Exact Defect Correlation Functions in Chern-Simons Matter TheoriesWe study defect correlators in three-dimensional, large-N, conformal field theories with slightly broken higher-spin symmetry. Focusing on the quasi-fermionic theory, we bootstrap correlation…Gwenaël Ferrando, Elior Urisman·Aug 11, 2026SaveLearn
A Comment On Topological Degeneracy In Gauged WZW ModelsGiven a Lie group G, a level k, and a Lie subgroup H one can construct 2d conformal field theories by either 1.) gauging a nonanomalous H symmetry of the WZW model constructed from (G,k) or…Gregory W. Moore, Eliezer Rabinovici, Ranveer Kumar Singh·Aug 11, 2026SaveLearn
Universal quadratic field equations via homotopy algebrasWe explain how the 'bar-cobar' construction for homotopy algebras reformulates the equations of motion of arbitrary gauge theories as gauge-covariant quadratic equations for an extended set…Christoph Chiaffrino, Raji Ashenafi Mamade, Barton Zwiebach·Aug 11, 2026SaveLearn
Macroscopic origin of the topologically twisted index on T2 × ΣgWe construct a novel family of non-supersymmetric, asymptotically locally AdS5 solutions of five-dimensional minimal gauged supergravity. In Lorentzian signature the solutions describe finite…Nikolay Bobev, Vasil Dimitrov, Dario Martelli·Aug 11, 2026SaveLearn
Moment of Inertia of an Interacting Bose GasThe response of many-body quantum systems to rotation can be characterized by the moment of inertia. For a classical gas, the moment of inertia can be expressed as the integral of the enthalpy…Aleksandar Gecic, Victor E. Ambrus, Kenji Fukushima·Aug 11, 2026SaveLearn
Distance-Higuchi Bounds on Inflationary Field Ranges and LifetimesWe show that quasi-de Sitter inflation driven by a nearly flat scalar potential has a finite polynomial lifespan dictated by the interplay between the swampland Distance Conjecture and the…Luis A. Anchordoqui, Ignatios Antoniadis, Alek Bedroya·Aug 11, 2026SaveLearn
Vortices of the Hitchin EquationsThe vortices that appear in Hitchin's pioneering study of Higgs bundles are interpreted as a new version of the abelian Higgs vortices more familiar to theoretical physicists. Their conformal…Nicholas S. Manton·Aug 11, 2026SaveLearn
A fermion primerThis is a review paper intended to illustrate a few critical issues concerning Dirac, Weyl and Majorana fermions and their differences. The first part consists in basic introductions to fermions, and…Loriano Bonora, Roberto Soldati·Aug 11, 2026SaveLearn
Gravitational Faraday rotation, gravitational spin Hall effect, and spin-refined causality analysis from Magnusian matrix in effective field theories of gravityThe effects of black hole's spin in effective field theories (EFTs) of gravity are explored through observables of wave scattering on black hole backgrounds in the geometric optics approximation.…Kibok Jeong, Jung-Wook Kim, Soochang Lee·Aug 11, 2026SaveLearn
Anomalous symmetries in Kähler geometryWe initiate a study of centrally extended (anomalous) symmetries in Kähler geometry, focusing on the simplest, and most ubiquitous, Abelian case. In particular, we provide a local…Dmitri Bykov, Andrew Kuzovchikov·Aug 11, 2026SaveLearn
Monodromy defects in ABJM theory and integrabilityWe establish that supersymmetric monodromy defects in ABJM theory, also known as vortex loops, define integrable boundary states of the underlying alternating SU(4) spin chain. Exploiting the KT…Charlotte Kristjansen, Andrey Shusharin·Aug 11, 2026SaveLearn
False vacuum decay around black holes: calculation from first principles in the (3+1)-dimensional caseIn (3+1) spacetime dimensions, we numerically calculate the suppression exponent of the false vacuum decay probability in the presence of a thermal bath and a black hole.Ratmir Gazizov, Dmitry Gorbunov, Dmitry Levkov·Aug 11, 2026SaveLearn
Tachyon couplings from S-matrix elements in bosonic string theoryWe introduce a systematic framework for constructing spacetime and D-brane effective actions in bosonic string theory, encompassing both tachyon and massless modes. The actions are required to be…Mohammad R. Garousi·Aug 11, 2026SaveLearn
Holographic Complexity as a Probe of Boundary Entropy in AdS/BCFTThis work establishes a formal bridge between the organizational principles of TQFTs and the AdS/BCFT correspondence, interpreting end of the world EOW branes as physical interfaces carrying…Fabiano F. Santos·Aug 11, 2026SaveLearn
Towards a Proof of Mass Gap in 3d Yang-Mills TheoryWe give the outlines of a proof for the existence of a mass gap for the 3d Yang-Mills theory in terms of an inequality on the eigenvalues of the Laplacian on the gauge-invariant configuration space.V. P. Nair·Aug 10, 2026SaveLearn
Approximate locality, black hole complementarity and overlapping qubitsWe construct a toy model of an evaporating black hole using approximately local degrees of freedom acting on ``overlapping" qubits in which a version of black hole complementarity arises…ChunJun Cao, Gong Cheng, Alexander Jahn et al.·Aug 10, 2026SaveLearn
Tetra-quadric CY Threefold and Assisted Fibre InflationIn the context of type IIB superstring compactification, we demonstrate the assisted fibre inflation proposal for a four-field model realized using the orientifold of a tetra-quadric Calabi-Yau (CY)…Swagata Bhattacharyya, George K. Leontaris, Pramod Shukla·Aug 10, 2026SaveLearn
Recursion Coefficients and Krylov Dynamics in Polynomial Random Matrix ModelsWe study the recursion coefficients of orthogonal polynomials and their associated Krylov dynamics in random matrix models with high-degree and possibly asymmetric polynomial potentials. We develop a…Juan F. Pedraza, Le-Chen Qu·Aug 10, 2026SaveLearn
Complexity measures in holographic cascading theories with multiscale dynamicsUsing the gravitational duals, we perform a systematic study of two notions of complexity in a family of three-dimensional gauge theories with rich infrared structure. For thermofield double states,…Carlos Nunez, Juan F. Pedraza, Javier G. Subils·Aug 10, 2026SaveLearn
The quadratic growth of Krylov spread complexity in the BTZ black holeThe boundary quantity that captures the growth of black-hole interiors quantified by holographic complexity remains unknown beyond 2d dilaton gravity. We provide a critical analysis of a…Aranya Bhattacharya, Mario Flory, Michal P. Heller et al.·Aug 10, 2026SaveLearn
Ricci-flat metrics from gauged linear σ-models without RG flowWe investigate a class of Ricci-flat Kähler metrics on generalized conifolds constructed via gauged linear sigma models (GLSMs) with indefinite signature. By introducing shadow coordinates…Dmitri Bykov, Ondrej Hulik, Ulf Lindström et al.·Aug 10, 2026SaveLearn
On the Renormalization in Conformal Quantum GravityOne-loop divergences in classically conformal theory in curved spacetime is a nontrivial issue if the theory under consideration possesses gauge invariance. In this case, quantization involves…Ioseph L. Buchbinder, Petr M. Lavrov, Thomas M. Sangy et al.·Aug 10, 2026SaveLearn
Closed-form thermal threshold functions for the proper-time renormalisation groupWe derive closed-form expressions for the thermal threshold functions of the finite-temperature proper-time renormalisation group (PTRG): until now these have been evaluated numerically, Matsubara…Daniele Rizzo·Aug 10, 2026SaveLearn
Thermal Origin of Black Hole Quasinormal ModesWhen a black hole rings after a merger, it emits gravitational waves at characteristic frequencies known as quasinormal modes (QNMs). In the eikonal limit, these modes are governed by the unstable…D. Giataganas, G. F. Giudice, A. Kehagias et al.·Aug 10, 2026SaveLearn
Schwinger-Keldysh effective field theory of type-B Goldstone: near-diagonal geometry and Berry termIn this work, we formulate a finite temperature Schwinger-Keldysh effective field theory for type-B Goldstone modes. In particular, we organize the required two time contour structure by a…Pei Zheng, Mei Huang·Aug 10, 2026SaveLearn