Kirby Moves for 3d Gauge TheoriesThe geometric engineering of 3d N=2 gauge theories can be given by M5-branes on three-manifolds. We focus on the Dehn surgeries and Kirby moves of three-manifolds. We notice the Kirby…Shi Cheng·Aug 7, 2026SaveLearn
Superselected ghost theory: real spectrumQuantum field theories with ghosts can be unitary and perturbatively stable, yet the negative-norm states of their conserved indefinite inner product obstruct a probabilistic interpretation. This…Bob Holdom·Aug 6, 2026SaveLearn
Bootstrapping 3D Conformal Field Theories with Product Analytic FunctionalsWe introduce a bootstrap method for three-dimensional conformal field theories based on product analytic functionals. The construction combines one-dimensional analytic functionals with dimensional…Kausik Ghosh, Zechuan Zheng·Aug 6, 2026SaveLearn
Holographic RG flows and wormholes from sinusoidal scalarsWe study semiclassical geometries induced by turning on identical sinusoidal scalar sources on two asymptotic anti-de Sitter (AdS) boundaries. Varying the source strength, we find that large and…Pompey Leung·Aug 6, 2026SaveLearn
New symplectic singularities from SU(2) gauge theoriesFamilies of Sp(1)(2) gauge theories with eight supercharges are found to have a Higgs branch which is an isolated symplectic singularity. These are, in some sense, the…Amihay Hanany, Guhesh Kumaran, Deshuo Liu et al.·Aug 6, 2026SaveLearn
A Tale of Two Compact BosonsNeural network field theory (NN-FT) defines a field theory by a network architecture together with a probability density on its latent variables. For compact theories the local Gaussian sector is…Christian Ferko, Vishnu Jejjala, Brandon Robinson·Aug 6, 2026SaveLearn
The Quantum Mechanics of Rare Events: From Quantum Walks to Stochastic InflationRare fluctuations in physical systems depend on the detailed microphysics responsible for the fluctuations. In classical statistical systems, the large deviation principle has elucidated the role of…Daniel Green, Kshitij Gupta, Akhil Premkumar·Aug 6, 2026SaveLearn
Quantum Lifts of Noninteger Power Law Field TheoriesField theories whose potentials have noninteger power laws α have found many applications, but are often claimed to have no lift to quantum field theory except as effective models. We define…Jarah Evslin, Hengyuan Guo, Stefano Bolognesi·Aug 6, 2026SaveLearn
GLSM monodromy on quantum period lattice of Calabi-Yau fourfold flopsWe establish an integral basis for the B-brane central charges of certain Calabi-Yau fourfold flops and derive exact expressions for their monodromies using the grade restriction rule and window…Ban Lin·Aug 6, 2026SaveLearn
Holographic entanglement entropy with conformal boundary conditionsWe study holographic entanglement entropy in 3-dimensional AdS gravity with conformal boundary conditions which fix the conformal class of the boundary metric and its extrinsic curvature, K, while…Elena Cáceres, Hare Krishna, Harita Palani Balaji et al.·Aug 6, 2026SaveLearn
Isomorphic Emergence of Lorentz and Gauge Symmetries--A Constructive Interpretation Based on Continuum MechanicsLorentz symmetry and gauge symmetry constitute the mathematical cornerstones of modern physics, yet their ultimate physical origins remain elusive. From the standpoint of a constructive…Ke-Xia Jiang·Aug 6, 2026SaveLearn
Pseudoreal AMSB: Troubling Tensions with TumblingI analyze the pseudoreal confining N=1 SUSY gauge theories deformed by anomaly mediated SUSY breaking (AMSB). Taking the conjecture that the AMSB and non-SUSY limits are in the same…Bea Noether·Aug 6, 2026SaveLearn
AMSB in Truly Confining Gauge TheoriesWe study deformation of supersymmetric t-confining (truly confininig) gauge theories with small anomaly mediation of supersymmetry breaking. We identify breaking pattern of global symmetries in the…Riku Ishikawa, Hitoshi Murayama, Shota Saito·Aug 6, 2026SaveLearn
Integrable models of inflation beyond slow-rollWe propose a novel analytic approach to the study of multi-component FLRW cosmologies and their perturbations. The dynamics is triggered by a single scalar field with a scalar potential codifying the…M. Bianchi, G. Dibitetto, J. F. Morales et al.·Aug 6, 2026SaveLearn
Partition Functions of Hermitian and PT-Symmetric Oscillators from Integrable ModelsWe develop an ODE/IM-based formulation for the thermal partition function and the spectral zeta function of the homogeneous Hermitian and PT-symmetric oscillators. For both classes of systems, the…Hongfei Shu, Jingjing Yang·Aug 6, 2026SaveLearn
Scalar Hair at the String-Black-Hole CorrespondenceWe study static, spherically symmetric axion--dilaton solutions of the tree-level four-dimensional string effective action. Using the sigma-model structure of the scalar sector, we show that the full…Eliseo Pavone·Aug 6, 2026SaveLearn
Three-Loop Five-Point CK-Dual Amplitudes and UV Structure in N=4 SYM and N=8 SUGRAWe construct the complete full-color three-loop five-point integrand of N=4 super-Yang--Mills theory in a representation that manifestly satisfies color--kinematics duality. Its double copy gives the…Zhiming Cai, Zeyu Li, Gang Yang et al.·Aug 6, 2026SaveLearn
Emergent gravitational action from non-local T T-like deformationsWe study the gravitational effective action induced, at first order in the deformation parameter, by non-local T T-like deformations of quantum field theories. Using a heat-kernel formulation,…Yun-Ze Li, Bo-Rui Li, Yu-Xiao Liu et al.·Aug 6, 2026SaveLearn
Information--Theoretic Black Hole Entropy II: Infrared Gravity and Charged/Rotating ExtensionsWe investigate gravitational and Kerr-Newman extensions of an information-theoretic black-hole entropy that satisfies the Nernst formulation of the third law of thermodynamics. The entropy is…Alex Kehagias·Aug 6, 2026SaveLearn
Information-Theoretic Black Hole Entropy I: Beyond the Area LawAlthough the Bekenstein-Hawking area law is consistent with the first and second laws of black hole thermodynamics, it appears to be in conflict with the third law, which in the Nernst formulation…Alex Kehagias·Aug 6, 2026SaveLearn
From chiral to conformal anomalies: a double copy perspective for CFT correlatorsWe uncover a double-copy relation between chiral and conformal anomalies in four-dimensional conformal field theory. We show that this relation extends from local anomaly structures to complete…Claudio Corianò, Stefano Lionetti·Aug 6, 2026SaveLearn
Toward an Observable Algebra for de Sitter Space: Gap Protection and Modular DressingsWe investigate the relation between fundamental complements and regional operator algebras in global de Sitter space. For a finite union of open arcs on the time-symmetric circle of global dS2, we…Hassan ElSayed·Aug 6, 2026SaveLearn
R-Twisting, Fibered Knots, and Gauge TheoriesWe argue that R-twisting implies the Seiberg-Witten curves of 4d Argyres-Douglas theories could be combined with the R-twisted circle to form the mapping tori of torus knots, inspired by Milnor…Shi Cheng·Aug 6, 2026SaveLearn
Symmetry extension by condensation defects II: general dimensions and higher-groupsWe discuss a class of symmetry structures in general spacetime dimension that arise when gauging symmetries in theories with a cubic 't Hooft anomaly. The anomaly mixes two Abelian discrete…Matteo Bertolini, Lorenzo Di Pietro, Stefano C. Lanza et al.·Aug 6, 2026SaveLearn
Higher-Derivative Corrections to Reissner--Nordström Black Holes from Worldline QFTIn this paper we derived the corrections to the Reissner-Nordström black hole when higher-derivative RF2 terms (contractions of the Riemann tensor with the Maxwell field strength squared) are…Siddarth Ajith, Ravisankar Rajagopal, Nur Rifat et al.·Aug 6, 2026SaveLearn