On Quantum Aspects of 1-Form Symmetries II: Bordism, Invertible Phases, and AnomaliesWe study quantum anomalies associated with U(1) 1-form symmetries from the perspective of invertible phases and bordism. We compute the oriented and spin bordism groups of the Eilenberg-Mac Lane…Weizhen Jia, Yi-Nan Wang, Yi Zhang·Jul 17, 2026SaveLearn
Heterotic OuroborosM-theory on S1S1 has recently been proposed to yield, via quotients, ten-dimensional non-supersymmetric string theories. We revisit the construction that leads to the…Chiara Altavista, Salvatore Raucci, Angel M. Uranga et al.·Jul 17, 2026SaveLearn
Advances in kappa deformed electrodynamicsThe so called κ-Minkowski spacetime is a prominent candidate for a quantum gravity space, and its properties have been the subject of investigation over the last thirty years. In this work, we…O. Abla, M. J. Neves·Jul 17, 2026SaveLearn
Holographic two-point functions of heavy operators revisitedIn this paper we investigate the holographic computation of the two-point functions of 12-BPS chiral primary operators with scaling dimensions Δ N or Δ N2 in N=4…Prokopii Anempodistov·Jul 17, 2026SaveLearn
Thermodynamics of rotating fermionsWe consider the thermodynamic properties of a rotating gas of fermions. We begin by constructing the thermodynamic potential Φ and its associated current ϕμ within the grand canonical ensemble…Victor E. Ambrus, Aleksandar Gecić·Jul 17, 2026SaveLearn
Quantized Quiver Varieties and the Quantum Spin Ruijsenaars-Schneider ModelThis paper tackles the long-standing problem of quantizing the rational spin Ruijsenaars--Schneider model originating in the work of Krichever and Zabrodin. We make use of the technique of quantum…Gleb Arutyunov, Lukas Hardi·Jul 17, 2026SaveLearn
Non-abelian asymmetric orbifolds with vanishing one-loop vacuum energyWe present a partial classification of four-dimensional, non-supersymmetric Type II toroidal orbifolds with non-abelian point groups of rotations, and vanishing vacuum energy at one loop in string…Bernardo Fraiman, Vittorio Larotonda, Michelangelo Tartaglia·Jul 16, 2026SaveLearn
On conformal symmetry in large-N quiver mechanicsThe microscopic description of extremal supersymmetric black holes in AdS2/CFT1 holography has remained elusive despite recent progress in the statistical description of near-extremal black…Andrea De Marco, Mustafa Mullahasanoglu, Joris Raeymaekers et al.·Jul 16, 2026SaveLearn
The α-states of a string worldsheetThe worldsheet description of string amplitudes can be reinterpreted as a baby universe field theory. Under this reinterpretation, we determine the α-states of a topological string theory: the…Suzanne Bintanja, Elliott Gesteau·Jul 16, 2026SaveLearn
Relativistic time-commutative dynamics with κ-plane noncommutativityIn the last decades, spacetime noncommutativity and the associated deformations of relativistic symmetries have attracted a lot of interest, as several phenomenological windows into quantum gravity…Alessandro Moia, Stefano Stocchetti, Giovanni Amelino-Camelia·Jul 16, 2026SaveLearn
New exact bispectrum shapes in multifield inflationUsing the effective field theory of multiple inflationary fluctuations, we present the first analytical calculation of the primordial bispectrum in which the quadratic mixing between curvature and…Lucas Pinol·Jul 16, 2026SaveLearn
Analytical Structure and Spectroscopic Signatures of Quartic Nonlinear Electrodynamics in Holographic Fermion SystemsWe investigate the effects of the leading string-inspired quartic correction α'2F4 on holographic fermions and charge transport in a bottom-up AdS4/CFT3 model. Working in the probe…Vitor Neves da Silva, Luiz Antonio Barreiro·Jul 16, 2026SaveLearn
Magnetic corrections to the fermionic Casimir effect with Lorentz symmetry violation and a compactified extra dimensionIn this work I study the effect of a magnetic field on the Casimir effect due to a massive, charged fermion field that violates Lorentz invariance in an aether-like manner while maintaining CPT, in a…Andrea Erdas·Jul 16, 2026SaveLearn
Type I/II Vortex Dynamics With Excited Normal ModesWe investigate the effects of excited normal modes on vortex dynamics in the Abelian Higgs model in the type I (static attraction) and type II (static repulsion) regimes. We demonstrate that shape…Steffen Krusch, Morgan Rees, Thomas Winyard·Jul 16, 2026SaveLearn
Defects extremal surfaces and interface CFTsWe propose a generalization of the defect extremal surface (DES) prescription to holographic interface conformal field theories (ICFTs), extending its applicability beyond the AdS3/BCFT2…Ankur Dey·Jul 16, 2026SaveLearn
Mirror symmetry in 3d in 3d mirror symmetryGiven a compact CY3 Y, its A-side (resp. B-side) universal intermediate Jacobian X (resp. X!) admits a natural hyperkahler structure. Both X and X! determines 3d Rozansky-Witten…Naichung Conan Leung, Mengqi Yang·Jul 16, 2026SaveLearn
Casimir effect for a massive scalar field confined between parallel plates with a spatially varying effective massWe investigate the Casimir effect for a massive real scalar field confined between two perfectly reflecting parallel plates in the presence of a position-dependent effective mass, a mechanism for…R. L. Araújo Xavier, M. H. B. Chaves, E. R. Bezerra de Mello et al.·Jul 16, 2026SaveLearn
Observers, local measurements, and topologyAn observer which propagates in a spacetime with dynamical gravity has access to an algebra of observables which is expected to be a von Neumann algebra with a trace. The observer can use projections…Michele Cirafici·Jul 16, 2026SaveLearn
Cosmological Collider Signals at Strong MixingWe study cosmological collider signatures in a two-field inflationary system with constant-turn derivative mixing between the canonically normalized curvature fluctuation and a massive isocurvature…Xiangwei Wang, Yi Wang, Yunke Zhao·Jul 16, 2026SaveLearn
Bosonic SPT and invertible phases and its relation to Steenrod's problemBosonic invertible and symmetry-protected topological (SPT) phases are well-known to be described by ordinary cohomology groups in low dimensions, but `beyond-cohomology' phases appear in higher…Shota Saito, Yuji Tachikawa, Yi Zhang·Jul 16, 2026SaveLearn
Some Remarks on the Spectral Geometry of the Gribov HorizonWe develop a local spectral framework for the Landau-gauge Gribov horizon that distinguishes gauge-orbit projection from degeneracy of the gauge-fixing Hessian. On a flat torus, spatially constant…Daniel G. Tedesco·Jul 16, 2026SaveLearn
Notes on the bootstrap of four-point conformal integralsWe set up a bootstrap workflow to study four-point conformal integrals in position space, using leading singularities, single-valued multiple polylogarithmic ansätze and boundary data from expansion…Xuhang Jiang·Jul 16, 2026SaveLearn
On Integrable Structures on Non-compact Boundaries in Three-Dimensional GravityWe study three-dimensional Einstein gravity with negative cosmological constant on non-compact spatial boundaries within the Chern-Simons formulation. Using an exact fluid/gravity correspondence, we…Hamed Adami, Kristiansen Lara, Anouchah Latifi et al.·Jul 16, 2026SaveLearn
Quantum (non)equivalence of dual massive p-form gauge theoriesGauge theories of massive p-forms are connected by various dualities, which hold classically but may be broken at the quantum level. One example is the BF theory of topologically coupled p- and…Christian Canete, Elden Loomes·Jul 16, 2026SaveLearn
Critical dimensions and small cycle dominance from all-orders asymptotics of d-matrix theorySupersymmetric sectors of N=4 super-Yang-Mills theory motivate the study of the partition function for the counting of gauge-invariant functions of d=2,3 matrices transforming under the…Yang Lei, Sanjaye Ramgoolam·Jul 16, 2026SaveLearn