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Bootstrapping 2D CFTs in the Semiclassical Limit: We study two dimensional conformal field theories in the semiclassical limit. In this limit, the four-point function is dominated by intermediate primaries of particular weights along with their descendants, and the crossing equations simplify drastically. For a four-po...
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Geometric Aspects of the `Deformation Method': At the classical level, redefinitions of the field content of a Lagrangian allow to rewrite an interacting model on a flat target space, in the form of a free field model (no potential term) on a curved target space. In the present work we extend the idea of the `deformati...
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Quantized Einstein-Rosen waves, AdS_2, and spontaneous symmetry breaking: 4D cylindrical gravitational waves with aligned polarizations (Einstein-Rosen waves) are shown to be described by a weight 1/2 massive free field on the double cover of AdS_2. Thorn's C-energy is one of the sl(2,R) generators, the reconstruction ...
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Excitations in Hot Non-Commutative Theories: We study the dispersion relation for scalar excitations in supersymmetric, non-commutative theories at finite temperature. In N=4 Yang-Mills the low momenta modes have superluminous group velocity. In the massless Wess-Zumino model the minimum of the dispersion relation is a...
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Primordial Black Hole Pair Creation Probability in Modified Gravitational Theory: The probability for quantum creation of an inflationary universe with a pair of black holes is computed in a modified gravitational theory. Considering a gravitational action which includes a cosmological constant ($\Lambda$) in additio...
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Exactly solvable potentials of Calogero type for q-deformed Coxeter groups: We establish that by parameterizing the configuration space of a one-dimensional quantum system by polynomial invariants of q-deformed Coxeter groups it is possible to construct exactly solvable models of Calogero type. We adopt the previousl...
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Closed-form expression for cross-channel conformal blocks near the lightcone: In the study of conformal field theories, conformal blocks in the lightcone limit are fundamental to the analytic conformal bootstrap method. Here we consider the lightcone limit of 4-point functions of generic scalar primaries. Based on th...
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Master Ward Identity for Nonlocal Symmetries in D=2 Principal Chiral Models: We derive, in path integral approach, the (anomalous) master Ward identity associated with an infinite set of nonlocal conservation laws in two-dimensional principal chiral models
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Gauging spacetime inversions in quantum gravity: Spacetime inversion symmetries such as parity and time reversal play a central role in physics, but they are usually treated as global symmetries. In quantum gravity there are no global symmetries, so any spacetime inversion symmetries must be gauge symmetries. In partic...
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Semiclassical partition function for strings dual to Wilson loops with small cusps in ABJM: We compute the 1-loop partition function for strings in $AdS_4\times\mathbb{CP}^3$, whose worldsheets end along a line with small cusp angles in the boundary of AdS. We obtain these 1-loop results in terms of the vacuum energy...
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Abrikosov String in N=2 Supersymmetric QED: We study the Abrikosov-Nielsen-Olesen string in N=2 supersymmetric QED with N=2-preserving superpotential, in which case the Abrikosov string is found to be 1/2-BPS saturated. Adding a quadratic small perturbation in the superpotential breaks N=2 supersymmetry to N=1 supersym...
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Quasimodular instanton partition function and the elliptic solution of Korteweg-de Vries equations: The Gauge/Bethe correspondence relates Omega-deformed N=2 supersymmetric gauge theories to some quantum integrable models, in simple cases the integrable models can be treated as solvable quantum mechanics models. For ...
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Erasure of Strings and Vortexes: The interaction of defects can lead to a phenomenon of erasure. During this process, a lower-dimensional object gets absorbed and dissolved by a higher-dimensional one. The phenomenon is very general and has a wide range of implications, both cosmological and fundamental. In particular,...
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Subleading-color contributions to gluon-gluon scattering in N=4 SYM theory and relations to N=8 supergravity: We study the subleading-color (nonplanar) contributions to the four-gluon scattering amplitudes in N=4 supersymmetric SU(N) Yang-Mills theory. Using the formalisms of Catani and of Sterman and Tejeda-Yeomans,...
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Lorentz-violating Chern-Simons action under high temperature in massless QED: Lorentz and CPT violating QED with massless fermions at finite temperature is studied. We show that there is no ambiguity in the induced coefficient of the Chern-Simons-like term that defines the so-called Carroll-Field-Jackiw model at high...
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Null Vectors in Logarithmic Conformal Field Theory: The representation theory of the Virasoro algebra in the case of a logarithmic conformal field theory is considered. Here, indecomposable representations have to be taken into account, which has many interesting consequences. We study the generalization of null vector...
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Patterns of gauge symmetry in the background field method: The correlation functions of Yang-Mills theories formulated in the background field method satisfy linear Slavnov-Taylor identities, which are naive generalizations of simple tree level relations, with no deformations originating from the ghost sector of the th...
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Dynamical realizations of l-conformal Newton-Hooke group: The method of nonlinear realizations and the technique previously developed in arXiv:1208.1403 are used to construct a dynamical system without higher derivative terms, which holds invariant under the l-conformal Newton-Hooke group. A configuration space of the ...
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Yang-Mills and Born-Infeld actions on finite group spaces: Discretized nonabelian gauge theories living on finite group spaces G are defined by means of a geometric action \int Tr F\wedge *F . This technique is extended to obtain a discrete version of the Born-Infeld action.
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Quasi-normal modes of dyonic black holes and magneto-hydrodynamics: We revisit the magneto-hydrodynamics in (2+1) dimensions and confirm that it is consistent with the quasi-normal modes of the (3+1) dimensional dyonic black holes in the most general set-up with finite density, magnetic field and wave vector. We invest...
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Statical Structures of the BCS-like Holographic Superfluid in AdS4 Spacetime: We investigate in detail the m^{2}=0 Abelian Higgs model in AdS4, which is considered as the holographic dual of the most BCS-like superfluid. In homogeneous and isotropic superfluid solutions, we calculate the sound speeds, square of which...
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A paucity of bulk entangling surfaces: AdS wormholes with de Sitter interiors: We study and construct spacetimes, dubbed planar AdS-dS-wormholes, satisfying the null energy condition and having two asymptotically AdS boundaries connected through a (non-traversable) inflating wormhole. As for other wormholes, it is na...
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Cosmological String Backgrounds from Gauged WZW Models: We discuss the four-dimensional target-space interpretation of bosonic strings based on gauged WZW models, in particular of those based on the non-compact coset space $SL(2,{\bf R})\times SO(1,1)^2 /SO(1,1)$. We show that these theories lead, apart from the recent...
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Renormalization Group Flows on D3 branes at an Orbifolded Conifold: We consider D3-branes at an orbifolded conifold whose horizon ${X_5}$ resolves into a smooth Einstein manifold which joins several copies of ${\bf T}^{1,1}$. We describe in details the resolution of the singular horizon ${X_5}$ and describe different t...
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An upper bound on transport: The linear growth of operators in local quantum systems leads to an effective lightcone even if the system is non-relativistic. We show that consistency of diffusive transport with this lightcone places an upper bound on the diffusivity: $D \lesssim v^2 \tau_\text{eq}$. The operator growth ...
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EFT and the SUSY Index on the 2nd Sheet: The counting of BPS states in four-dimensional ${\cal N}=1$ theories has attracted a lot of attention in recent years. For superconformal theories, these states are in one-to-one correspondence with local operators in various short representations. The generating function for th...
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TCFHs, IIB warped AdS backgrounds and hidden symmetries: We present the twisted covariant form hierarchies (TCFHs) on the internal spaces of all type IIB warped AdS backgrounds. As a result we demonstrate that the form bilinears on the internal spaces satisfy a generalisation of the conformal Killing-Yano equation. We ...
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Quantizations of D=3 Lorentz symmetry: Using the isomorphism $\mathfrak{o}(3;\mathbb{C})\simeq\mathfrak{sl}(2;\mathbb{C})$ we develop a new simple algebraic technique for complete classification of quantum deformations (the classical $r$-matrices) for real forms $\mathfrak{o}(3)$ and $\mathfrak{o}(2,1)$ of the complex ...
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Is dark energy from cosmic Hawking radiation?: It is suggested that dark energy is the energy of the Hawking radiation from a cosmic horizon. Despite of its extremely low Gibbons-Hawking temperature, this radiation could have the appropriate magnitude $O(M_P^2 H^2)$ and the equation of state to explain the observed cos...
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Excitation Spectra of Spin Models constructed from Quantized Affine Algebras of type $B_n^{(1)}$, $D_n^{(1)}$: The energy and momentum spectrum of the spin models constructed from the vector representation of the quantized affine algebras of type $\B$ and $\D$ are computed using the approach of Davies et al. \cite{DF...
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Supersymmetry and the Atiyah-Singer Index Theorem I: Peierls Brackets, Green's Functions, and a Supersymmetric Proof of the Index Theorem: The Peierls bracket quantization scheme is applied to the supersymmetric system corresponding to the twisted spin index theorem. A detailed study of the quantum system is presente...
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Shifted Homotopy Analysis of the Linearized Higher-Spin Equations in Arbitrary Higher-Spin Background: Analysis of the first-order corrections to higher-spin equations is extended to homotopy operators involving shift parameters with respect to the spinor $Y$ variables, the argument of the higher-spin connection $\om...
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Nilpotent Spinor Symmetry with Interacting Spin 3/2 Field: Consistent interactions of spin 3/2 field that realize a nilpotent spinorial symmetry are presented. Based on our previous results on purely bosonic non-Abelian tensor with consistent interactions, we present a new system for interacting spin 3/2 field that rea...
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Positivity bounds on effective field theories with spontaneously broken Lorentz invariance: We derive positivity bounds on EFT coefficients in theories where boosts are spontaneously broken. We employ the analytic properties of the retarded Green's function of conserved currents (or of the stress-energy tensor) and a...
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Derivation of theories: structures of the derived system in terms of those of the original system in classical mechanics: We present the technique of derivation of a theory to obtain an $(n+1)f$-degrees-of-freedom theory from an $f$-degrees-of-freedom theory and show that one can calculate all of the quantities of th...
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Revisiting toric SU(3) structures: Three-dimensional smooth compact toric varieties (SCTV) admit SU(3) structures, and may thus be relevant for string compactifications, if they have even first Chern class (c1). This condition can be fulfilled by infinitely many SCTVs, including CP3 and CP1 bundles over all two-dimensi...
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UV-finite scalar field theory with unitarity: In this paper we show how to define the UV completion of a scalar field theory such that it is both UV-finite and perturbatively unitary. In the UV completed theory, the propagator is an infinite sum of ordinary propagators. To eliminate the UV divergences, we choose the co...
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2-Group Symmetries and their Classification in 6d: We uncover 2-group symmetries in 6d superconformal field theories. These symmetries arise when the discrete 1-form symmetry and continuous flavor symmetry group of a theory mix with each other. We classify all 6d superconformal field theories with such 2-group symmetri...
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The spectral problem of the ABJ Fermi gas: The partition function on the three-sphere of ABJ theory can be rewritten into a partition function of a non-interacting Fermi gas, with an accompanying one-particle Hamiltonian. We study the spectral problem defined by this Hamiltonian. We determine the exact WKB quantization...
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Partial duality in SU(N) Yang-Mills theory: Recently we have proposed a set of variables for describing the infrared limit of four dimensional SU(2) Yang-Mills theory. here we extend these variables to the general case of four dimensional SU(N) Yang-Mills theory. We find that the SU(N) connection A decomposes according...
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Regge trajectories of the charged string in a magnetic background: The set of Casimir operators associated with the global symmetries of a charged string in a constant magnetic background are found. It is shown that the string rest energy can be expressed as a combination of these invariants. Using this result, the Reg...
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Nonlinear ${\cal N}=2$ Supersymmetry and 3D Supersymmetric Born-Infeld Theory: D$p$-branes acquire effective nonlinear descriptions whose bosonic part is related to the Born-Infeld action. This nonlinearity has been proven to be a consequence of the partial ${\cal N}=2\to{\cal N}=1$ supersymmetry breaking, originatin...
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Two-charge rotating black holes in four-dimensional gauged supergravity: We obtain an asymptotically AdS, non-extremal, electrically charged and rotating black hole solution of 4-dimensional U(1)^4 gauged supergravity with 2 non-zero and independent U(1) charges. The thermodynamical quantities are computed. We find BPS...
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Toroidal Compactification Without Vector Structure: Many important ideas about string duality that appear in conventional $\T^2$ compactification have analogs for $\T^2$ compactification without vector structure. We analyze some of these issues and show, in particular, how orientifold planes associated with $Sp(n)$ gau...
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Boundary K-matrix for the quantum Mikhailov-Shabat model: ( We present complete solutions of $K$-matrix for the quantum Mikhailov-Shabat model. It has been known that there are three diagonal solutions with no free parameters, one being trivial identity solution, the others non-trivial. The most general solutions which...
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Massive Spin-2 Scattering and Asymptotic Superluminality: We place model-independent constraints on theories of massive spin-2 particles by considering the positivity of the phase shift in eikonal scattering. The phase shift is an asymptotic $S$-matrix observable, related to the time delay/advance experienced by a part...
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Off-shell unimodular N=1, d=4 supergravity: We formulate a unimodular N=1, d=4 supergravity theory off shell. We see that the infinitesimal Grassmann parameters defining the unimodular supergravity transformations are constrained and show that the conmutator of two infinitesinal unimodular supergravity transformations ...
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The Concept of Particle Weights in Local Quantum Field Theory: The concept of particle weights has been introduced by Buchholz and the author in order to obtain a unified treatment of particles as well as (charged) infraparticles which do not permit a definition of mass and spin according to Wigner's theory. Particle w...
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BV-Structure of the Cohomology of Nilpotent Subalgebras and the Geometry of (W-) Strings: Given a simple, simply laced, complex Lie algebra $\bfg$ corresponding to the Lie group $G$, let $\bfnp$ be the subalgebra generated by the positive roots. In this paper we construct a BV-algebra $\fA[\bfg]$ whose underlying gra...
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Correlation functions on a curved background: We investigate gravitational correlation functions in a curved background with the help of nonperturbative renormalization group methods. Beta functions for eleven couplings are derived, two of which correspond to running gauge parameters. A unique ultraviolet fixed point i...
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Multidimensional Dirac strings and the Witten index of SYMCS theories with groups of higher rank: We discuss generalized Dirac strings associated with a given Lie group. They live in r-dimensional complex space (r being the rank of the group). Such strings show up in the effective Born-Oppenheimer Hamiltonian for 3d ...
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Witten Diagrams for Torus Conformal Blocks: We give a holographic description of global conformal blocks in two dimensional conformal field theory on the sphere and on the torus. We show that the conformal blocks for one-point functions on the torus can be written as Witten diagrams in thermal AdS. This is accomplished...
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Solutions of massive gravity theories in constant scalar invariant geometries: We solve massive gravity field equations in the framework of locally homogenous and vanishing scalar invariant (VSI) Lorentzian spacetimes, which in three dimensions are the building blocks of constant scalar invariant (CSI) spacetimes. At...
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Fractional space-like branes: We discuss construction and applications of instanton-like objects which we call fractional space-like branes. These objects are localised at a fixed point of a time-like (or more generally space-time) orbifold which is a string theoretical toy model of a cosmological singularity. We formu...
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Fermionic quantization of Hopf solitons: In this paper we show how to quantize Hopf solitons using the Finkelstein-Rubinstein approach. Hopf solitons can be quantized as fermions if their Hopf charge is odd. Symmetries of classical minimal energy configurations induce loops in configuration space which give rise to con...
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Some aspects of self-duality and generalised BPS theories: If a scalar field theory in (1+1) dimensions possesses soliton solutions obeying first order BPS equations, then, in general, it is possible to find an infinite number of related field theories with BPS solitons which obey closely related BPS equations. We poin...
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Symmetry Breaking in Coupled SYK or Tensor Models: We study a large $N$ tensor model with $O(N)^3$ symmetry containing two flavors of Majorana fermions, $\psi_1^{abc}$ and $\psi_2^{abc}$. We also study its random counterpart consisting of two coupled Sachdev-Ye-Kitaev models, each one containing $N_{\rm SYK}$ Majorana ...
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Axion Inflation in Type II String Theory: Inflationary models driven by a large number of axion fields are discussed in the context of type IIB compactifications with N=1 supersymmetry. The inflatons arise as the scalar modes of the R-R two-forms evaluated on vanishing two-cycles in the compact geometry. The vanishing ...
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Exact partition functions for the $Ω$-deformed $\mathcal N=2^{*}$ $SU(2)$ gauge theory: We study the low energy effective action of the $\Omega$-deformed $\mathcal N =2^{*}$ $SU(2) $ gauge theory. It depends on the deformation parameters $\epsilon_{1},\epsilon_{2}$, the scalar field expectation value $a$, and the hyp...
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Superstrings on AdS3 at k=1: We study superstring theory in three dimensional Anti-de Sitter spacetime with NS-NS flux, focusing on the case where the radius of curvature is equal to the string length. This corresponds to the critical level k=1 in the Wess-Zumino-Witten description. Previously, it was argued that a tra...
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Quantum Wilson surfaces and topological interactions: We introduce the description of a Wilson surface as a 2-dimensional topological quantum field theory with a 1-dimensional Hilbert space. On a closed surface, the Wilson surface theory defines a topological invariant of the principal $G$-bundle $P \to \Sigma$. Intere...
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Role of Various Entropies in the Black Hole Information Loss Problem: In a recent paper Hawking has argued that there is no information loss in black holes in asymptotically AdS spacetimes. We remind that there are several types of information (entropy) in statistical physics -- fine grained (microscopic) and coarse gr...
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Computation of D-brane instanton induced superpotential couplings - Majorana masses from string theory: We perform a detailed conformal field theory analysis of D2-brane instanton effects in four-dimensional type IIA string vacua with intersecting D6-branes. In particular, we explicitly compute instanton induced ferm...
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Quantum Fluctuations of Effective Fields and the Correspondence Principle: The question of Bohr correspondence in quantum field theory is considered from a dynamical point of view. It is shown that the classical description of particle interactions is inapplicable even in the limit of large particles' masses because ...
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The Role of Conformal Symmetry in Abelian Bosonization of the Massive Thirring Model: We show equivalence between the massive Thirring model and the sine-Gordon theory by gauge fixing a wider gauge invariant theory in two different ways. The exact derivation of the equivalence hinges on the existence of an underlying...
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The Local Structure of Anomaly Inflow: Anomaly cancellation for M-theory fivebranes requires the introduction of a "bump-form" which smoothes out the five-brane source. We discuss the physical origin of this bump-form in the simpler case of axion strings in 3+1 dimensions and construct it in terms of the radial profile...
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Crystal bases and three-dimensional $ \mathcal{N}=4 $ Coulomb branches: We establish and develop a correspondence between certain crystal bases (Kashiwara crystals) and the Coulomb branch of three-dimensional $ \mathcal{N} =4 $ gauge theories. The result holds for simply-laced, non-simply laced and affine quivers. Two ...
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Consistent boundary conditions for cosmological topologically massive gravity at the chiral point: We show that cosmological topologically massive gravity at the chiral point allows not only Brown-Henneaux boundary conditions as consistent boundary conditions, but slightly more general ones which encompass the logari...
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Universal Thermal Corrections to Symmetry-Resolved Entanglement Entropy and Full Counting Statistics: We consider the symmetry-resolved R\'{e}nyi and entanglement entropies for two-dimensional conformal field theories on a circle at nonzero temperature. We assume a unique ground state with a nonzero mass gap induced ...
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Nonextremal black holes in gauged supergravity and the real formulation of special geometry II: In arXiv:1207.2679 a new prescription for finding nonextremal black hole solutions to N=2, D=4 Fayet-Iliopoulos gauged supergravity was presented, and explicit solutions of various models containing one vector multiplet we...
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Domain Walls and Decay Rate of the Excited Vacua in the Large N Yang-Mills Theory: In the (non-supersymmetric) Yang-Mills theory in the large N limit there exists an infinite set of non-degenerate vacua. The distinct vacua are separated by domain walls whose tension determines the decay rate of the false vacua. I dis...
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On the Geometry on Antisymmetric Fields: The geometry of antisymmetric fields with nontrivial transitions over a base manifold is described in terms of exact sequences of cohomology groups. This formulation leads naturally to the appearance of nontrivial topological charges associated to the periods of the curvature of...
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Equivalence of A-Maximization and Volume Minimization: The low energy effective theory on a stack of D3-branes at a Calabi-Yau singularity is an $\mathcal{N} = 1$ quiver gauge theory. The AdS/CFT correspondence predicts that the strong coupling dynamics of the gauge theory is described by weakly coupled type IIB superg...
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AdS twistors for higher spin theory: We construct spectra of supersymmetric higher spin theories in D=4, 5 and 7 from twistors describing massless (super-)particles on AdS spaces. A massless twistor transform is derived in a geometric way from classical kinematics. Relaxing the spin-shell constraints on twistor space g...
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Derivative Expansion of the Effective Action for QED in 2+1 and 3+1 dimensions: The derivative expansion of the one-loop effective action in QED$_3$ and QED$_4$ is considered. The first term in such an expansion is the effective action for a constant electromagnetic field. An explicit expression for the next term con...
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On the Mutual Information in Hawking Radiation: We compute the mutual information of two Hawking particles emitted consecutively by an evaporating black hole. Following Page, we find that the mutual information is of order exp(-S) where S is the entropy of the black hole. We speculate on implications for black hole uni...
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On Classical de Sitter Vacua in String Theory: We review the prospect of obtaining tree-level de Sitter (dS) vacua and slow-roll inflation models in string compactifications. Restricting ourselves to the closed string sector and assuming the absence of NSNS-sources, we classify the minimal classical ingredients that ev...
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A method for solve integrable $A_2$ spin chains combining different representations: A non homogeneous spin chain in the representations $ \{3 \}$ and $ \{3^*\}$ of $A_2$ is analyzed. We find that the naive nested Bethe ansatz is not applicable to this case. A method inspired in the nested Bethe ansatz, that can be a...
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Isotropic Lifshitz Scaling in four dimensions: The presence of isotropic Lifshitz points for a O(N)-symmetric scalar theory is investigated with the help of the Functional Renormalization Group. In particular, at the supposed lower critical dimension d=4, evidence for a continuous line of fixed points is found for the ...
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Abelian Zero Modes in Odd Dimensions: We show that the Loss-Yau zero modes of the 3d abelian Dirac operator may be interpreted in a simple manner in terms of a stereographic projection from a 4d Dirac operator with a constant field strength of definite helicity. This is an alternative to the conventional viewpoint invo...
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A differential relation between the energy and electric charge of a dyon: The differential relation between the energy and electric charge of a dyon is derived. The relation expresses the derivative of the energy with respect to the electric charge in terms of the boundary value for the temporal component of the dyon's...
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RR charges of D2-branes in the WZW model: We consider the contribution of the B-field into the RR charge of a spherical D2-brane. Extending a recent analysis of Taylor, we show that the boundary and bulk contributions do not cancel in general. Instead, they add up to an integer as observed by Stanciu. The general formu...
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Topology and geometry of elliptic Feynman amplitudes: We report on the analytic computation of the 2-loop amplitude for Bhabha scattering in QED. We study the analytic structure of the amplitude, and reveal its underlying connections to hyperbolic Coxeter groups and arithmetic geometries of elliptic curves.
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The Geometer's Toolkit to String Compactifications: These lecture notes are meant to serve as an introduction to some geometric constructions and techniques (in particular the ones of toric geometry) often employed by the physicist working on string theory compactifications. The emphasis is wholly on the geometry side,...
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Exact late time Hawking radiation and the information loss problem for evaporating near-extremal black holes: In this paper we investigate the effects of gravitational backreaction for the late time Hawking radiation of evaporating near-extremal black holes. This problem can be studied within the framework of an effe...
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On quantum mechanics as constrained N=2 supersymmetric classical mechanics: The Schr\"odinger equation is shown to be equivalent to a constrained Liouville equation under the assumption that phase space is extended to Grassmann algebra valued variables. For onedimensional systems, the underlying Hamiltonian dynamics ...
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Quantized Nambu-Poisson Manifolds in a 3-Lie Algebra Reduced Model: We consider dimensional reduction of the Bagger-Lambert-Gustavsson theory to a zero-dimensional 3-Lie algebra model and construct various stable solutions corresponding to quantized Nambu-Poisson manifolds. A recently proposed Higgs mechanism reduces t...
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The Lifshitz black branes and DC transport coefficients in massive Einstein-Maxwell-dilaton gravity: We construct analytical Lifshitz massive black brane solutions in massive Einstein-Maxwell-dilaton gravity theory. We also study the thermodynamics of these black brane solutions and obtain the thermodynamical stabili...
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S-duality transformation of $\mathcal{N}$ $=4$ SYM theory at the operator level: We consider the S-duality transformation of gauge invariant operators and states in $\mathcal{N}$ $=4$ SYM theory. The transformation is realized through an operator $ S $ which is the $ SL(2,Z) $ canonical transformation in loop space w...
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A finite model of two-dimensional ideal hydrodynamics: A finite-dimensional su($N$) Lie algebra equation is discussed that in the infinite $N$ limit (giving the area preserving diffeomorphism group) tends to the two-dimensional, inviscid vorticity equation on the torus. The equation is numerically integrated, for vario...
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Gauge Theory on Twisted $κ$-Minkowski: Old Problems and Possible Solutions: We review the application of twist deformation formalism and the construction of noncommutative gauge theory on $\kappa$-Minkowski space-time. We compare two different types of twists: the Abelian and the Jordanian one. In each case we provid...
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Gauge Symmetry Enhancement by Wilson Lines in Twisted Compactification: We point out a simple realization of gauge symmetry enhancement by Wilson lines in QFT with twisted compactification in extra dimensions. We illustrate this in the field contents taken from heterotic supergravity in arbitrary dimensions toroidally ...
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The Seven-sphere and its Kac-Moody Algebra: We investigate the seven-sphere as a group-like manifold and its extension to a Kac-Moody-like algebra. Covariance properties and tensorial composition of spinors under $S^7$ are defined. The relation to Malcev algebras is established. The consequences for octonionic projecti...
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Holographic Representation of Local Operators In De Sitter Space: Assuming the existence of the dS/CFT correspondence, we construct local scalar fields with $m^2>\left( \frac{d}{2} \right)^2$ in de Sitter space by smearing over conformal field theory operators on the future/past boundary. To maintain bulk micro-causali...
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Exploring the Tensor Networks/AdS Correspondence: In this paper we study the recently proposed tensor networks/AdS correspondence. We found that the Coxeter group is a useful tool to describe tensor networks in a negatively curved space. Studying generic tensor network populated by perfect tensors, we find that the phy...
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Spatial correlations of primordial density fluctuations in the standard cosmological model: We revisit the {\it origin of structures problem} of standard Friedmann-Robertson-Walker cosmology to point out an unjustified approximation in the prevalent analysis. We follow common procedures in statistical mechanics to re...
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Faddeev-Jackiw formalism for a topological-like oscillator in planar dimensions: The problem of a harmonic oscillator coupling to an electromagnetic potential plus a topological-like (Chern-Simons) massive term, in two-dimensional space, is studied in the light of the symplectic formalism proposed by Faddeev and Jack...
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Superconformal Sigma Models in Higher Than Two Dimensions: Rigidly superconformal sigma models in higher than two dimensions are constructed. These models rely on the existence of conformal Killing spinors on the $p+1$ dimensional worldvolume $(p\le 5)$, and homothetic conformal Killing vectors in the $d$--dimensional ...
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Anisotropic Asymptotics and High Energy Scattering: Recently E.Verlinde and H.Verlinde have suggested an effective two-dimensional theory describing the high-energy scattering in QCD. In this report we attempt to clarify some issues of this suggestion. We consider {\it anisotropic asymptotics} of correlation functions ...
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Fermions with spin 1/2 as global SO(3) vortices: In this paper we show that the nontrivial fundamental group $\pi_1 SO(3) ={\Bbb Z}_2$ for the group SO(3) of global proper rotations of a four-dimensional Euclidian space (when a spin structure is introduced preliminarily in that space) implies always fermions as global ...
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