Phase transition from eigenstate thermalization: forbidden singularity and instanton proliferation via AGT correspondenceIn theoretical physics, finding connections between problems that appear in distinct contexts is an important way to leapfrog progresses, often by illuminating deep aspects that may otherwise seem…Yongjiang Xu, Weixin Sun, Chushun Tian et al.·Aug 13, 2026SaveLearn
Lee-Yang paradigm of phase transition in eigenstate thermalized systemsAs phase transitions in isolated quantum systems remain elusive, here we show how a thermodynamic-like phase transition, falling into the Lee-Yang paradigm, can arise in systems displaying eigenstate…Yongjiang Xu, Weixin Sun, Chushun Tian et al.·Aug 13, 2026SaveLearn
Single-Variable Solutions in SupergravityWe construct four families of spacetime metrics depending on a single variable for a broad class of D-dimensional gravitational theories coupled to scalar and Abelian gauge fields. As applications…W. A. Sabra, R. Slim·Aug 13, 2026SaveLearn
Exact Evaluation of Lattice-Regularized Scalar Field Vacuum Amplitude via Site PermutationsA novel approach to a computation of vacuum amplitude for a single scalar field in any number of dimensions with arbitrary potential on a lattice is proposed. The computation involves symmetrization…Vadim Asnin·Aug 13, 2026SaveLearn
Limits of the inverse scattering problemThe main goal of tomography is the reconstruction of density function out of its line integrals (integral measurements of this density along x-ray lines). Such construction is possible and known as…Matvei Fedin, Kirill Gubarev, Andrey Morozov·Aug 13, 2026SaveLearn
D4-branes wrapped on topological disks from matter-coupled F(4) gauged supergravityWe study a number of supersymmetric AdS4× Σ solutions with Σ being a topological disk with non-trivial U(1) holonomy on the boundary or a ``half-spindle'' from matter-coupled…Patharadanai Nuchino, Parinya Karndumri·Aug 13, 2026SaveLearn
Edge physics and the Casimir interaction in Maxwell-Chern-Simons theory on a stripWe study how boundaries affect Maxwell-Chern-Simons theory, a three-dimensional gauge theory that combines ordinary electromagnetic propagation with a topological Chern-Simons term. On a strip, the…Nicola Maggiore·Aug 12, 2026SaveLearn
Type III von Neumann Algebras are MagicalThe number of non-Clifford gates needed to perform a task, or simply magic, is a resource for fault-tolerant quantum computation. Von Neumann algebras provide a formal mathematical structure…Mudassir Moosa·Aug 12, 2026SaveLearn
Constraints on the O(n) model from a negative number of flavorsTreating the number of flavors n as a variable in the O(n) model leads to non-perturbative constraints on the spectrum of operators. Using the duality between O(n) and Sp(-n), we extend these…Daniele Artico, Jasper Roosmale Nepveu·Aug 12, 2026SaveLearn
Stabilizer complexity and the Python's lunchIn this note, we study the stabilizer complexity of the reduced density matrix corresponding to one side of a partially entangled thermal (PET) state with fixed energy boundary conditions in a…Abhirup Bhattacharya, Jatin Narde, Onkar Parrikar et al.·Aug 12, 2026SaveLearn
A Lapse in the Cosmological Constant Problem with Bulk DynamicsWe have previously proposed a new approach to the cosmological constant problem based on anisotropic scaling in a compact extra dimension. In the ultra-local z=0 limit, the interplay between a…Justin Khoury, Benjamin Muntz, Antonio Padilla·Aug 12, 2026SaveLearn
Quantum Airy Structures and Matrix Models: a supercurrent approachWe develop a super-current formulation of N=1 super-Virasoro constraints for external-source models. By assigning bosonic and fermionic monodromies independently, we unify the NS-NS,…Leszek Hadasz, Mykhailo Hontarenko·Aug 12, 2026SaveLearn
A sharp bound on spacetime distance from quantum entanglementRyu-Takayanagi established how boundary entanglement encodes bulk area. We provide the metric counterpart: boundary mutual information imposes a rigorous lower bound on bulk geodesic separation that…Zhi-Wei Wang, Arshid Shabir, Mir Faizal et al.·Aug 12, 2026SaveLearn
Aspects of Carrollian field theory from holographyWe study holography for three-dimensional asymptotically flat spacetimes in which the bulk gravitational dynamics is conjectured to be dual to a two-dimensional Carrollian (equivalently BMS)…Hare Krishna, Vaishnavi Patil·Aug 12, 2026SaveLearn
On divergences in a four-derivative scalar field theoryWe perform a detailed diagrammatic analysis of the renormalisation of a family of asymptotically free, shift-symmetric four-derivative scalar field theories introduced by Holdom in arXiv:2303.06723…Maegan Anderson, Sam Bateman, Franz Herzog et al.·Aug 12, 2026SaveLearn
Fortuity and fragility in supersymmetric SYKIn the N=2 supersymmetric SYK model with N fermions, every BPS state is fortuitous: at fixed charge, it exists only over a finite range of N. Allowing the charge to increase, we show…James Chryssanthacopoulos, David Vegh·Aug 12, 2026SaveLearn
Why There is No Memory Burden in Holographic Space-time Models of Black Hole Formation and EvaporationRecent papersdvali have claimed that general quantum information considerations put macroscopic constraints on the properties of large black holes, which can affect their lifetimes in…T. Banks·Aug 12, 2026SaveLearn
On Hypergraph Representation of Multipartite Quantum SystemsBorrowing ideas from the link between Calabi-Yau singularities and toric geometry in string theory compactifications, a hypergraph framework for multipartite quantum systems, extending graph…Adil Belhaj, Salah Eddine Ennadifi, Zakariae Ennadifi·Aug 12, 2026SaveLearn
Non-unitary Haagerup-like TQFTs and RCFTs from generalized S-fold SCFTsBuilding on earlier work by Gang, Kim, and Lee, we extend the known class of 3-dimensional non-unitary topological quantum field theories (TQFTs) and 2-dimensional non-unitary rational conformal…Kibok Jeong, Huijoon Sohn·Aug 12, 2026SaveLearn
Carrollian Dictionary for Massive Particles at Null InfinityMassive particles reach timelike rather than null infinity, leaving their Carrollian boundary description unresolved. We construct a Carrollian dictionary for massive one-particle states on $…Yu-fan Zheng·Aug 12, 2026SaveLearn
Algebraic versus physical uniqueness of MHV gravity numeratorsWe study whether a tree-level MHV gravity numerator is determined by its degree and by vanishing on ij=[ij]=0 for every pair. A flag-variety standard-monomial basis and an…Lin Mai, Yaobo Zhang·Aug 12, 2026SaveLearn
Scalar Finite-Proper-Time Field Theory as a Complete-History Spectral CalculusWe formulate a finite-proper-time (FPT) construction for real scalar λϕ4 theory in which a non-zero lower endpoint s0 is retained as physical spectral data for complete virtual histories.…Mustafa Bakr, Tongyu Zhang·Aug 12, 2026SaveLearn
On-Shell Amplitudes and Black-Hole Perturbations: Exact Reissner-Nordström MixingCan flat-space on-shell amplitudes determine the channel basis of a coupled black-hole perturbation problem? We address this question for electromagnetic and gravitational perturbations of a…Kento Takahara, Teppei Kitahara·Aug 12, 2026SaveLearn
Spin(N) Magnetic QuiversThis work introduces new magnetic quivers for 5d N=1 Spin(N) gauge theories with hypermultiplets in spinor representations at both finite and infinite coupling. Among them are…Mohammad Akhond, Sam Bennett, Amihay Hanany·Aug 11, 2026SaveLearn
False-vacuum bubbles in sphaleron scatteringWe investigate the collision dynamics of two bright sphalerons in a (1+1)-dimensional deformed ϕ6 scalar field theory with a symmetric potential possessing false vacua. Two one-parameter…Manuel A. Martínez Sánchez, Christoph Adam, Danial Saadatmand·Aug 11, 2026SaveLearn