Quantum Chaos, Thermalization, and Non-localityIn this paper, we numerically investigate whether quantum thermalization occurs during the time evolution induced by a non-local Hamiltonian whose spectra exhibit integrability. This non-local and…Masataka Matsumoto, Shuta Nakajima, Masahiro Nozaki et al.·Aug 27, 2025SaveLearn
A Lorentz Covariant Matrix Model for Bosonic M2-Branes: Nambu Brackets and Restricted Volume-Preserving DeformationsWe propose a Lorentz covariant matrix model as a nonperturbative formulation of the bosonic M2-brane in M-theory. Unlike previous approaches relying on the light-cone gauge or symmetry-based…So Katagiri·Aug 27, 2025SaveLearn
Contact 4d Chern-Simons theory: GeneralitiesWe refine and generalize the results of e-Print: 2307.10428 [hep-th], where evidence in favor of applying the non-Abelian localization method to handle the 4d Chern-Simons theory path integral…David M. Schmidtt·Aug 26, 2025SaveLearn
The on-shell action of supergravity & the B-side of TsT and single-trace T TWe propose boundary terms for the action of the NS sector of supergravity on M3 × S3 × T4 spacetimes -- where M3 is an AdS3 or a linear dilaton background -- that render the…Luis Apolo·Aug 26, 2025SaveLearn
Gauge-covariant stochastic neural fields: Stability and finite-width effectsWe develop a gauge-covariant stochastic effective field theory for stability and finite-width effects in deep neural systems. The model uses classical commuting fields: a complex matter field, a real…Rodrigo Carmo Terin·Aug 26, 2025SaveLearn
Bit Threads: From Entanglement to Geometric EntropiesIn this work, we attempt to construct bit thread configurations for various backgrounds using expressions from the covariant phase space formalism. We find that when the Ryu-Takayanagi surface is…Pratik K. Das, Manavendra Mahato·Aug 26, 2025SaveLearn
Higher-spins on Taub-NUT and higher-spin Taub-NUTWe consider higher-spin extensions of self-dual Yang-Mills (HS-SDYM) and self-dual Gravity (HS-SDGR), which are also truncations of chiral higher-spin gravity. Higher-spin fields can consistently…Evgeny Skvortsov, Yihao Yin·Aug 26, 2025SaveLearn
Entanglement Hamiltonian after a local quenchWe investigate the dynamics of the entanglement Hamiltonian in a system of one-dimensional free fermions, following a local joining quench of two initially disconnected half-chains in their ground…Riccarda Bonsignori, Viktor Eisler·Aug 26, 2025SaveLearn
On a non-geometric approach to noncommutative gauge theoriesIn this work, we generalize the non-geometrical construction of gauge theories, due to S. Deser, to a noncommutative setting. We show that in a free theory, along with the usual local Nöther current,…Guilherme Barrocas, Aleksandr Pinzul·Aug 26, 2025SaveLearn
Temperature dependence in Krylov spaceWe consider the recursion method applied to a generic 2pt function of a quantum system and show, in full generality, that the temperature dependence of the corresponding Lanczos coefficients is…Nikolaos Angelinos, Debarghya Chakraborty, Anatoly Dymarsky·Aug 26, 2025SaveLearn
Machine Learning Free Quotients of CICYsFree quotients of Calabi-Yau manifolds play an important role in string compactification. In this paper, we explore machine learning techniques, such as fully connected neural networks and multi-head…Wei Cui, Xin Gao, Mohsen Karkheiran et al.·Aug 26, 2025SaveLearn
Resurgence for large c expansion in Coulomb gas formalismWe develop a resurgence analysis for large central charge (large C) expansions in two-dimensional CFTs using the Coulomb gas formalism. Through the exact Borel-Laplace representations of the…Yong Li, Hongfei Shu·Aug 26, 2025SaveLearn
On Atiyah-Segal axioms for Witten-type TQFTsIn this paper, we propose a new definition of the trace-map bordism within the Atiyah-Segal framework for Witten-type TQFTs constructed from the topological twist of mass-gapped theories. We…Wei Gu·Aug 26, 2025SaveLearn
Effects of background rotation and anisotropy in the holographic description of type-II superconductorsThe present work concerns the detailed construction of a holographic model for a type-II s-wave superconductor defined on a 5-dimensional anisotropic rotating black hole. We examine the role of…Jhony A. Herrera-Mendoza, Alfredo Herrera-Aguilar, Daniel F. Higuita-Borja et al.·Aug 26, 2025SaveLearn
Axions, Three-Forms, and M-TheoryScalar fields with masses protected by global shift symmetries, commonly referred to as axions, are abundantly used in effective field theories in cosmology and particle physics. However, global…Florian Niedermann, Ziqi Yan·Aug 25, 2025SaveLearn
A Tale of Two Uplifts: Parisi-Sourlas with DefectsDefects in conformal field theories (CFTs) play a key role in critical phenomena by modifying scaling behaviors and generating new universality classes. We introduce Parisi-Sourlas (PS) supersymmetry…Kausik Ghosh, Emilio Trevisani·Aug 25, 2025SaveLearn
Constraints on Long-Range Forces in De Sitter SpaceThe representation theory of de Sitter space admits partially massless (PM) particles, but whether such particles can participate in consistent interacting theories remains unclear. We investigate…Daniel Baumann, Kurt Hinterbichler, Callum R. T. Jones et al.·Aug 25, 2025SaveLearn
Driven inhomogeneous CFT as a theory in curved space-timeFor two-dimensional conformal field theories driven by evolving background space-time metrics in a closed universe, we present an operator formulation as a driven inhomogeneous CFT. The Hamiltonian…Johanna Erdmenger, Jani Kastikainen, Tim Schuhmann·Aug 25, 2025SaveLearn
Quadratic curvature corrections to 5-dimensional Kerr-AdS black hole thermodynamics by background subtraction methodWe justify the applicability of the background subtraction method to both Einstein's gravity and its higher derivative corrections in 5-dimensional asymptotically AdS spacetimes, where the…Gerui Chen, Xiyao Guo, Xin Lan et al.·Aug 25, 2025SaveLearn
Supersymmetric BMS4 Algebras Revisited: Electric/Magnetic Superalgebras and Free Field RealizationIn this work, we present a systematic classification of supersymmetric extensions of the BMS4 algebra and their realizations in free field theories. By requiring that supercharges admit…Yu-fan Zheng·Aug 25, 2025SaveLearn
Full twists and stability of knots and quiversWe relate the stability of knot invariants under twisting a pair of strands to the stability of symmetric quivers under unlinking (or linking) operation. Starting from the HOMFLY-PT skein relations,…Sachin Chauhan, Piotr Kucharski, Dmitry Noshchenko et al.·Aug 25, 2025SaveLearn
The Boundary of Symmetric Moduli Spaces and the Swampland Distance ConjectureFor non-compact, locally symmetric moduli spaces M, the set of geodesics and the geometry of the boundary can be completely characterised using group theory. In particular, geodesics that asymptote…Stephanie Baines, Veronica Collazuol, Bernardo Fraiman et al.·Aug 25, 2025SaveLearn
New Crosscap StatesWe investigate crosscap states in two-dimensional rational conformal field theories (RCFTs), with an emphasis on the role of non-invertible symmetries. In particular, we argue for the existence of…Wataru Harada, Justin Kaidi, Yuya Kusuki et al.·Aug 25, 2025SaveLearn
Yang-Mills kinematic algebra via homotopy transfer from a worldline operator algebraThe homotopy Lie or L∞ algebra encoding Yang-Mills theory is the tensor product of a color Lie algebra with the kinematic C∞ algebra. We derive this C∞ algebra, via…Roberto Bonezzi, Christoph Chiaffrino, Olaf Hohm et al.·Aug 25, 2025SaveLearn
Dynamical Tension Strings with Target Scale Symmetry producing DE, DM and why 4D?In the modified measure formulation string or branes the tension appear as an additional dynamical degree of freedom . Furthermore in the presence of an additional background scalar field that…Eduardo Guendelman·Aug 24, 2025SaveLearn