Lorentz Covariance of the 4d Nonlinear Higher-Spin Equations via BRSTWe propose a BRST extension of the higher-spin gauge theory in AdS4 with the BRST operator associated with the local Lorentz symmetry. Our construction supports manifest local Lorentz covariance…O. A. Gelfond, M. A. Vasiliev·Sep 26, 2025SaveLearn
Gauging the Standard Model 1-form symmetry via gravitational instantonsWe investigate the fate of the Standard Model (SM) Z6(1) electric 1-form global symmetry in the background of gravitational instantons, focusing on Eguchi-Hanson (EH) geometries. We…Mohamed M. Anber·Sep 26, 2025SaveLearn
Rolling with modular symmetry: quintessence and de Sitter in heterotic orbifoldsModular invariance is a fundamental symmetry in string compactifications, constraining both the structure of the effective theory and the dynamics of moduli and matter fields. It has also gained…Hansel Gordillo-Ruiz, Miguel Hernandez-Segura, Ignacio Portillo-Castillo et al.·Sep 26, 2025SaveLearn
Entanglement and apparent thermality in simulated black holesWe investigate the apparent thermality of Hawking radiation in the semi-classical limit of quantum black holes using the mean-field limit of a chiral spin-chain simulator, which models fermions…Iason A. Sofos, Andrew Hallam, Jiannis K. Pachos·Sep 26, 2025SaveLearn
On the link between finite QFT and standard RG approachesA finite formulation of quantum field theory based on a system of differential equations reminiscent of the Callan-Symanzik equations is discussed. This system of equations was previously formulated…Y. A. Ageeva, A. L. Kataev·Sep 26, 2025SaveLearn
The Courant-Hilbert construction in 4D Chern-Simons theoryWe consider the Courant-Hilbert (CH) construction of integrable deformations of a two-dimensional principal chiral model (2D PCM) in the context of the four-dimensional Chern-Simons (4D CS) theory.…Osamu Fukushima, Takaki Matsumoto, Kentaroh Yoshida·Sep 26, 2025SaveLearn
Schwinger and Schwinger-Thirring model on squashed S2The Schwinger model is a model of a two-dimensional U(1) gauge theory coupled to a Dirac fermion. It is an interesting model that exhibits phenomena like confinement and chiral symmetry breaking.…Aashish Chahal, Rajesh Kumar Gupta·Sep 26, 2025SaveLearn
Symbols from Bi-ProjectionsWe initiate a systematic framework for the analysis of analytic properties of finite Feynman integrals that are multiple polylogarithms. Based on the Feynman parameter representation in complex…Jianyu Gong, You Wang, Ellis Ye Yuan·Sep 26, 2025SaveLearn
Causal Theories of Relativistic HydrodynamicsThe first-order textbook formulations of relativistic viscous hydrodynamics are unstable and acausal. These shortcomings may be rectified by using effective theories which maintain stability and…Raphael E. Hoult·Sep 26, 2025SaveLearn
Making the Case for Massive IslandsIt has been established in both high and low spacetime dimensions that existing constructions of entanglement islands, at least in the study of black holes, are all in the context of massive gravity.…Hao Geng·Sep 26, 2025SaveLearn
Swift Memory Burden in Merging Black Holes: how information load affects black hole's classical dynamicsIn this paper we argue that the information load carried by a black hole affects its classical perturbations. We refer to this phenomenon as the ``swift memory burden effect" and show that it is…Gia Dvali·Sep 26, 2025SaveLearn
The double copy as a doppelgängerThe double copy relates scattering amplitudes and classical solutions in non-abelian gauge theories and gravity. As such, it is usually expressed in the conventional second-order formalisms in both…Nathan Moynihan, Michael L. Reichenberg Ashby, Chris D. White·Sep 26, 2025SaveLearn
Holographic defect CFTs with Dirichlet end-of-the-world branesWe construct a holographic model of defect conformal field theories (DCFTs) with defects of codimension greater than one. Our construction generalizes the AdS/BCFT model by anchoring the…Haruki Nakayama, Tatsuma Nishioka·Sep 26, 2025SaveLearn
Entanglement Hamiltonian for the massless Dirac field on a segment with an inhomogeneous backgroundWe study the entanglement Hamiltonian of an interval for the massless Dirac field in an inhomogeneous background on a segment where the same boundary condition at both its endpoints is imposed, and…Erik Tonni, Stefano Trezzi·Sep 26, 2025SaveLearn
Probing the bubble interior with entanglement entropy and bulk-cone singularitiesIn the thin wall approximation, we study a class of asymptotically AdS black holes which contain a spherically symmetric vacuum bubble with a different (positive or negative) cosmological constant.…Roberto Auzzi, Stefano Baiguera, Lihan Guo et al.·Sep 25, 2025SaveLearn
Holographic codes and bulk RG flowsWe consider the coarse-graining of holographic quantum error correcting codes under a generalized notion of bulk renormalization-group flow. In particular, we study the renormalization under this…Xi Dong, Donald Marolf, Pratik Rath·Sep 25, 2025SaveLearn
Where Non-Invertible Symmetries End: Twist Defects for Electromagnetic DualityWe study novel conformal twist defects in 4d Maxwell theory, around which electric and magnetic fields are exchanged. These are codimension-2 defects living at the end of topological defects for…Shu-Heng Shao, Siwei Zhong·Sep 25, 2025SaveLearn
Small-b expansion of the DOZZ formula for light operatorsWe present a systematic small-b expansion of the Liouville DOZZ three-point structure constant in the light-operator regime \(αi=bσi\) as \(b0\). In this limit, the exact DOZZ function…Franco Ferrari, Marcin R. Piatek, Artur R. Pietrykowski·Sep 25, 2025SaveLearn
Restricted Phase Space Thermodynamics of Charged Static and Charged Rotating Black Holes in f(R) GravityThe thermodynamics of black holes provides a profound link between gravity, quantum theory and statistical mechanics. It serves as a useful tool for testing theories beyond Einstein's gravity. In…Amijit Bhattacharjee, Prabwal Phukon·Sep 25, 2025SaveLearn
Holographic Brownian dynamics of a heavy particle in a boosted thermal plasma backgroundIn this work, we have performed a detailed holographic analysis of the stochastic dynamics of a heavy particle propagating through a strongly coupled plasma moving with a constant velocity along a…Anirban Roy Chowdhury, Ashis Saha, Sunandan Gangopadhyay·Sep 25, 2025SaveLearn
Non-Commutative Gauge Theory at the BeachThe KP equation is perhaps the most famous example of a three-dimensional integrable system. Here we show that a non-commutative five-dimensional Chern-Simons theory living on the projective spinor…Roland Bittleston, Simon Heuveline, Surya Raghavendran et al.·Sep 25, 2025SaveLearn
An L-function Approach to Two-Dimensional Conformal Field TheoryWe introduce a framework for two-dimensional conformal field theory (CFT) in the language of analytic number theory. Attached to the torus partition function of every two-dimensional CFT is a…Eric Perlmutter·Sep 25, 2025SaveLearn
Dirac QNM spectrum from twisted semiclassical gauge theory of gravityTwisted Abelian gauge theory coupled to a noncommutative (NC) Dirac field is studied in order to infer the quasinormal mode (QNM) spectrum of the fermion matter perturbations in the vicinity of the…Marija Dimitrijević Ćirić, Nikola Herceg, Nikola Konjik et al.·Sep 25, 2025SaveLearn
Towards mixed phase correlators in monomial matrix modelsCorrelators in monomial Hermitian matrix model strongly depend on the choice of eigenvalue integration contours. We express Schur correlator in case of several different integration contours (mixed…A. Popolitov·Sep 25, 2025SaveLearn
Bigraded Polynomials for the Cohomology of Wild Hitchin SystemsWe introduce a bi-graded polynomial that encodes the cohomology groups of the wild Hitchin system of type~An-1, constructed using an irregular singularity (determined by an integer~m) and an…Dan Xie·Sep 25, 2025SaveLearn