Calabi-Yau Orientifold Hypersurfaces and their F-theory UpliftsWe present an algorithm that constructs Calabi-Yau threefold orientifolds and their F-theory uplifts to elliptically-fibered Calabi-Yau fourfolds, embedded in toric varieties at codimension one and…Bjoern Hassfeld, Jakob Moritz·Jun 17, 2026SaveLearn
Bootstrapping Pion Form Factors at Large NWe initiate a bootstrap study of pion form factors in large N QCD. We consider the mixed system of the vector-current two-point function, the pion vector form factor, and the pion scattering…Jan Albert, Dilara Kosva, Leonardo Rastelli·Jun 17, 2026SaveLearn
Spectral Functions of Lorentzian Quantum GravityWe compute spectral functions of graviton modes in Lorentzian quantum gravity, interpolating between classical general relativity and an asymptotically safe ultraviolet fixed point. Using functional…Gabriel Assant, Daniel F. Litim, Manuel Reichert·Jun 17, 2026SaveLearn
A Dispersive Bootstrap for the Virasoro-Shapiro AmplitudeWe study the closed-string tree-level Virasoro-Shapiro amplitude using the dispersive S-matrix bootstrap. For the ten-dimensional maximally supersymmetric four-point amplitude, we impose analyticity,…Yongjun Xu·Jun 17, 2026SaveLearn
Universal Closed Form for Dynamical Love Numbers of Black HolesBlack hole static Love numbers vanish, but their dynamical counterparts do not. We present the entire scheme-independent dynamical response F,s of a Schwarzschild black hole in closed…Mikhail P. Solon·Jun 17, 2026SaveLearn
Higher-spin self-dual gravity from holomorphic planes in twistor spaceWe prove a `nonlinear graviton theorem' for higher-spin self-dual gravity. We consider small deformations of the complex structure of the non-projective twistor space that are bounded in a…Nicolas Boulanger, Yannick Herfray, Lionel Mason et al.·Jun 17, 2026SaveLearn
Instability of 5D Gauss-Bonnet black branesWe show that Gauss-Bonnet black branes in five-dimensional anti-de Sitter gravity are unstable when the Gauss-Bonnet coupling falls outside the range allowed by the conformal collider bounds. The…Alex Buchel, Raphael E. Hoult, Pavel Kovtun·Jun 17, 2026SaveLearn
SUSY meets pseudo-HermiticityIn this work, we construct the simplest pseudo-Hermitian quantum field theory that is supersymmetric. This is the pseudo-Hermitian Wess-Zumino model in the sense that it contains a pair of symplectic…Cheng-Yang Lee, Gloria Cecilia de León Morales, Julio Olmos et al.·Jun 17, 2026SaveLearn
Holographic Dual of PT Symmetric BCFTWe present a holographic dual of a two dimensional conformal field theory with non-hermitian but Parity-Time (PT) symmetric boundary conditions, by applying the AdS/BCFT duality and by introducing an…Ryota Maeda, Nanami Nakamura, Tadashi Takayanagi·Jun 17, 2026SaveLearn
Modular quantization and black holesWitten recently proposed a background-independent algebraic framework for quantum gravity, wherein an observer endowed with a Hamiltonian defines a diffeomorphism invariant worldline algebra…Suchetan Das·Jun 17, 2026SaveLearn
Maximal Transcendentality of the Double-Scaled PCMWe prove, to all orders, maximal transcendentality of the strongly coupled large-N Principal Chiral Model in the double-scaling regime introduced in our earlier work. We also prove that, after a…Evgeny Sobko·Jun 17, 2026SaveLearn
Boundary Layers and One-point Functions in the Presence of Monodromy DefectsWe study one-point functions of composites of charge e operators in the presence of a monodromy defect for a U(1) global symmetry with monodromy β. We first compute these in free massless and…Hugo Calvo Castro, Ignacio Carreño Bolla, Diego Rodriguez-Gomez·Jun 17, 2026SaveLearn
Path integral quantization of null bosonic strings with Carroll-Weyl ghostsWe revisit the path integral quantization of the null bosonic string from the viewpoint that all local gauge symmetries of the Carrollian worldsheet must be gauge fixed before the quantum theory is…Sarthak Duary, Sourav Maji·Jun 17, 2026SaveLearn
Dimensional structure of thermodynamic topology in ultraspinning Kerr-AdS black holesIn this paper, we apply the thermodynamic topology framework to ultraspinning Kerr-AdS black holes in arbitrary spacetime dimensions. By constructing the off-shell Helmholtz free energy and the…Min Tian, Ying Chen, Di Wu·Jun 17, 2026SaveLearn
Quantum dynamics of perfect fluidsWe study the quantum field theory of zero temperature perfect fluids. Such systems are defined by quantizing a classical field theory of scalar fields ϕI that act as Lagrange coordinates on an…Walter D. Goldberger, Petar Tadić·Jun 17, 2026SaveLearn
Expansion formula of one-loop Einstein-Yang-Mills integrandBuilding upon the algebraic consistency construction of one-loop Bern-Carrasco-Johansson (BCJ) numerators for Yang-Mills (YM) and Yang-Mills-scalar (YMS) theories, we explore the expansion formula of…Yi-Jian Du, Chongsi Xie·Jun 17, 2026SaveLearn
Domain Wall formation from Z2 spontaneous symmetry breaking/restoration in Scalar-Einstein-Gauss-Bonnet theoryThis study offers a detailed analysis of domain wall formation and its cosmological consequences in Einstein-Gauss-Bonnet gravity coupled to a scalar field. A central aspect of the model is the…Maxim Krasnov, Daulet Berkimbayev, Andrea Addazi et al.·Jun 17, 2026SaveLearn
Bootstrapping mirror pairs: The beginning of the endThree-dimensional supersymmetric gauge theories with eight supercharges possess a unique duality known as 3D mirror symmetry. Under this correspondence, the Coulomb branch of one theory is equivalent…Leyi Jiang, Jazz E. Z. Ooi, Richard Stone et al.·Jun 17, 2026SaveLearn
Building an AdS/BCFT Josephson junction within Horndeski gravityThis work explores the constriction and normal Josephson junctions of superconductors within Horndeski's gravitational theory framework. Through a single scalar field of this theory, we provide a…Fabiano F. Santos, Henrique Boschi-Filho·Jun 17, 2026SaveLearn
Heterotic Warm InflationWe propose a two-field model of warm inflation motivated by a heterotic string construction, involving an axion and a dilaton-like scalar field with non-trivial kinetic mixing. Gauge-field…Arjun Berera, Heliudson Bernardo, Suddhasattwa Brahma et al.·Jun 17, 2026SaveLearn
The GHY boundary term from the string worldsheet to linear orderUsing the method of images we derive the boundary term of the Einstein-Γ2 action in half-space from the spherical worldsheet to first order in α' and to linear order in the metric…Amr Ahmadain, Shoaib Akhtar, Rifath Khan·Jun 17, 2026SaveLearn
A Worldsheet Derivation of the Classical Off-shell Boundary Action for the Dilaton in Half-SpaceWe use the method of images to present a worldsheet derivation of the sphere partition function for the dilaton in half-space to leading order in α' with Neumann boundary conditions. We use…Amr Ahmadain, Rifath Khan·Jun 17, 2026SaveLearn
Tropical WKB asymptotics of NRS coordinates for opers in SU(2), Nf=4 theoryWe study the semiclassical limit of SL2-opers on the four-punctured sphere in Nekrasov-Rosly-Shatashvili Darboux coordinates. Using exact Wentzel-Kramers-Brillouin (WKB) connection formulae, we…Vasilii Iugov·Jun 16, 2026SaveLearn
Two-point functions in 4-2\, dimensions from localizationWe study two-point functions of half-BPS operators in maximally supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory continued to d=4-2\, dimensions. Using supersymmetric localization on Sd, we derive…Alessandro Georgoudis, Joseph A. Minahan, Anton Nedelin et al.·Jun 16, 2026SaveLearn
What makes spacetime spin in string theory?Type II string theory in the absence of orientifolds requires the target spacetime X to admit a spin structure. We show that this familiar requirement arises directly from the consistency of the…Matilda Delgado, Lorenz Eberhardt, Marija Tomašević·Jun 16, 2026SaveLearn