Group-averaged baby universe field theoryGravitational sums over spacetime topology suggest a baby-universe field theory whose quanta are entire universes. We develop such a description from group-averaged amplitudes that impose…Hong Zhe Chen·Sep 14, 2026SaveLearn
When the gravity path integral describes a statistical averageWe find the necessary and sufficient conditions for the gravitational path integral (GPI) to admit an interpretation in terms of (i) an inner product in the Hilbert space of open/closed universes or…Gabriele Di Ubaldo, Luca V. Iliesiu, Henry W. Lin et al.·Sep 14, 2026SaveLearn
Classification of c=1 CFTsWe completely classify unitary 2d CFTs with central charge c=1 and discrete spectrum. We confirm the folklore that the only such theories are the compact free boson, its Z2-orbifold,…Lorenz Eberhardt, Nat Levine·Sep 14, 2026SaveLearn
Boundary duals of bulk detectorsWhat is the boundary dual of an Unruh-DeWitt detector in anti-de Sitter space? We argue that this question is naturally answered by the HKLL reconstruction program. A local detector in the bulk can…Jacqueline Caminiti, Robert C. Myers, Kelly Wurtz·Sep 14, 2026SaveLearn
Canonical differential equations for Feynman integrals from A-hypergeometric systems in the Schwinger representationWe follow a D-module approach to the construction of canonical differential equations for Feynman integrals directly from their Gel'fand-Kapranov-Zelevinsky (GKZ) hypergeometric systems.…Mateo Jimenez-Santacruz, Cristhiam Lopez-Arcos, Alexander Quintero Velez·Sep 14, 2026SaveLearn
A LooKK at the Higuchi BoundMassive spin 2 fields on de Sitter must satisfy the Higuchi bound, m2≥ 2H2. Compactifications of higher dimensional gravity to dS4 come with a tower of Kaluza-Klein gravitons whose…Dieter Lüst, Joaquin Masias·Sep 14, 2026SaveLearn
Direct-to-Symbol Integration from Landau AnalysisWe propose a Landau-analysis-inspired strategy for directly computing the symbol of integrals that evaluate to multiple polylogarithms in twisted cohomology. The central idea is to identify all ways…Craig Larkin, Andrew J. McLeod, Andrzej Pokraka et al.·Sep 14, 2026SaveLearn
String charge density/bit threads correspondence and its S-duality in type IIB supergravityWe identify the spatial projection of a conserved string charge density with a bit-thread flow. This correspondence gives bit threads a string worldsheet description and allows us to compute black…Houwen Wu, Shuxuan Ying·Sep 14, 2026SaveLearn
Black holes and phase transitions in Conformal GravityWe explore the thermodynamic properties of static black holes in conformal gravities in arbitrary, even dimensions. In the spherically symmetric case, up to local Weyl rescalings, these spacetimes…Luis Guajardo, Luis Gutiérrez Frez, Seyed Naseh Sajadi et al.·Sep 14, 2026SaveLearn
A fluid dual to large D membrane paradigm at first subleading orderThe large D membrane paradigm establishes a duality between the dynamics of black holes and the evolution of a codimension-one timelike membrane in a non-gravitational background. In this work, we…Supratim Halder, Manu Kurian, Mangesh Mandlik·Sep 14, 2026SaveLearn
On the commuting charges and the Bethe ansatz for the quantised Kadomtsev-Petviashvili equationWe study the quantised version of the Kadomtsev-Petviashvili equation in the formulation proposed in [4]. We analyse two aspects. One is the conservation of the first higher charge H3 (besides the…Chiara Paletta, Alessandro Torrielli·Sep 14, 2026SaveLearn
Spectral Chaos from a Fluctuating Quantum HorizonBlack holes are conjectured to be maximally chaotic, with their quantum spectra expected to exhibit universal random-matrix correlations. This expectation, however, has so far rested largely on…Chong-Sun Chu·Sep 14, 2026SaveLearn
Quantum geometry of gravitonsWe uncover the quantum geometric structure of graviton Wigner functions and stress-energy tensors via quantum field theory in curved spacetime, revealing the phase-space geometry of spacetime and…M. Mehraeen·Sep 14, 2026SaveLearn
Hyperbolic monopole-type solutions in SU(3) Yang-Mills theoryWe construct S1-invariant solutions of the SU(3) pure Yang-Mills theory on four-dimensional Euclidean space using the Cho-Faddeev-Niemi decomposition and a harmonic map from S2 into the flag…Yuki Amari·Sep 14, 2026SaveLearn
BCS Gap Equation on Riemannian Manifolds: A Heat Kernel AnalysisIn this paper, we investigate the Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer (BCS) theory of superconductivity formulated on a three dimensional Riemannian manifold. We derive the gap equation in the path integral…Levent Akant, Emine Ertugrul, O. Teoman Turgut·Sep 13, 2026SaveLearn
Emergent Einstein-Cartan gravity from a spinor loopIn Einstein-Cartan spinor gravity under the irreversible vierbein postulate, only the spinor among the first-order variables has a kinetic term of its own at tree level. Any nonzero background…Yadikaer Maitiniyazi, Shinya Matsuzaki, Kin-ya Oda et al.·Sep 13, 2026SaveLearn
Monopole fissionThere is a 4N-dimensional moduli space of SU(2) BPS monopoles with charge N, but introducing a Higgs potential removes this degeneracy and yields a repulsive force between monopoles. However, if a…Paul Sutcliffe·Sep 13, 2026SaveLearn
Attraction and repulsion along extremal Einstein--two-Maxwell--dilaton branchesWe study extremal mass branches in four-dimensional Einstein gravity coupled to one dilaton and two Maxwell fields with opposite-sign dilaton couplings. For generic couplings the extremal mass is…Ye Zhou·Sep 13, 2026SaveLearn
M2 brane in AdS4× S7/ Zk: 2-loop correction to 12-BPS Wilson loop vs localization in ABJM theoryWe study the quantization of an M2 brane wrapping AdS2× S1 inside AdS4× S7/Zk, dual to the 12-BPS circular Wilson loop in ABJM theory. The…M. Beccaria, S. A. Kurlyand, A. A. Tseytlin et al.·Sep 13, 2026SaveLearn
Caterpillar Degenerations of Spectral Curves and Double Gelfand-Zeitlin GeometryIn this paper, we study the decomposition, in the caterpillar or weak-coupling limit, of a spectral curve with two irregular poles of order two, namely a spectral curve of type (2,2), into two…George Y. Liu·Sep 13, 2026SaveLearn
Entanglement Harvesting Landscapes: A Common Computational FrameworkEntanglement harvesting provides an operational means of probing the nonlocal correlation structure of quantum fields through localized detector-field interactions. Although harvesting has been…Rahul Nigam, Ujjwala Vadrevu, Akshay Kulkarni·Sep 13, 2026SaveLearn
Free Field Realization of W-Algebra Associated with Exceptional Lie AlgebrasWe study the free field realization of the W-algebra associated with the exceptional Lie algebras E6, E7, E8, and F4. We develop a recursive construction in which a…Daichi Ide, Katsushi Ito, Shigeki Miyazaki·Sep 13, 2026SaveLearn
Relations between the higher Hamiltonians of the trigonometric and the rational spin Calogero-Sutherland modelsIn this paper we study the relations between the Hamiltonian hierarchy generated by trigonometric Cherednik-Dunkl operators and the one generated by rational Dunkl operators. We develop two nested…Yue Li, Fan Liu, Lu-Yao Wang et al.·Sep 13, 2026SaveLearn
Pseudo entropy from entanglement entropyPseudo entropy extends entanglement entropy from a single quantum state to a pair of nonorthogonal states and is generally complex. Taking advantage of Cauchy-Riemann equations, Kramers-Kronig…Abhigyan Saha, Piotr Sułkowski, Tadashi Takayanagi·Sep 13, 2026SaveLearn
Holographic Casimir Effect for Mixed Boundary Conditions and non-CFTsThis paper investigates the holographic Casimir effect in AdS/BCFT with a brane-localized scalar field. The scalar field takes different values at the strip's two boundaries, leading to mixed…Bing-Ji Ding, Hua-Chao Liu, Rong-Xin Miao·Sep 13, 2026SaveLearn