Emergent Closed Universes in Symmetric Orbifold CFTsWe identify closed universe sectors in large N symmetric orbifold CFTs with holographic duals. Starting from tensor product states built out of a finite dimensional low energy subspace of the seed…Akihiro Miyata, Keigo Horikoshi, Hiromasa Tajima et al.·Jun 3, 2026SaveLearn
On Cosmologies and Vacua Driven by Tension and CurvaturesWe investigate the effects of the exponential potentials typical of non-supersymmetric strings in cosmologies whose spatial and internal slices are maximally symmetric spaces with curvatures labeled…J. Mourad, A. Sagnotti·Jun 3, 2026SaveLearn
On a mixed-state extension of the holographic signal inequalityA novel inequality involving the residual entropy and genuine multi-entropy was proposed in Balasubramanian:2025hxg for tripartite holographic pure states, using which it was argued, that…Joydeep Naskar·Jun 3, 2026SaveLearn
Twirled Perfect Tensor Networks: Computationally covariant holographic tensor networksWe define a novel class of tensor networks motivated by the Python's Lunch Conjecture (PLC) in local tensor network models of the black hole interior. We start from the observation that, for…Gurbir Arora, Matthew Headrick, Albion Lawrence et al.·Jun 3, 2026SaveLearn
Kalb-Ramond Topological Term in Majorana Superspace and Kaluza-Klein Spectrum Deformation in Five DimensionsWe construct the supersymmetric completion of the five-dimensional Kalb-Ramond (KR) topological term, working in an intrinsic N=1, D=5 superspace whose Grassmann coordinate is a five-dimensional…L. A. S. Nunes, C. A. S. Almeida·Jun 3, 2026SaveLearn
On the construction of graph models realizing given entropy vectorsWe present an efficient algorithm for the construction of a holographic simple tree graph model that realizes a given entropy vector, subject to a specific ``chordality'' condition first…Veronika E. Hubeny, Massimiliano Rota·Jun 3, 2026SaveLearn
A Unique Bosonic Symmetry in a 4D Field-Theoretic SystemFor the combined field-theoretic system of the four (3 + 1)-dimensional (4D) Abelian 3-form and 1-form gauge theories, we show the existence of a unique bosonic symmetry transformation that is…R. P. Malik·Jun 3, 2026SaveLearn
How to uplift non-maximal gauged supergravitiesIn this paper, we provide an algorithm to perform the uplift of non-maximal Gg-gauged supergravities to type IIB or 11D supergravities. Using tools of exceptional field theory and generalised…Davide Rovere, Colin Sterckx·Jun 3, 2026SaveLearn
Singularity reversal of Schwarzschild black holes in Anti-de-SitterWe propose a non-metastable de-Sitter infinitesimal patch as a replacement for the theoretical singularity that occurs during the description of maximally extended Schwarzschild Anti-de Sitter…Rakshit Poudel, Daya Nidhi Chhatkuli, Madhav Kafle·Jun 3, 2026SaveLearn
The analytic bootstrap at finite temperatureWe propose new universal formulae for thermal two-point functions of scalar operators based on their analytic structure, constructed to manifestly satisfy all the bootstrap conditions. We derive a…Julien Barrat, Deniz N. Bozkurt, Enrico Marchetto et al.·Jun 3, 2026SaveLearn
Amplituhedra and origami, I: tree levelWe establish a precise correspondence between points of the m=4 tree momentum amplituhedron and origami crease patterns. As an application, we prove that the BCFW (Britto-Cachazo-Feng-Witten) cells…Pavel Galashin·Jun 3, 2026SaveLearn
Cosmological Cutting RulesPrimordial perturbations in our universe are believed to have a quantum origin, and can be described by the wavefunction of the universe (or equivalently, cosmological correlators). It follows that…Scott Melville, Enrico Pajer·Jun 3, 2026SaveLearn
Hexagon Bootstrap in the Double Scaling LimitWe study the six-particle amplitude in planar N = 4 super Yang-Mills theory in the double scaling (DS) limit, the only nontrivial codimension-one boundary of its positive kinematic…Vsevolod Chestnov, Georgios Papathanasiou·Jun 3, 2026SaveLearn
O(N) BCFT: new data from conformal partial wave expansionsThe O(N) BCFT is analyzed in the large N expansion in a generic bulk dimension 2<d+1<4. Focus is on boundary conditions corresponding to the ordinary transition, however…Jozef Csipes, Petr Vaško·Jun 2, 2026SaveLearn
Closed string trajectories from a new "tiling"Based on an efficient technology for the excavation of entire open string trajectories of physical states, we propose an algorithmic method of constructing the largely unknown closed string…Thomas Basile, Chrysoula Markou·Jun 2, 2026SaveLearn
Coarse graining from within: Wilson-Fisher universality on S3Wilsonian renormalization is usually formulated in momentum space, but on curved backgrounds momentum shells have no invariant meaning. We replace them by an intrinsic spectral cutoff, ordering modes…Alfio M. Bonanno, Renata Ferrero, Giovanni Oglialoro·Jun 2, 2026SaveLearn
Pure states for subregions in gravity and their entanglement entropyIt is proposed that spatial subregions in quantum gravity can be assigned pure states, rather than mixed reduced density matrices. The state is prepared by a partially frozen gravitational path…Zixia Wei·Jun 2, 2026SaveLearn
Flowing with Displacements and Tilts: Surface Operators in O(N) ModelsDefect conformal field theories have special operators of protected dimension known as displacements and tilts. They arise due to the breaking of global symmetries by the defect and the…Jake Belton, Nadav Drukker, Biswajit Sahoo·Jun 2, 2026SaveLearn
Multihair thermodynamics of Kerr-Newman-NUT-AdS4 spacetimesIn this paper, we develop a multihair thermodynamic description of Lorentzian Kerr-Newman-NUT-AdS4 spacetime in which rotation, electric charge, AdS pressure and polar conical tensions enter a…Di Wu, Shuang-Qing Wu·Jun 2, 2026SaveLearn
Flat from AdS: in any dimension and for any spinThe space of solutions to the free equations of motion for massless fields of arbitrary integer spin in Minkowski spacetime is recovered as a smooth limit of the anti-de Sitter solution space for any…Xavier Bekaert, Andrea Campoleoni, Simon Pekar et al.·Jun 2, 2026SaveLearn
Off-Shell Supersymmetry Algebra in the Lorentzian IIB Matrix Model: Algebraic Constraints and a κ-Minkowski-Like SectorThe Lorentzian IIB matrix model provides a non-perturbative framework for emergent spacetime from matrix degrees of freedom. We study whether algebraic consistency constrains such structures by…Tetsuyuki Muramatsu·Jun 2, 2026SaveLearn
Renormalization aspects of the Yang-Mills theory with a cutoffThe paper discusses renormalization aspects of the quantum four-dimensional Yang-Mills theory with a cutoff regularization in the coordinate representation. The background field method is used to…A. V. Ivanov, N. V. Kharuk·Jun 2, 2026SaveLearn
Amplituhedra and origami, II: loop levelBuilding on the recently discovered origami-amplituhedron correspondence, we prove that the BCFW (Britto-Cachazo-Feng-Witten) cells triangulate the m=4 amplituhedron in full generality at all loop…Pavel Galashin·Jun 2, 2026SaveLearn
A class of half-BPS boundary conditions for AK-1 circular quiversWe study a string-motivated class of 12-BPS boundary conditions for 4d N=2 AK-1 circular quiver gauge theories, engineered by D4-branes suspended between NS5-branes on a…Davide Bason, Roberto Valandro·Jun 2, 2026SaveLearn
Non-Gaussianity and Strong-Coupling Problem in a Two-Field DHOST Bouncing ModelWe recently constructed a two-field Degenerate Higher-Order Scalar-Tensor (DHOST) bouncing model which is fully viable at the linear level [1]. This model is completely free of…Ok Song An, Kon Hong, Jin U Kang et al.·Jun 2, 2026SaveLearn