFT on global dS, whose vacuum state can…Raphaël Dulac, Zixia Wei·Nov 30, 2025SaveLearn
Chiral Composite Linear Dilaton as String Dual to Two-Dimensional Yang-MillsTwo-dimensional Yang-Mills theory (2d YM) is arguably the simplest confining gauge theory and its large Nc expansion has a structure of the genus expansion in string theory. Nevertheless various…Shota Komatsu, Pronobesh Maity·Nov 30, 2025SaveLearn
On holographic duals of certain isolated weighted Gorenstein cDV singularitiesWe employ a novel approach,based on homological mirror symmetry for Landau-Ginzburg models,to demonstrate the non-existence of crepant resolutions for certain weighted homogeneous Gorenstein compound…Yuanyuan Fang, Zekai Yu·Nov 30, 2025SaveLearn
Instability thresholds for de Sitter and Minkowski spacetimes in holographic semiclassical gravityWe study the stability of d-dimensional (d=3,4,5) de Sitter and Minkowski spacetimes within the framework of semiclassical gravity sourced by a strongly coupled quantum field with a gravity dual.…Akihiro Ishibashi, Kengo Maeda, Takashi Okamura·Nov 29, 2025SaveLearn
Strings at the Tip of the Cone and Black Hole Entropy From the Worldsheet: Part IWe study the nonlinear sigma model (NLSM) worldsheet action describing the motion of closed bosonic strings in the target space of a two-dimensional (2D) flat cone in polar coordinates. We calculate…Amr Ahmadain, Ming Yang·Nov 29, 2025SaveLearn
The ZN equivariant Virasoro algebra via alternative Sugawara constructionsIn this paper, we study the U(1)2 Kac--Moody algebra and generalize the standard Sugawara construction of the Virasoro algebra to an infinite family of new realizations. In this case, in addition…Armin Ghazi, Ahmad Moradpouri·Nov 29, 2025SaveLearn
N=2 Higher Spins by Harmonic Superspace MethodsHarmonic N=2 superspace was discovered in 1984 as the powerful tool of the geometric superfield off-shell description of N=2, 4D supersymmetric field theories with the maximal spins…Evgeny Ivanov·Nov 29, 2025SaveLearn
Finite Gauss-Sum Modular Kernels: Scalar Gap and a Pure AdS3 Gravity No-Go TheoremWe obtain closed-form expressions for the STnS modular kernels of non-rational Virasoro CFTs and use them to construct fully analytic modular-bootstrap functionals. At rational width τ, the…Miguel Tierz·Nov 29, 2025SaveLearn