Squeezed Gravitons and One-Loop Self-Energy under Light-Cone SmearingWe investigate light-cone smearing induced by quantum fluctuations of gravitons and its implications for the ultraviolet structure of quantum field theory. By treating the first-order correction to…Hiroki Matsui·Jun 1, 2026SaveLearn
Exact Toda Black Holes of Rank-2 Lie GroupsWe consider Einstein gravity coupled to two Maxwell fields and one dilatonic scalar, and construct spherically-symmetric and static black holes that are charged under both Maxwell fields in general…H. Lu, Peng-Yu Wu, Ze-Hua Wu et al.·Jun 1, 2026SaveLearn
Lifshitz-like black branes in arbitrary dimensions and the third law of thermodynamicsIn this paper we present a systematic construction of an(isotropic) black brane solutions in arbitrary spacetime dimensions D in particular, with Lifshitz-like asymptotics. Two distinct holographic…Irina Ya. Aref'eva, Anastasia A. Golubtsova, Valeriya D. Nerovnova·Jun 1, 2026SaveLearn
Memory effect from the scattering of Taub-NUT black holesTaub-NUT black holes are somewhat exotic solutions to the vacuum Einstein equations, which have received limited attention in gravitational phenomenology. We use the soft behaviour of scattering…George Doran, Ricardo Monteiro, Nathan Moynihan·Jun 1, 2026SaveLearn
Holographic Krylov complexity in the Coulomb branch of N=4 SYMWe study holographic Krylov complexity in the Coulomb branch of N=4 SYM. Adopting the proposal that the time derivative of the Krylov complexity is dual to the proper radial momentum of a…Dimitrios Zoakos·Jun 1, 2026SaveLearn
Canonical Quantisation of Bound and Unbound WQFTUsing canonical quantisation, and eschewing the Schwinger-Keldysh path integral, we derive a version of the Worldline Quantum Field Theory (WQFT) formalism suitable for both scattering and bound…Riccardo Gonzo, Gustav Mogull·Jun 1, 2026SaveLearn
Convergence of Nekrasov instanton sum with adjoint matterThe Nekrasov instanton partition function of the 4d N=2* U(N) gauge theory (a mass deformation of 4d N=4 super-Yang-Mills theory), which is a generating series of…Bruno Le Floch·Jun 1, 2026SaveLearn
Deconfinement from Thermal Tensor Networks: Universal CFT signature in (2+1)-dimensional ZN lattice gauge theoryTensor networks offer a sign-problem-free approach to study lattice gauge theories, but extracting precise universal information associated with the deconfinement transition remains challenging. In…Adwait Naravane, Yuto Sugimoto, Shinichiro Akiyama et al.·Jun 1, 2026SaveLearn
Magic and Wormholes in the Sachdev-Ye-Kitaev ModelAny quantum state is fully specified by the expectation values of a complete set of Hermitian operators. For a system of Majorana fermions, such as the Sachdev-Ye-Kitaev (SYK) model, this set of…Valérie Bettaque, Brian Swingle·Jun 1, 2026SaveLearn
A Geometric Action Principle for Unification of Yang-Mills Fields, Gravity and Matter FermionsA single geometric action, constructed as a linear combination of a restricted six-dimensional family of Clifford-generated invariant terms, simultaneously generates the gravitational, Yang--Mills,…Pedro D. Alvarez, Fernando Izaurieta, Cristian Quinzacara·Jun 1, 2026SaveLearn
On TT deformed pathways: CFT to CCFTWe discuss the marginal TT deformation of massless scalar field theories in two dimensions from a dynamical perspective. The operator flow equations for such deformations induce a…Aritra Banerjee, Pulastya Parekh, Robin Raj·Jun 1, 2026SaveLearn
Dynamical Love Numbers for Black Holes and Beyond from Shell Effective Field TheoryWe construct a novel effective field theory for a compact body coupled to gravity, whose key feature is that the dynamics of gravitational perturbations is explicitly determined by known solutions in…Dimitrios Kosmopoulos, Davide Perrone, Mikhail Solon·Jun 1, 2026SaveLearn
Supersymmetric zeta functions and determinantsWe define supersymmetric zeta functions and supersymmetric determinants, which can reveal spectral properties complementary to those captured by the supersymmetric indices. They play a crucial role…Yu Nakayama, Tadashi Okazaki·Jun 1, 2026SaveLearn
Variational Method in Quantum Field TheoryWe develop a variational framework for addressing two-dimensional non-integrable quantum field theories through the exact structure of their integrable counterparts. Concentrating on the φ4…Arthur Hutsalyuk, Márton Lájer, Giuseppe Mussardo et al.·Jun 1, 2026SaveLearn
Junctions, strings, clocks and gravitational memory in three dimensional dS spaceWe show that non-trivial stringy excitations in Lorentzian three dimensional de Sitter spacetime can be created self-consistently from gravitational memory in the infinite past. In addition to…Avik Chakraborty, Jewel Kumar Ghosh, Martín Molina et al.·Jun 1, 2026SaveLearn
Operator Algebras and Third QuantizationIn quantum gravity, the gravitational path integral involves a sum over topologies, representing the joining and splitting of multiple universes. To account for topology change, one is led to allow…Yidong Chen, Marius Junge, Nima Lashkari·Jun 1, 2026SaveLearn
Massive Gravity is not PositiveWe derive new positivity bounds at finite momentum transfer, assuming a large separation between the mass m of the lightest particle in the effective theory and the mass gap M to new heavy…Brando Bellazzini, Giulia Isabella, Sara Ricossa et al.·Jun 1, 2026SaveLearn
Celestial chiral algebras, colour-kinematics duality and integrabilityWe study celestial chiral algebras appearing in celestial holography, using the light-cone gauge formulation of self-dual Yang-Mills theory and self-dual gravity, and explore also a deformation of…Ricardo Monteiro·Jun 1, 2026SaveLearn
Type D Spacetimes and the Weyl Double CopyWe study the double-copy relation between classical solutions in gauge theory and gravity, focusing on four-dimensional vacuum metrics of algebraic type D, a class that includes several important…Andres Luna, Ricardo Monteiro, Isobel Nicholson et al.·Jun 1, 2026SaveLearn
Approximate higher-form symmetries and dualities of massive p-forms in the holographic bulkWe develop a holographic framework for continuous higher-form symmetries and their low-energy effective descriptions, based on bulk path integrals, holographic renormalisation and…André Oliveira Pinheiro·May 31, 2026SaveLearn
Pseudo-Gauge Stabilizers and Fibration Structure of the Cooper--Frye Map at Freeze-OutWe study the pseudo-gauge transformation (PGT) freedom at freeze-out in relativistic spin hydrodynamics. The Cooper--Frye map is shown to factor through the quotient of freeze-out data by a universal…Jiahua Tian·May 31, 2026SaveLearn
Modular theory and affine representations on the Rindler horizonWe develop a group-theoretic interpretation of the Unruh effect based on affine symmetry on a light ray and relate it to modular theory. For a massless scalar field in two spacetime dimensions…Michele Arzano, Paolo Palumbo·May 31, 2026SaveLearn
Black holes with quantum corrections in 3d: The case of Page curve in Lindblad, greybody factor, and Lyapunov exponentIn this work, first we discuss black holes with quantum corrections as an open quantum system and apply Lindblad formalism to explain the ``zig-zag" behavior in the Hawking- Page curve and…Mahdis Ghodrati·May 31, 2026SaveLearn
Negative entropy in scrambling black holesWe present a microscopic statistical-mechanical foundation for interpreting the horizon area of a scrambling black hole as coherent information, equivalently negative conditional quantum entropy, in…Koji Azuma·May 31, 2026SaveLearn
On Thermodynamics of Charged Black Holes, Swampland, and Dark MatterInspired by the idea that the cosmological constant can be considered as a dynamical quantity, we present a scenario bridging certain swampland conjectures from a new look at thermodynamics of black…Saad Eddine Baddis, Adil Belhaj, Hajar Belmahi et al.·May 31, 2026SaveLearn