Nonperturbative Stabilization of D-Instantons in the Bosonic IIB Matrix ModelWe study the bosonic type IIB (IKKT) matrix model and the fate of the D-instanton positions p(i)μ, the diagonal components of the d Hermitian matrices, whose one-loop effective potential…Yu-An Chen, Hikaru Kawai, Henry Liao et al.·Aug 10, 2026SaveLearn
Holographic multipartite entanglement dynamics in AdS3-VaidyaWe study how multipartite entanglement is dynamically reorganized during holographic thermalization following a global quench in AdS3/CFT2. We first use the n-partite information (-1)n In…Xin-Xiang Ju, Ya-Wen Sun, Yang Zhao et al.·Aug 10, 2026SaveLearn
Long-range multipartite entanglement in holographic gapless systemsGapless quantum systems support correlations over arbitrarily long distances, giving rise to power-law long-range entanglement. We investigate long-range entanglement at strong coupling for…Xiantong Chen, Xuanting Ji, Xin-Xiang Ju et al.·Aug 10, 2026SaveLearn
Superselected ghost theory: perturbation theoryA superselection rule based on an exact ghost parity can endow a ghost QFT with a probability interpretation. However, this ghost parity is not respected at finite order in the standard perturbative…Bob Holdom·Aug 10, 2026SaveLearn
Matrix Multiverses Meet Multiple MythologiesWe present a model in which asymptotically de Sitter universes of various types, and de Sitter (dS) radii Rn, live in the interiors of black holes in a maximally entropic flat p = ρ…Sidan A, Tom Banks, Willy Fischler·Aug 10, 2026SaveLearn
Production of Primordial Black Holes in the Double D3-Brane - anti-D3-Brane Inflation ModelA natural extension of the successful D3- D3-brane inflation model in string theory is one with two D3- D3-brane pairs, giving rise to a novel feature in string-theory. When the…S. -H. Henry Tye·Aug 9, 2026SaveLearn
Numerical Study of Scalar Field Theory on the Fuzzy OnionWe study the behaviour of the scalar field theory on the fuzzy onion model -- a three-dimensional matrix model consisting of concentric fuzzy spheres of gradually increasing radii. We use a numerical…Matej Hrmo, Samuel Kováčik, Juraj Tekel·Aug 9, 2026SaveLearn
Holography in flipped AdS/Z: Another approach to dS holographyMotivated by the subtleties in the conventional dS/CFT correspondence, we explore analytic continuation as a constructive route to de Sitter holography. We show that quantum field theories in de…Bin Chen, Zezhou Hu, Xin-Cheng Mao et al.·Aug 9, 2026SaveLearn
Running soft theorems in effective field theoryWe study soft theorems for photons and pions with local effective field theory (EFT) corrections up to one loop order. In massive QED with a dimension-five Pauli operator, the local analytic part of…Jonah Berean-Dutcher, Maria Derda, Riley Stewart·Aug 9, 2026SaveLearn
3d N=4 rank-zero mirror symmetry, TQFT interfaces, and Zagier duality of Nahm sumsStarting from the (E8,T1) Nahm sum for the vacuum character of T10M eff(11,2), we construct a three-dimensional (3d) N=2 U(1)8 Chern--Simons matter theory T…Yutaka Yoshida·Aug 9, 2026SaveLearn
Understanding Non-Split 2-Group Symmetry: (3+1)D SymTFT, Anomaly and BordismWe present a systematic study of finite, non-split 2-group symmetries with a non-trivial Postnikov class, focusing on the simplest example with a Z2 0-form symmetry and a Z2…Zhenbang Gu, Ran Luo, Yi-Nan Wang et al.·Aug 9, 2026SaveLearn
The explicit Lorentz invariant QED pair production rates from superstringsWe present a new avenue to the usual Schwinger effect via the open string pair production for a system of two Dp branes with 1 p 6 in Type II superstrings. The two Dp are placed parallel at…J. X. Lu·Aug 9, 2026SaveLearn
An explicit four-corner dictionary for (2,p) minimal Liouville gravity(2,p) minimal Liouville gravity admits four algebraic descriptions interrelated by dualities. On the Frobenius manifold (FM) side the theory is built either on the A1 manifold of…A. Alexandrov, V. Belavin·Aug 9, 2026SaveLearn
Thermodynamic stability and geometric thermodynamics of charged black holes in Rastall-massive gravity under quintessenceIn the present paper, we derive a new charged black hole solution embedded in a quintessence field within a framework combining the Rastall and massive gravity in an asymptotically flat spacetime. We…Mohamed Chabab, Samir Iraoui, Hicham Sriba·Aug 9, 2026SaveLearn
Conformally mapping HKLL to flat spaceWe study two conformal images of the HKLL reconstruction problem for a conformally coupled scalar on AdS3. The first mapping is to a Dirichlet problem on one half of the Einstein static universe.…Nirmalya Kajuri, Rhitaparna Pal·Aug 9, 2026SaveLearn
Organizing transitions and their cascades: Generalized symmetry enforcement in massless flows or Higgs transitionsWe study the role of generalized symmetry in massless renormalization group flows or Higgs transitions. In particular, we revisit the massless renormalization group flows in unitary minimal models,…Yoshiki Fukusumi, Yuma Furuta·Aug 9, 2026SaveLearn
Carrollian Quantum Mechanics: Time-like, Space-like and Hybrid SectorsWe develop a comprehensive theoretical framework for Carrollian quantum mechanics by performing systematic ultra-relativistic contractions of the Klein--Gordon equation in the limit c 0. This…Mehdi Ahmadi-Jahmani·Aug 9, 2026SaveLearn
Complex CFTs: Holography and InterfacesWe investigate complex conformal field theories and interfaces between such theories, using methods of holography and two dimensional CFT. We use holography to prove the Im-flip property of complex…Luis Camargo-Carlos, Michael Gutperle·Aug 8, 2026SaveLearn
Gauge transformations in Z-space in (anti)holomorphic sector of HS theoryWe consider a consistent deformation of the (anti)holomorphic generating system of [arXiv:2209.01966], aiming to provide a map to the (anti)holomorphic truncation of the Vasiliev theory. In our new…D. A. Batyaev, A. V. Korybut·Aug 8, 2026SaveLearn
The gravity side of the p-adic AdS2/CFT1By means of a higher-dimensional embedding approach, together with the study of distance, measure, and curvature, we construct a gravitational theory on the two-dimensional space over p-adic…Feng Qu·Aug 8, 2026SaveLearn
Four-Fermion Condensates in Curved Spacetimes: A Functional ApproachFour-fermion interactions appear in effective descriptions of particle physics, many-body systems, and gravitational theories with fermions. Although the same local operator may enter perturbative…Stephon Alexander, Heliudson Bernardo, Jiatong Yan·Aug 8, 2026SaveLearn
Casimir Force in Spacetimes with TorsionWe compute the Casimir force between perfectly conducting parallel plates in a spacetime endowed with constant axial torsion. Working within an effective field theory framework where torsion couples…M. W. AlMasri·Aug 7, 2026SaveLearn
Incidence Relations for Self-Dual Black HolesIn Penrose's nonlinear graviton construction, a self-dual spacetime arises as the moduli space of holomorphic twistor lines in curved twistor space, whose explicit parametrization is concretely…Joon-Hwi Kim·Aug 7, 2026SaveLearn
Bumpy horizons from non-linear sigma modelsWe show that black hole horizons with non-constant curvature can be constructed in any even dimension, when the source of the Einstein equations is given by the stress-energy tensor of a non-linear…Fabrizio Canfora, Nicolás Grandi, Carla Henr\'ıquez-Báez et al.·Aug 7, 2026SaveLearn
Supertranslations are Soft DressingsAsymptotic states of massive particles in electrodynamics and gravity are not uniquely defined because of the absence of a mass gap. Working in the KMOC formalism, we study the classical implications…Asaad Elkhidir, Donal O'Connell, Radu Roiban·Aug 7, 2026SaveLearn