Consistent Four-derivative Heterotic Truncations and the Kerr-Sen SolutionFour-derivative heterotic supergravity (without gauge fields) reduced on a p-dimensional torus leads to half-maximal supergravity coupled to p vector multiplets, and it is known that removing the…Liang Ma, Yi Pang, Robert J. Saskowski et al.·Sep 8, 2025SaveLearn
Physics and Geometry of Complex Structure Limits in Type IIB Calabi-Yau CompactificationsWe provide a detailed geometric and physical interpretation of infinite distance limits in the complex structure moduli space of Type IIB compactifications on Calabi-Yau threefolds, motivated by the…Jeroen Monnee, Timo Weigand, Max Wiesner·Sep 8, 2025SaveLearn
Impact of space-time curvature coupling on the vacuum energy induced by a magnetic topological defect in flat space-time of arbitrary dimensionWe have investigated vacuum polarization of a quantized charged massive scalar field in the presence of a magnetic topological defect, modeled as an impenetrable tube of finite thickness carrying…V. M. Gorkavenko, O. V. Barabash, I. V. Ivanchenko et al.·Sep 8, 2025SaveLearn
The Higgs Field Governs the Interior Spacetime of Black HolesThe Higgs field is conventionally treated as a small local perturbation atop a large, constant vacuum value that uniformly permeates the universe. I propose instead that in regions of extreme…Itzhak Bars·Sep 8, 2025SaveLearn
Three-Loop Gauge Beta Functions in Supersymmetric Theories with Exponential Higher Covariant Derivative RegularizationWe study the three-loop gauge β-functions in general N=1 supersymmetric gauge theories regularized by higher covariant derivatives (HCD) supplemented with Pauli--Villars subtraction.…Swapnil kumar Singh·Sep 8, 2025SaveLearn
General Relativity in IIB Matrix ModelThe matrix models are non-perturbative formulations of string theory, from which many believe that spacetime arises. The matrix fluctuations around the spacetime thus created should represent both…Pei-Ming Ho, Hikaru Kawai, Harold C. Steinacker·Sep 8, 2025SaveLearn
Positivity bounds from thermal field theory entropyWe present an approach to deriving positivity bounds on effective field theories by analyzing the thermodynamic behavior of thermal quantum field systems. Focusing on scalar theories with…Xin-Yi Liu, Yongjun Xu·Sep 8, 2025SaveLearn
Massless higher-spin supermultiplets in 5D harmonic superspaceOff-shell actions for massless higher-spin N=1 supermultiplets in five dimensions (5D) are constructed in harmonic superspace in terms of unconstrained prepotentials. Cubic couplings of…Evgeny I. Buchbinder, Sergei M. Kuzenko, Igor B. Samsonov·Sep 8, 2025SaveLearn
Holographic Reflected Entropy: Islands and Defect PhasesWe investigate the mixed state entanglement structure through the reflected entropy for disjoint radiation subsystems coupled to a 2d eternal brane world black hole in a time dependent defect…Ankur Dey, Gautam Sengupta·Sep 8, 2025SaveLearn
Toward A Celestial Soft Symmetry Algebra in the N=8 SupergravityFrom the classical SO( N=8) extended superconformal algebra between the lowest N=8 multiplet in two dimensions obtained by Ademollo et al. (1976), we generalize it for the arbitrary…Changhyun Ahn, Man Hea Kim·Sep 8, 2025SaveLearn
Non-Abelian Casimir energy in the Curci-Ferrari model through a functional approachUsing functional integral methods, we investigate the non-Abelian Casimir energy in the Curci-Ferrari model, which offers an effective description of the infrared regime of Yang-Mills theory. We…David Dudal, Philipe De Fabritiis, Sebbe Stouten·Sep 8, 2025SaveLearn
Renormalizable quantum field theory in curved spacetime with external two-form fieldWe argue that the renormalizability of interacting quantum field theory on the curved-space background with an additional external antisymmetric tensor (two-form) field requires nonminimal…Ioseph L. Buchbinder, Thomas M. Sangy, Ilya L. Shapiro·Sep 8, 2025SaveLearn
Modulated Accelerating Mirrors as a Physical Realization of the Kappa-Gamma VacuumModulated accelerating mirrors provide a concrete dynamical origin for the κγ vacuum-a thermal, single-mode squeezed state with a tunable angle. The Carlitz-Willey trajectory fixes the Planckian…Arash Azizi·Sep 8, 2025SaveLearn
Electron-positron scattering at finite temperature in Podolsky electrodynamicsThe electron-positron annihilation process is investigated within the framework of Podolsky's generalized electrodynamics at finite temperature. In this theory, a higher-derivative term modifies…D. S. Cabral, L. A. S. Evangelista, L. H. A. R. Ferreira et al.·Sep 8, 2025SaveLearn
Thermalization dynamics of finite-size quantum critical systemsUsing holographic duality, we investigate thermalization process when two finite-size quantum critical systems are brought into thermal contact along a perfectly transmitting interface. Through…Li Li, Yan Liu, Hao-Tian Sun·Sep 8, 2025SaveLearn
Reduction of topological invariants on null hypersurfacesGravitational helicity flux density represents the angular distribution of helicity flux in general relativity. In this work, we explore its relationship to the reduction of topological invariants at…Jiang Long, Xin-Hao Zhou·Sep 7, 2025SaveLearn
Worldline formalism in phase spaceWe implement the worldline formalism in phase space to compute scattering amplitudes. First, the Feynman rules exhibit several useful universal features, reflecting elements of the symplectic…Joon-Hwi Kim·Sep 7, 2025SaveLearn
Gauge Invariants at Arbitrary N and Trace RelationsWe investigate conformal field theories with gauge group U(N) at arbitrary rank N, focusing on the role of trace relations in determining the structure of the Hilbert space. Working in the free…Pawel Caputa, Robert de Mello Koch·Sep 6, 2025SaveLearn
Classification of standard Manin triples in dimension 4+4Four- and six-dimensional Drinfeld doubles were classified in the past in terms of Manin triples. We provide an important step towards the classification of eight-dimensional Drinfeld doubles by…Ladislav Hlavatý, Petr Novotný, Ivo Petr·Sep 6, 2025SaveLearn
Batalin-Fradkin-Vilkovisky quantization and symmetries of FLPR modelWe quantize the Friedberg-Lee-Pang-Ren (FLPR) model within the framework of Batalin-Fradkin-Vilkovisky (BFV) formalism. We construct the nilpotent Becchi-Rouet-Stora-Tyutin (BRST) charges using…Ansha S. Nair, Saurabh Gupta·Sep 6, 2025SaveLearn
Entanglement Asymmetry and Quantum Mpemba Effect for Non-Abelian Global SymmetryEntanglement asymmetry is a measure that quantifies the degree of symmetry breaking at the level of a subsystem. In this work, we investigate the entanglement asymmetry in su(N)k…Harunobu Fujimura, Soichiro Shimamori·Sep 6, 2025SaveLearn
Gravitational Black Hole Shadow SpectroscopyIn this work, we develop a generalized perturbative framework for gravitational shadows in static, spherically symmetric spacetimes. Building upon the recent two-parameter perturbative framework of…Reggie C. Pantig, Ali Övgün·Sep 6, 2025SaveLearn
Universal relations with the non-extensive entropy in the RPS and CFT frameworkIn this paper, an in-depth investigation of the thermodynamic relations for AdS Reissner-Nordstrom black holes immersed in perfect fluid dark matter (PFDM) is presented. This investigation…Hai-Long Zhen, Jian-Hua Shi, Huai-Fan Li et al.·Sep 6, 2025SaveLearn
Flat connections at infinity on knot surgery manifoldsSL(2,C) Chern-Simons theory on a closed 3-manifold is one of the most interesting, yet tractable examples of a QFT. On one hand, its non-perturbative structure is not yet fully…Aditya Dwivedi, Archana Maji, Dmitry Noshchenko et al.·Sep 5, 2025SaveLearn
A strong-weak duality for the 1d long-range Ising modelWe investigate the one-dimensional Ising model with long-range interactions decaying as 1/r1+s. In the critical regime, for 1/2 ≤ s ≤ 1, this system realizes a family of nontrivial…Dario Benedetti, Edoardo Lauria, Dalimil Mazac et al.·Sep 5, 2025SaveLearn