Entanglement of excited states after measurements in conformal field theoryWe study the entanglement of low-energy excited states after a fixed-outcome projective measurement on a spatial interval in a (1+1)-dimensional conformal field theory (CFT). We restrict to…Hui-Huang Chen·Jul 5, 2026SaveLearn
Electromagnetic Scoot for Dyons RevisitedIn the scattering of two electric charges, the particles acquire a shift in their net boost-like angular momentum, balanced by an opposite field contribution. This electromagnetic scoot effect…Rasim Yılmaz, Onur Ayberk Çakmak·Jul 5, 2026SaveLearn
Solving for the integrable boundary states of the ABJM spin chain from KT-relationsWe study integrable boundary states of the alternating SU(4) spin chain arising in ABJM theory. Starting from the KT-relation, we directly solve the integrability constraints for states with…Nan Bai, Hui Yang, Mao-Zhong Shao·Jul 5, 2026SaveLearn
The superconformal index and localizing higher derivative supergravityWe show how equivariant localization can be used to compute the on-shell action for supersymmetric D=5 AdS rotating, charged black holes in theories of supergravity with higher derivatives. An…Florian Gaar, Jerome P. Gauntlett, Jaeha Park et al.·Jul 5, 2026SaveLearn
From OPE Associativity to Gravitational Wave Signatures: Critical Dimensions and AdS/dS TransitionWe present a framework connecting the algebraic consistency of the Operator Product Expansion (OPE) in Conformal Field Theories to observable signatures in the stochastic gravitational wave…Tetiana Obikhod·Jul 4, 2026SaveLearn
ERG Kernels on Multiply Connected Configuration SpacesIn the functional-integral formulation of Euclidean field theory, exact renormalization group (ERG) transformations are realized by functional-integral kernels. Unlike the ERG flow equations that…Satoshi Ohya, Taichi Tanaka·Jul 4, 2026SaveLearn
Equal-charge projection of the N=4 index: exact large-N formula and finite-rank U(3) coefficientsThe equal-charge branch of supersymmetric rotating AdS5 black holes has Q1=Q2=Q3. The corresponding microcanonical sector of the N=4 superconformal index is obtained by projecting…Miguel Tierz·Jul 4, 2026SaveLearn
Conformal Renormalisation of 8D Einstein GravityWe show that Holographic Renormalisation (HR) in eight dimensions is encoded in the unique conformal gravity theory that admits an Einstein sector with constant negative curvature. We explicitly…Giorgos Anastasiou, Ignacio J. Araya, Nicolas Boulanger et al.·Jul 4, 2026SaveLearn
General Lagrangian formulations for mixed-antisymmetric tensor fields on flat backgroundsLagrangian formulations for (ir)reducible integer higher-spin massless and massive Poincare group representations subject to Young tableau with k columns Y[s1,s2,...,sk] in…Alexander A. Reshetnyak·Jul 4, 2026SaveLearn
Exact solution of the Seven-Vertex Model on a dynamical latticeWe give the complete solution of the one-parameter deformation of the six-vertex model on dynamical lattice introduced in [1] and dubbed gravitational seven-vertex model. The statistical model in…Mateus da Silva Junca, Ivan Kostov, Andre Alves Lima·Jul 4, 2026SaveLearn
A Matrix Model for Higher-Genus Fuss--Catalan NumbersThe genus-g Fuss--Catalan (FC) number counts the number of ways to obtain a genus-g surface by identifying the edges of a pn-gon via p-valent hyperedges. For p=2 these are the genus--g Catalan…Anatol Kirillov, Ivan Kostov·Jul 4, 2026SaveLearn
Quiver BPS Indices from Crystal ProfilesWe derive new exact formulae for elliptic genera in two spacetime dimensions with N 2 supercharges, as well as their one- and zero-dimensional counterparts (for Witten indices and…Jiakang Bao, Masahito Yamazaki·Jul 3, 2026SaveLearn
Minimal Proper Time and Deterministic Microstates: Emergent Quantum Fields and Relativistic SpacetimeWe develop a top-down counterpart of the minimal proper-time formulation of quantum field theory previously introduced as an effective bottom-up framework. Starting from a deterministic pre-geometric…Alessio Maiezza·Jul 3, 2026SaveLearn
Quantum nucleation of black hole mimickers via chaos dominated tunnelingBlack hole mimickers, ultracompact horizonless objects, have been proposed as alternatives to black holes in a variety of settings, including extensions of general relativity and scenarios involving…Ulf Danielsson, Suvendu Giri, Vyshnav Mohan et al.·Jul 3, 2026SaveLearn
Finite path integral limits work in cases where the perturbative series is not Borel summableThe perturbative expansion in powers of the coupling of observables in quantum field theory and quantum mechanics is known to yield an asymptotic series. If the original physical system is…Ariel Edery·Jul 3, 2026SaveLearn
Falling through the horizon of a quantum black holeWe study quantum-gravitational effects on the response of an infalling detector as it crosses the horizon of a near-extremal black hole in the framework of quantum JT gravity. These effects are…Victor Franken, Thomas G. Mertens, Bruno de S. L. Torres·Jul 3, 2026SaveLearn
Singularities, Entropy and the Arrow of Time, or Is CRT a Gauge Symmetry in Quantum Gravity?We examine the question of whether the discrete transformation CRT is a gauge symmetry of ``Quantum Gravity". Since the phrase in quotes is not yet completely well defined, we first try to define…T. Banks·Jul 3, 2026SaveLearn
Exact Schwarzian Metric Factor and Holographic Wilson-Loop ScreeningWe evaluate exactly the radial metric factor h(ζ) generated by Schwarzian averaging in the AdS2 throat of an extremal Reissner--Nordström AdS5 black brane. The result is a Gaussian integral…Miguel Tierz·Jul 3, 2026SaveLearn
Graph Neural Networks for the Graphical BootstrapWe study a graph classification problem involving over 20 million graphs, arising from high-order perturbative computations of correlators in planar N=4 super-Yang--Mills, a model closely…Rigers Aliaj, Gabriele Dian, Reza Doobary et al.·Jul 3, 2026SaveLearn
Null-strings Gauged, Reloaded and Quantized, I: Canonical Quantization in the Light-Cone GaugeWe study the light-cone quantization of null-strings in D dimensional flat target-space. Incorporating the essential new gauge symmetry and the associated constraint structure of the null-string,…Ida M. Rasulian, M. M. Sheikh-Jabbari, H. Yavartanoo·Jul 3, 2026SaveLearn
Pre-Strings Lectures on Artificial IntelligenceThese notes are based on six lectures given over three days at the Pre-Strings 2026 school in Shanghai. Day 1 develops neural network essentials, organized around the expressivity, statistics, and…James Halverson·Jul 3, 2026SaveLearn
Canonical quantization for effective theories with perturbations altering degrees of freedom: a covariant phase space approachThe standard approach to canonical quantization encounters difficulties in dealing with perturbations that alter the kinetic structure of unperturbed theories. We show that the covariant phase space…Jie-qiang Wu, Jinan Zhao·Jul 3, 2026SaveLearn
Factorized Quantum Curves and Minuscule Vertices in 3D Duality Cascades with FI ParametersIn the study of duality cascades in three-dimensional gauge theories without FI parameters, an important role is played by a fundamental domain whose vertices correspond to brane configurations with…Sanefumi Moriyama·Jul 3, 2026SaveLearn
The macroscopic Kaehler metric of Geometric Thermodynamics versus the microscopic one on the Event Manifold: Exact Partition Functions on CV manifolds. Extended Souriau temperatures and spontaneous magnetizationsIn this paper we clarify the relation between Geometric Thermodynamics and Information Geometry based on the Fisher matrix. On the macroscopic odd-dimensional contact manifold of thermodynamic…Pietro Fré, Alexander S. Sorin, Mario Trigiante·Jul 3, 2026SaveLearn
Five legs @ three loops: slightly off-shell dual conformal integralsWe calculate the three-loop master integrals contributing to the three-loop five-point amplitude on the special Coulomb branch of N=4 SYM theory. For the genuine pentagon integrals, we…Andrei V. Belitsky, Leonid V. Bork, Roman N. Lee et al.·Jul 3, 2026SaveLearn