Stochastic inflation as an open quantum system II: open effective field theory and stochastic matchingWe further develop the proposal in Phys.\ Rev.\ Lett.\ 136 071501 that interprets stochastic inflation as an open quantum system, by constructing the open effective field theory for the…Yue-Zhou Li·Jun 20, 2026SaveLearn
Geometric QCD III: Exact transition amplitudes and the glueball spectrumWe complete the analysis of planar Makeenko--Migdal loop equations in the Lorentz-invariant continuum limit. Using our confining twistor-string representation, we compute the quantum fluctuation…Alexander Migdal·Jun 20, 2026SaveLearn
The Schrodinger Equation as a Gauge TheoryIn this paper, we formulate the Schrodinger equation in gauge-theoretic terms. Starting from the Madelung representation, we rewrite the conserved probability current using gauge fields, namely a…Dmitry S. Ageev, Vladimir A. Bykov·Jun 20, 2026SaveLearn
Bouncing singularities and thermal correlators on line defectsThermal correlators in holographic conformal field theories are known to exhibit singularities in complex time, sometimes referred to as ``bouncing singularities", which are believed to be…Simone Giombi, Yue-Zhou Li, Jieru Shan·Jun 20, 2026SaveLearn
Resolving Black Hole Singularities in Jackiw-Teitelboim GravityIn Jackiw-Teitelboim gravity, the naive Schwarzian quantum mechanics leads to a continuous bulk spectrum, in apparent contradiction with the finite entropy of the black hole, which requires a…Dongsu Bak, Chanju Kim, Sang-Heon Yi·Jun 20, 2026SaveLearn
A time-like window into tensionless worldsheetsRindler worldsheets are well known to transition into a tensionless regime in the infinite acceleration limit, acquiring an emergent Carrollian structure. In this work, we uncover an entirely new…Sudip Karan, Bibhas Ranjan Majhi·Jun 20, 2026SaveLearn
On the Universality of Probe Complexity in N=4 SYMWe investigate Krylov complexity for single-trace operators dual to open strings attached to giant gravitons in planar N=4 super Yang-Mills theory. We show that in protected and few-body…Eric L. Graef, Jeff Murugan, Horatiu Nastase et al.·Jun 19, 2026SaveLearn
Quantum Gravity Cutoff from Axions: A Type IIB Landscape StudyExtra-dimensional axions have coupling strength related to fundamental, ultraviolet physics. It has been proposed that the properties of such axions imply a bound on the quantum gravity cutoff:…Matthew Reece, Tom Rudelius, Christopher Tudball·Jun 19, 2026SaveLearn
Asymptotic limits of constrained instantonsWe revisit the topic of false vacuum decay in field theory. We focus on a toy model of a real massive scalar field with an unstable quartic potential. This model has a false vacuum, and decay out of…Benjamin Elder, Kinga Gawrych, Arttu Rajantie·Jun 19, 2026SaveLearn
Near-horizon modifications in finite N holographyIf one extends the AdS/CFT extrapolate dictionary to large but finite N, we are expected to obtain non-perturbative violations of bulk micro-causality. Previously this was achieved by implementing…Rishkrith Bairy, Mrityunjay Nath, Debajyoti Sarkar·Jun 19, 2026SaveLearn
Asymptotically safe quantum gravity and its phenomenology -- a reviewAsymptotically safe quantum gravity is an approach to quantum gravity. It is based on the premise that quantum field theory can describe the quantum nature of gravity in our universe. At its core…Astrid Eichhorn·Jun 19, 2026SaveLearn
Non-relativistic limits of N=4 supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory and S-dualityWe investigate non-relativistic limits of four-dimensional maximally supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory (4d MSYM) and their relation to the nonperturbative SL(2; Z) S-duality of…Hyungrok Kim, Joseph Smith·Jun 19, 2026SaveLearn
Thermodynamic Stability and Fluctuations of the (2+1)-dimensional GMG Warped Black HoleWe investigate the thermodynamic stability and the stochastic thermal fluctuations of the warped black hole solution in three-dimensional General Massive Gravity. We demonstrate that the black hole…Tsvetan Vetsov·Jun 19, 2026SaveLearn
Logarithmic corrections to the entropy of near-extremal black holes in New Massive GravityWe study the one-loop correction to the entropy of near-extremal black holes in three-dimensional massive gravity at the special point where the theory exhibits a unique maximally symmetric vacuum…Lucas Acito, Mariano Chernicoff, Julio Oliva et al.·Jun 19, 2026SaveLearn
Heterotic Strings on Enriques SurfacesWe study orbifold compactifications of heterotic strings on Enriques surfaces. We classify the inequivalent shift vectors for both the E8× E8 and Spin(32)/Z2 lattices, and analyse the light…Arata Ishige, Elisa Iris Marieni·Jun 19, 2026SaveLearn
Non-supersymmetric heterotic strings on AdS4× S3× S3We analyze the stability properties of a family of anti-de Sitter flux compactifications of the tachyon-free non-supersymmetric heterotic string in ten dimensions. In contrast with simpler such…Ivano Basile, Daniel Robbins, Hassaan Saleem·Jun 19, 2026SaveLearn
Quantum Information Dynamics of QED2 in Expanding de Sitter UniverseWe study QED2 in de Sitter space as a minimal interacting gauge theory in which cosmological expansion directly competes with quantum dynamics. In cosmic time, the hopping redshifts as 1/a(t)…Kazuki Ikeda, Yaron Oz·Jun 19, 2026SaveLearn
Holographic Weyl Anomaly and Kounterterms in AdS gravityThe addition of Kounterterms to Einstein gravity leads to a finite action for asymptotically anti-de Sitter (AdS) spaces with a conformally flat boundary. In that sense, it provides a partial…Giorgos Anastasiou, Jahaira Bonifacio-Chavez, Olivera Miskovic et al.·Jun 19, 2026SaveLearn
Cosmological Correlators Using Tensor NetworksWe develop a nonperturbative tensor-network framework for computing cosmological correlators in de Sitter space and use it to test the proposal that suitably defined in-in correlators can be obtained…Ujjwal Basumatary, Aninda Sinha, Xinan Zhou·Jun 19, 2026SaveLearn
Lorentz violating quadratic gravityIn this paper, we explore the perturbative renormalization and study the classical dynamics of the bumblebee model coupled to quadratic gravity, a theoretical setting that allows the violation of…R. B. Alfaia, Willian Carvalho, A. C. Lehum et al.·Jun 19, 2026SaveLearn
Orbi-Instantons and Class S Theories of Type DWe investigate the landscape of 6d N=(1,0) D-type orbi-instanton superconformal field theories (SCFTs) and their torus compactifications to four-dimensional class S theories.…Jiakang Bao, Noppadol Mekareeya, Gabi Zafrir et al.·Jun 19, 2026SaveLearn
Cosmological Cutting Rules from Flat-Space Unitarity via DressingUsing cosmological dressing rules, we uplift flat-space unitarity cuts to discontinuity relations for dS/EAdS observables. In this representation, Cutkosky delta functions map directly to…Arhum Ansari, Sachin Jain, Deep Mazumdar·Jun 19, 2026SaveLearn
Causality constraints and anisotropic statesWe investigate the effects of anisotropy on dispersion relations and convergence in relativistic hydrodynamics. In particular, we show that for dispersion relations with a branch point at the origin…Raphael E. Hoult·Jun 19, 2026SaveLearn
Non-abelian soft radiation data for a celestial theoryCelestial holography posits that the long-distance behavior of gauge and gravity theories is dictated by two-dimensional conformal field theories defined on the celestial sphere. For non-abelian…Lorenzo Magnea, Enrico Zunino·Jun 19, 2026SaveLearn
Lectures on Carrollian HolographyCarrollian Holography aims to provide a holographic description of quantum gravity in asymptotically flat spacetimes, in terms of a novel kind of `carrollian' conformal field theory defined on…Kevin Nguyen·Jun 19, 2026SaveLearn