Lecture notes: Introduction to the Off-shell Double Copy ProgramThe present notes are based on a series of lectures prepared for an introductory eight-class course on the modern framework of the off-shell double copy. The course was held from April 16 to May 4,…Eric Lescano·Jul 9, 2026SaveLearn
Probabilistic Causality from Graviton FluctuationsWe compute the commutator of a scalar field minimally coupled to gravity at leading order in GN. The commutator is operator-valued, with terms involving derivatives of Dirac deltas supported on…Giordano Cintia, Federico Piazza, Samuel Ramos·Jul 9, 2026SaveLearn
ϕ6 at 6 (and some 8) loops in 3dWe recalculate the contributions of individual six loop graphs to the β-function for a three dimensional scalar theory with an arbitrary sextic scalar potential. Previously this was calculated by…Ian Jack, Hugh Osborn·Jul 9, 2026SaveLearn
Beyond Algebraic Superstring Compactification: Part IIThe most impressively prolific exploration of superstring models (aiming for our physical reality) has been focused on worldsheet-supersymmetric gauged linear sigma models and the closely associated…Tristan Hübsch·Jul 9, 2026SaveLearn
The yes boundaries wavefunctions of the universeA generic spacetime topology contains timelike boundaries. Making use of two such boundaries, we formulate a microscopic holographic dual that captures cosmological spacetime beyond the cosmic…Batoul Banihashemi, Gauri Batra, Y. T. Albert Law et al.·Jul 9, 2026SaveLearn
On Lagrangians of Non-abelian Dijkgraaf-Witten TheoriesDijkgraaf-Witten theories have a wide range of applications in topological phases of matter and the study of generalized global symmetries. We develop a method to construct BF-type Lagrangians for…Yuan Xue, Eric Y. Yang·Jul 9, 2026SaveLearn
The stochastic approach for anomalies in supersymmetric theoriesWe discuss how the stochastic approach for supersymmetric theories leads to new ways of characterizing anomalies in how supersymmetry can be broken.Stam Nicolis·Jul 9, 2026SaveLearn
A Swampland-modified Hod bound for charged black holes with exotic matterIn this paper, we study the quasinormal modes (QNMs) of a charged black hole in the presence of both quintessence and a cloud of strings using the Pade-averaged higher-order WKB approximation method.…S. Saoud, M. A Rbah, R. Sammani et al.·Jul 9, 2026SaveLearn
A Matrix Theory Construction of the IIA/IIB WallIn this note, we give a non-perturbative construction of a lightlike domain wall separating IIA and IIB string theories in 10D in the framework of discrete light-cone quantization (DLCQ). In this…Ethan Torres·Jul 9, 2026SaveLearn
Correlators are simpler than wavefunctionsRecent works reveal a simplicity in equal-time correlators absent from wavefunctions. We show that it follows from the fact that correlators are full spacetime integrals, rather than half-spacetime…Nima Arkani-Hamed, Ross Glew, Francisco Vazão·Jul 9, 2026SaveLearn
Pole-skipping without master variable and holographic superfluidsThe pole-skipping is a universal property of Green's functions at strong coupling found by the AdS/CFT duality. There is a conventional formalism of the pole-skipping, but it relies on the…Makoto Natsuume, Takashi Okamura·Jul 9, 2026SaveLearn
SL(2N,C) Yang-Mills Theories: Direct Internal Forces and Emerging GravityA four-dimensional gauge-gravity unification based on local SL(2N,C) symmetry is developed in a universal Yang--Mills-type setting, which, however, appears dynamically consistent only in the…J. L. Chkareuli·Jul 9, 2026SaveLearn
A Non-Relativistic Limit for Heterotic Supergravity and its Gauge LagrangianMotivated by the recent construction of non-relativistic (NR) heterotic Double Field Theory (HDFT), we analyze the D=10 bosonic sector of heterotic supergravity under a consistent NR limit. We show…Eric Lescano·Jul 9, 2026SaveLearn
2d BF Theory Coupled to 1d Quantum Mechanics: The Phase Space and Its QuantizationWe study the ring of functions on the (classical and quantized) phase space of 2-dimensional BF theory with the gauge group GLN coupled to a 1-dimensional quantum mechanics with global…Seyed Faroogh Moosavian, Yehao Zhou·Jul 9, 2026SaveLearn
2-Group global symmetry in the compactified M2-braneWe study generalized global symmetries of the bosonic M2-brane in eleven-dimensional backgrounds with non-trivial four-form flux. Focusing on compactifications of the form $AdS5× S21 ×…F. Caro-Pérez, M. P Garcia del Moral, A. Restuccia·Jul 8, 2026SaveLearn
The Energy-Momentum-News Complex near Future Null InfinityWe study asymptotically flat vacuum solutions of general relativity in three and four dimensions, with an emphasis on the geometric structures that emerge near null infinity. We construct asymptotic…Jelle Hartong, Emil Have, Vijay Nenmeli et al.·Jul 8, 2026SaveLearn
Relative entropy for λϕ4 in the Rindler wedgeWe consider the relative entropy between the vacuum and a coherent state in the Rindler wedge for an interacting λϕ4 theory to first order in λ. We construct the perturbatively interacting Weyl…Markus B. Fröb, Albert Much, Kyriakos Papadopoulos·Jul 8, 2026SaveLearn
No off-diagonal quantum focusing for Rényi divergencesThe quantum focusing conjecture is a mathematical expression of the idea that semiclassical gravity remains universally attractive. Its off-diagonal part is a monotonicity condition on the double…Tanay Kibe, Pratik Roy·Jul 8, 2026SaveLearn
Chiral Tube Algebras I: Topological Defect Lines, Twisted Modules, and Finite GaugingChiral algebras and topological defect lines (TDLs) represent two complementary notions of symmetry in 2d conformal field theories. In this paper, we introduce chiral tube algebras to unify and…Nathan Benjamin, Ho Tat Lam, Conghuan Luo·Jul 8, 2026SaveLearn
Quantization of Gravity on Null HypersurfacesThe initial value problem for general relativity on spacelike hypersurfaces is famously captured by the ADM formalism. Less well known is the Cauchy problem for general relativity on null…Luca Ciambelli, Marc S. Klinger·Jul 8, 2026SaveLearn
Odd-Dimensional Localization in SupergravityWe establish a localization principle for odd-dimensional supergravity theories containing Chern--Simons interactions. Our construction relies on combining an equivariant extension of the…Pietro Benetti Genolini, Florian Gaar, Jerome P. Gauntlett et al.·Jul 8, 2026SaveLearn
Topological changes and response singularities in black hole thermodynamic branch structureIn this paper, we investigate how different diagnostics characterize the thermodynamic branch structure of black holes. In three charged AdS black hole examples, the thermodynamic topological…Di Wu·Jul 8, 2026SaveLearn
Thermodynamic limit for SO(2N) gauge theories with spinors/conjugate spinorsIn this paper, we investigate five-dimensional N = 1 supersymmetric SO(2N) gauge theories coupled to hypermultiplets in spinor/conjugate spinor representation based on 5-brane web…Xiaobin Li, Futoshi Yagi·Jul 8, 2026SaveLearn
Horizon-Restricted Leading Soft QED as Open Quantum SystemI formulate black-hole-horizon-induced decoherence of charged branch codes as the leading-soft QED restricted to an exterior algebra, formulated as an open quantum system. The fixed-history…Soo-Jong Rey·Jul 8, 2026SaveLearn
Thermodynamics of Deformed AdS-Schwarzschild Black Holes Beyond the Bekenstein ParadigmThis work investigates the thermodynamic behavior of deformed AdS-Schwarzschild black holes by incorporating higher-order corrections within non-interacting spacetime models and extended entropy…Jafar Sadeghi, Fatemeh Khosravani, Alireza Amani·Jul 8, 2026SaveLearn