Total instanton restriction via multiverse interference: Noncompact gauge theories and (-1)-form symmetriesIn this note we consider examples of decomposition (in which a local QFT is equivalent to a disjoint union of multiple independent theories, known as universes) where there is a continuous familiy of…Alonso Perez-Lona, Eric Sharpe, Xingyang Yu et al.·Oct 19, 2025SaveLearn
Phases of Supersymmetric Ground States in AdS4We construct the phase diagram of supersymmetric ground states in AdS4× S7 supergravity. BPS black holes exist only when the conserved charges satisfy a certain non-linear constraint. For…Harold Jones, Vineeth Krishna, Finn Larsen·Oct 18, 2025SaveLearn
Localization mechanism of the Kalb-Ramond field on brane with codimension-twoThe 2-form Kalb-Ramond (KR) field, together with the metric tensor and dilaton, arises as one of the massless excitation mode of a closed string. Subsequently, this field plays an important role in…Yong-Tao Lu, Heng Guo, Qun Wei et al.·Oct 18, 2025SaveLearn
Five W-boson amplitude = near-null decagonWe study a five-leg scattering amplitude on the special Coulomb branch of planar N=4 super Yang-Mills theory. We reach this point of the moduli space of scalar vacuum expectation values by…A. V. Belitsky, L. V. Bork, R. N. Lee et al.·Oct 18, 2025SaveLearn
Strings near BTZ black holes: A Carrollian ChronicleThe BTZ black hole provides a tractable (2+1)-dimensional example for investigating string dynamics in curved spacetime. However, a systematic and robust analysis of the solution space of strings in…Aritra Banerjee, Arkachur Bhattacharya, Sharang Rajesh Iyer et al.·Oct 17, 2025SaveLearn
Topological Vertex for Symmetric matterWe propose a novel topological vertex formalism for 5d N=1 SU(N) gauge theory with a hypermultiplet in the symmetric tensor representation, whose Type IIB brane construction involves an…Sung-Soo Kim, Xiaobin Li, Futoshi Yagi et al.·Oct 17, 2025SaveLearn
Chiral ring along the RG flow in 5d N=1We compute the Higgs branch chiral ring of a simple class of 5d theories at strong coupling. A deformation by the instanton mass implies that the chiral ring at weak coupling is renormalized by a…Amihay Hanany, Elias Van den Driessche·Oct 17, 2025SaveLearn
Photonic Exceptional Points in Holography and QCDIn this work, based on an analogy with holographic confining geometries and using complexified fields, we build a holographic toy model of third order photonic exceptional points (EPs) of ternary…Mahdis Ghodrati·Oct 17, 2025SaveLearn
Deconfinement-Higgs continuity in SU(2) adjoint Higgs model at finite temperatureWe study the finite-temperature phase structure of the four-dimensional SU(2) adjoint Higgs model, focusing on a possible deconfinement-Higgs continuity: the conjecture that the…Yui Hayashi, Masashi Kawahira, Hiromasa Watanabe·Oct 17, 2025SaveLearn
Quantum Corrections in the Low-Temperature Fluid/Gravity CorrespondenceAttempts to construct a low-temperature version of the fluid/gravity correspondence have faced obstacles manifested in the form of logarithmic terms in the frequency, (ω), leading to non-local…Jun Nian, Leopoldo A. Pando Zayas, Cong-Yuan Yue·Oct 17, 2025SaveLearn
One-loop Corrected Holographic Shear Viscosity to Entropy Density Ratio at Low TemperaturesNear-extremal black holes contain infrared-enhanced quantum fluctuations in their near-horizon near-AdS2 throat, governed in part by Schwarzian modes. We study the effect of these fluctuations on…Leopoldo A. Pando Zayas, Jingchao Zhang·Oct 17, 2025SaveLearn
Information-theoretic constraints in quantum gravity and cosmologyIn this dissertation, we review results on quantum information constraints in gravity that are relevant to cosmological models and demonstrate how this approach sheds light on cosmological…Victor Franken·Oct 17, 2025SaveLearn
Superstring four-point functions in AdS3× S3× T4We study spacetime four-point functions of chiral primary operators for superstrings propagating in AdS3× S3× T4 from the worldsheet perspective, allowing for external states with…Emiliano Barone, Sergio Iguri, Nicolas Kovensky et al.·Oct 17, 2025SaveLearn
Effective string theory on a torus: the 3d Ising domain wallWe use effective string theory (EST) to describe a toroidal 2d domain wall embedded in a 3d torus. In particular, we compute the free energy of the domain wall in an expansion in inverse powers of…David Lima, J. M. Viana Parente Lopes, Jose Matos et al.·Oct 17, 2025SaveLearn
Diffusion method in field theories with fakeonsWe adapt the diffusion method employed in fundamentally nonlocal field theories to determine the number of initial conditions for the classicized dynamics of unitary field theories with fakeons,…Gianluca Calcagni·Oct 16, 2025SaveLearn
Supersymmetric α'-corrections to the Generalized Kerr-Schild AnsatzWe investigate the supersymmetric extension of the generalized Kerr-Schild ansatz (gKSA) in Double Field Theory (DFT) including first-order α' corrections. Supersymmetry plays a central role in…Jesus A. Rodriguez·Oct 16, 2025SaveLearn
Topological Preparation of Non-Stabilizer States and Clifford Evolution in SU(2)1 Chern-Simons TheoryWe develop a topological framework for preparing families of non-stabilizer states, and computing their entanglement entropies, in SU(2)1 Chern-Simons theory. Using the Kac-Moody algebra, we…William Munizzi, Howard J. Schnitzer·Oct 16, 2025SaveLearn
Low energy dynamics of vibrating KinksLow energy dynamics of Kinks and Kink-AntiKink configurations in the Jackiw-Rebbi model is fully described. The strategy is based in the Collective Coordinates adiabatic approach. The necessary…J. Mateos Guilarte·Oct 16, 2025SaveLearn
On Krylov Complexity as a Probe of the Quantum Mpemba EffectWe investigate Krylov state complexity as a probe of the quantum Mpemba effect in quantum spin chains. For models without global U(1) symmetry, Krylov complexity exhibits clear Mpemba-like…Mohsen Alishahiha, Mohammad Javad Vasli·Oct 16, 2025SaveLearn
Anomaly of Continuous Symmetries from Topological Defect NetworkWe show that the 't Hooft anomaly of a quantum field theory with continuous flavor symmetry can be detected from rearrangements of the topological defect webs implementing the global symmetry in…Qiang Jia, Ran Luo, Jiahua Tian et al.·Oct 16, 2025SaveLearn
The Stochastic Schwinger EffectWe formulate a stochastic generalisation of the Schwinger effect, extending pair production to statistically fluctuating gauge-field backgrounds. Our approach captures realistic field configurations…Lucas Vicente García-Consuegra, Azadeh Maleknejad·Oct 16, 2025SaveLearn
Gravitational Waves in the Myers-Perry GeometryWe analyze equations describing gravitational waves in the Myers-Perry and Gibbons-Lu-Page-Pope geometries with arbitrary rotation parameters. Assuming that at least one rotation parameter vanishes,…Oleg Lunin·Oct 16, 2025SaveLearn
Quantum Fields on Time-Periodic AdS3/ZWe consider a free complex massive scalar on the quotient spacetime AdS3/Z, which has the isometry group SO(2,2) rather than its universal cover. This problem is of interest as a special…Walker Melton, Andrew Strominger, Tianli Wang·Oct 16, 2025SaveLearn
Thermal/Black hole phase transition and entanglement entropy in (2 + 1)DWe consider a one parameter family of holographic solutions in classical string theory in three spacetime dimensions. In Euclidean space, the solutions interpolate smoothly without developing a…Meseret Asrat·Oct 16, 2025SaveLearn
On the internal inconsistency of the Wess-Zumino modelWe prove the internal inconsistency of the supersymmetric Wess-Zumino model. Our proof is based on three assumptions. The first assumption is that in the full theory the structure of counter temcs…N. V. Krasnikov·Oct 16, 2025SaveLearn