TASI lectures on Matrix Theory from a modern viewpointThese notes review the D0-brane or Banks-Fischler-Shenker-Susskind (BFSS) matrix quantum mechanics from a post-AdS/CFT perspective. We start from the decoupling argument for D0-branes and discuss the…Henry W. Lin·Aug 28, 2025SaveLearn
Sigma models from Gaudin spin chainsWe solve the classical and quantum problems for the 1D sigma model with target space the flag manifold U(3) U(1)3, equipped with the most general invariant metric. In…Dmitri Bykov, Andrew Kuzovchikov·Aug 28, 2025SaveLearn
Higher-order Chern-Simons extensions to QED in 2+1 dimensionsIn this work, we investigate radiative corrections in the higher-order extension of the Maxwell-Chern-Simons model coupled to standard spinor matter in 2+1 dimensions. We begin analyzing the…Ricardo Avila, Albert Yu. Petrov, Carlos M. Reyes et al.·Aug 28, 2025SaveLearn
Probing the Black Hole Interior with Holographic Entanglement Entropy and the Role of AdS/BCFT CorrespondenceThis work explores the black hole information loss paradox, a fundamental challenge in theoretical physics. It proposes insights using Holographic Entanglement Entropy (HEE) and the AdS/BCFT…Fabiano F. Santos·Aug 28, 2025SaveLearn
The algebraic structure of gravitational scramblingWe introduce a new algebraic framework to describe gravitational scrambling, including the semiclassical limit of any out-of-time-order correlation function that is built out of operator insertions…Geoff Penington, Elisa Tabor·Aug 28, 2025SaveLearn
Towards the τ-function of the quantum groupsNon-perturbative partition functions of quantum theories constitute a class of τ-functions, which are distinguished satisfying Hirota's bilinear identities(BI). To make this statement general,…Maxim Chepurnoi, Mikhail Sharov·Aug 28, 2025SaveLearn
Lattice path combinatorics in superconformal Yang-Mills theoriesWe study a class of observables in four-dimensional superconformal Yang--Mills theories which, in the planar limit at finite 't Hooft coupling, can be expressed as determinants of semi-infinite…G. P. Korchemsky·Aug 28, 2025SaveLearn
On W-algebras and ODE/IM correspondenceWe study the ODE/IM correspondence for two-dimensional conformal field theories with Virasoro and WN symmetry. Building on earlier work establishing the correspondence, we develop a…Matěj Kudrna, Tomáš Procházka·Aug 28, 2025SaveLearn
Spacetime Density Matrix: Formalism and PropertiesIn this paper, we develop the general formalism and properties of the spacetime density matrix, which captures correlations among different Cauchy surfaces and can be regarded as a natural…Wu-zhong Guo·Aug 28, 2025SaveLearn
On cusps in the η' potentialThe large N analysis of QCD states that the potential for the η' meson develops cusps at η' = π/ Nf, 3 π/Nf, ·s, with Nf the number of flavors. Furthermore, the recent…Ryuichiro Kitano, Ryutaro Matsudo, Lukas Treuer·Aug 28, 2025SaveLearn
F-term Multi-Field Inflation in Supergravity without Stabiliser SuperfieldsRealising F-term slow-roll inflation in supergravity is non-trivial due to the well-known η-problem. The common strategy to solve the problem is to impose a shift symmetry on the Kähler…Jinn-Ouk Gong, Sergei V. Ketov, Takahiro Terada·Aug 27, 2025SaveLearn
Positive Geometry for Stringy Scalar AmplitudesWe introduce a new positive geometry, the associahedral grid, which provides a geometric realization of the inverse string theory KLT kernel. It captures the full α'-dependence of stringified…Christoph Bartsch, Karol Kampf, David Podivin et al.·Aug 27, 2025SaveLearn
(Un)solvable Matrix Models for BPS CorrelatorsWe propose and study a family of complex matrix models computing the protected two- and three-point correlation functions in N=4 SYM. Our description allows us to directly relate the…Prokopii Anempodistov, Adolfo Holguin, Vladimir Kazakov et al.·Aug 27, 2025SaveLearn
Tree-level 11D supergravity amplitudes from the pure spinor worldlineWe develop a pure spinor worldline formalism for computing tree-level scattering amplitudes in 11D supergravity. Focusing first on the 4-point amplitude, we demonstrate that our prescription is…Max Guillen, Marcelo dos Santos, Eggon Viana·Aug 27, 2025SaveLearn
The 11D pure spinor ghost number zero vertex operatorThe 11D pure spinor worldline has been proved to successfully describe the physical states of 11D supergravity in a manifestly super-Poincaré covariant fashion. Within this framework, the computation…Max Guillen, Marcelo dos Santos, Eggon Viana·Aug 27, 2025SaveLearn
The pure spinor superparticle and 10D super-Yang-Mills amplitudesWe present a prescription for computing tree-level scattering amplitudes in 10D super-Yang-Mills (SYM) theory using the pure spinor worldline formalism. The pure spinor formalism has proven to be a…Max Guillen, Marcelo dos Santos, Eggon Viana·Aug 27, 2025SaveLearn
Black Holes, Entanglement and DecoherenceIt was recently shown that a black hole (or any Killing horizon) will decohere any quantum superposition in their vicinity. I review three distinct but equivalent arguments that illustrate how this…Gautam Satishchandran·Aug 27, 2025SaveLearn
Boundary Carroll CFTs: SUSY and SuperstringsWe consider two dimensional superconformal Carrollian theories with boundaries and construct two variants of the Boundary Superconformal Carrollian Algebra (BSCCA), viz. the Homogeneous and the…Arjun Bagchi, Shankhadeep Chakrabortty, Pronoy Chakraborty et al.·Aug 27, 2025SaveLearn
Towards Large-Spin Effective Theory II: O(2) model in d=4-εWe show how to construct a holographic effective theory for the leading-twist operators in the O(2) model in the 4-d=ε expansion up to O(ε2), based on the separation of short-distance and…Giulia Fardelli, A. Liam Fitzpatrick, Wei Li·Aug 27, 2025SaveLearn
Towards Large-Spin Effective Theory I: Three-Particle States in AdS ϕ4 TheoryWe describe how to construct an effective Hamiltonian for leading twist states in d 3 CFTs based on the separation of scales that emerges at large spin J between the AdS radius $…Giulia Fardelli, A. Liam Fitzpatrick, Wei Li·Aug 27, 2025SaveLearn
Infinite towers of 2d symmetry algebras from Carrollian limit of 3d CFTWe consider the Carrollian limit of OPE blocks of scalar primaries, spin-1 currents and the stress tensor in 3-dimensional conformal field theory (CFT3). We demonstrate that these OPE blocks…Leonardo Pipolo de Gioia, Ana-Maria Raclariu·Aug 27, 2025SaveLearn
Regular and Floquet bases for gauge and gravity theories: a non perturbative approachThe main topic of the paper is represented by the change of basis, in Heun-type equations, from the one of decaying (at two singular points) solutions to that of Floquet solutions. Crucial in the…Davide Fioravanti, Marco Rossi·Aug 27, 2025SaveLearn
Flipping relation as a reduced star-star relationIn this paper, we consider the lens hyperbolic gamma solution to the star-star relation and the flipping relation from three-dimensional N=2 supersymmetric gauge theories on…Erdal Catak, Mustafa Mullahasanoglu·Aug 27, 2025SaveLearn
Selected topics in string field theoryThis thesis contains of two parts: The first part is a pedagogical introduction into the field of bosonic SFT. After discussing some general properties we expect, Witten's open SFT and…Georg Stettinger·Aug 27, 2025SaveLearn
Chern-Simons States in SO(1,n) Yang-Mills Gauge Theory of Quantum GravityWe discuss a quantization of the Yang--Mills theory with an internal symmetry group SO(1,n) treated as a unified theory of all interactions. In one-loop calculations, we show that Einstein gravity…Zbigniew Haba·Aug 27, 2025SaveLearn