Holographic Entanglement Entropy in Quiver TheoriesThis work presents a study of the entanglement entropy (EE) in a class of four-dimensional N=1 linear quiver SCFTs deformed by the presence of a VEV. We review the holographic backgrounds…Dimitrios Chatzis, Ali Fatemiabhari, Mauro Giliberti et al.·Sep 23, 2025SaveLearn
Analytical results for large-Nc scalar QCD2We study large-Nc scalar QCD2, a 1+1-dimensional confining gauge theory with fundamental scalar quarks, whose meson spectrum is governed by a Bethe-Salpeter equation structurally parallel to…Pavel Meshcheriakov·Sep 23, 2025SaveLearn
Exact WKB Formulation of Quantization and Particle Production in Time-Dependent BackgroundsDivergence in perturbative expansions is where interesting physics takes place. Particle production on time-dependent backgrounds, as one such example, is interpreted as transition from one vacuum to…Ryo Namba, Motoo Suzuki·Sep 23, 2025SaveLearn
Chern-Simons Theories and IntegrabilityThis thesis explores the correspondence between Chern-Simons theory and integrable field theories across different dimensions. It brings together all of my work in this area, including several…Joaquin Liniado·Sep 23, 2025SaveLearn
Non-Lagrangian phases of matter from Wilsonian renormalization of 3D Wess-Zumino-Witten theory on Stiefel manifoldsI study the renormalization of D-dimensional level-k Wess-Zumino-Witten theory with Stiefel-manifold target space StN,N-D-1 SO(N)/SO(D+1), with a particular…Shouryya Ray·Sep 23, 2025SaveLearn
A general action for a particle in 2+1 anti-de Sitter spaceWe discuss a general action for a particle in AdS3 using the non-linear realization framework. Critical sectors are found and characterized in terms of the parameters appearing in the Lagrangian,…Carles Batlle, Joaquim Gomis·Sep 23, 2025SaveLearn
On massive higher spins and gravity. III. Spin 7/2In this paper, we extend our previous results on the gravitational interactions for massive spin 5/2 particles and spin 3 particles to massive spin 7/2, including its massless and partially massless…Yu. M. Zinoviev·Sep 23, 2025SaveLearn
Stability analysis for Q-balls with spectral methodBased on the spectral decomposition technique, we introduce a simple and universal numerical method to analyze the stability of solitons. Adopting this method, the linear dynamical properties of…Qian Chen, Lars Andersson, Li Li·Sep 23, 2025SaveLearn
One loop aspects of Coleman de Luccia instantons at small backreactionWe discuss the Euclidean path integral around Coleman de Luccia instantons. We compute their contribution at the one-loop level, at leading order in the small backreaction limit. At this level of…Victor Ivo·Sep 23, 2025SaveLearn
Modular Hamiltonians for future-perturbed statesWe develop a perturbative understanding of the modular Hamiltonian for a 2D CFT, divided into left and right half-spaces, with a weak local perturbation inserted in the future wedge. A formal…Xiaole Jiang, Daniel Kabat, Aakash Marthandan et al.·Sep 22, 2025SaveLearn
Toward an Effective Theory of the Volume ModulusWe investigate the 4-dimensional effective theory of the warped volume modulus in the presence of stabilizing effects from gaugino condensation by analyzing the linearized 10-dimensional supergravity…Naman Agarwal, Andrew R. Frey, Bret Underwood·Sep 22, 2025SaveLearn
The Many Faces of Non-invertible SymmetriesWe investigate the interplay between algebraic and categorical notions of non-invertible symmetries. In particular, a fusion categorical symmetry C is shown to induce an algebraic…Shadi Ali Ahmad, Marc S. Klinger, Yifan Wang·Sep 22, 2025SaveLearn
Towards a Nicolai map for supergravityWe investigate the possibility of a Nicolai map for minimal supergravity in four dimensions. Such a map would allow for the computation of quantum supergravity correlation functions in terms of…Federico Arrighi, Saurish Khandelwal, Olaf Lechtenfeld·Sep 22, 2025SaveLearn
Hamiltonian Truncation Framework for Gauge Theories on the IntervalIn this work, we investigate gauge theories in two dimensions nonperturbatively using the Hamiltonian truncation approach. Working on a spatial interval and adopting the axial gauge, we remove all…Rachel Houtz, James Ingoldby·Sep 22, 2025SaveLearn
Magnetic Monopole MoleculesWe construct a variety of bound states of Dirac magnetic monopoles in product U(1) gauge theories that make up a Dirac magnetic monopole with unit magnetic charge under the unbroken U(1) gauge…Kazuyuki Furuuchi, Moreshwar Pathak·Sep 22, 2025SaveLearn
Asymmetric dyonic multi-centered rotating black holesWe construct an exact solution in four-dimensional Einstein-Maxwell-dilaton theory, describing multi-centered rotating black holes carrying both electric and magnetic charges, obtained via…Shinya Tomizawa, Jun-ichi Sakamoto, Ryotaku Suzuki·Sep 22, 2025SaveLearn
Second-order self-force potential-region binary dynamics at O(G5) in supergravityWe compute the potential-graviton contributions to the conservative scattering angle of two non-spinning bodies in maximal supergravity at fifth order in Newton's constant, including second-order…Zvi Bern, Enrico Herrmann, Radu Roiban et al.·Sep 22, 2025SaveLearn
SYK collective field theory as complex Liouville gravityWe establish a precise relationship between the GΣ collective field theory of the double scaled SYK model and the worldsheet theory of the complex Liouville string a.k.a. sine dilaton gravity. The…Andreas Blommaert, Damiano Tietto, Herman Verlinde·Sep 22, 2025SaveLearn
Towards the Parametric Renormalization of the S-matrix -- IZimmermann's forest formula is the corner stone of perturbative renormalization in QFT. By renormalizing individual Feynman graphs, it generates the UV finite S-matrix. This approach to…Pinaki Banerjee, Harsh, Alok Laddha·Sep 22, 2025SaveLearn
Quantized Giant Gravitons as the Periodic Table of Supersymmetric States: D3, M2 and M5We consider giant gravitons in the probe approximation when they are described by classical brane configurations in AdSp+2× Sq+2 wrapping a particular q-cycle and spinning in…Evan Deddo, Sabarenath Jayaprakash, James T. Liu et al.·Sep 22, 2025SaveLearn
Integral cubic form of 5D minimal supergravities and non-perturbative anomalies in 6D (1,0) theoriesA five-dimensional minimal supergravity theory coupled to vector and hypermultiplets is specified by a set of trilinear couplings, given by an intersection form CIJK, and gravitational couplings…Peng Cheng, Michael N. Milam, Ruben Minasian·Sep 22, 2025SaveLearn
Finite Entropy Implies Finite Dimension in Quantum GravityQuantum Field Theory (QFT) introduced us to the notion that a causal diamond in space-time corresponded to a subsystem of a quantum mechanical system defined on the global space-time. Work by…T. Banks·Sep 22, 2025SaveLearn
Canonical differential equations and intersection matricesDifferential equations are one of the main approaches to evaluate multi-loop Feynman integrals. The construction of a canonical or -factorised basis for multi-loop integrals remains a…Claude Duhr, Sara Maggio, Franziska Porkert et al.·Sep 22, 2025SaveLearn
Critical Points and Syzygies for Feynman IntegralsWe investigate a novel theoretical structure underlying the computation of integration-by-parts relations between Feynman integrals via syzygy-based methods. Building on insights from intersection…Ben Page, Qian Song·Sep 22, 2025SaveLearn
On the Quantization of the Electromagnetic Field with Magnetic MonopolesWe present a covariant framework for the quantization of the electromagnetic field in the presence of magnetic monopoles. Building on the two-potential formalism of Cabibbo and Ferrari, which treats…Kanan Anwar·Sep 21, 2025SaveLearn