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hep-th2018★ 28 cited

Hexagons and Correlators in the Fishnet Theory

Benjamin Basso, Joao Caetano, Thiago Fleury

We investigate the hexagon formalism in the planar 4d conformal fishnet theory. This theory arises from N=4 SYM by a deformation that preserves both conformal symmetry and integrab…

hep-th2018★ 73 cited

An Analytic Approach to BCFT

Dalimil Mazáč, Leonardo Rastelli, Xinan Zhou

We develop an analytic approach to Boundary Conformal Field Theory (BCFT), focussing on the two-point function of a general pair of scalar primary operators. The resulting crossing…

hep-th2018★ 24 cited

Chern-Simons theory from M5-branes and calibrated M2-branes

Márk Mezei, Silviu S. Pufu, Yifan Wang

We study a sector of the 5d maximally supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory on consisting of -BPS Wilson loop operators contained within a great inside . We conjec…

hep-th2018★ 14 cited

Chiral Algebras of Two-Dimensional SYK Models

Changhyun Ahn, Cheng Peng

We study chiral algebras in the -cohomology of two dimensional SYK models with extended supersymmetry. In a special limit discovered in arXiv:1805.09325, we are able to co…

hep-th2018★ 95 cited

Five-dimensional SCFTs and gauge theory phases: an M-theory/type IIA perspective

Cyril Closset, Michele Del Zotto, Vivek Saxena

We revisit the correspondence between Calabi-Yau (CY) threefold isolated singularities and five-dimensional superconformal field theories (SCFTs), which arise at low e…

hep-th2018★ 3 cited

Existence and Uniqueness of Near-Horizon Geometries for 5-Dimensional Black Holes

Aghil Alaee, Marcus Khuri, Hari Kunduri

We prove existence of all possible bi-axisymmetric near-horizon geometries of 5-dimensional minimal supergravity. These solutions possess the cross-sectional horizon topology …

hep-th2018★ 62 cited

Recursion Relations in Witten Diagrams and Conformal Partial Waves

Xinan Zhou

We revisit the problem of performing conformal block decomposition of exchange Witten diagrams in the crossed channel. Using properties of conformal blocks and Witten diagrams, we…

hep-th2018★ 22 cited

Superspin chains and supersymmetric gauge theories

Nikita Nekrasov

We discuss the possible extensions of Bethe/gauge correspondence to quantum integrable systems based on the super-Lie algebras of A type. Along the way we propose the analogues of…

hep-th2018★ 115 cited

The Analytic Functional Bootstrap II: Natural Bases for the Crossing Equation

Dalimil Mazac, Miguel F. Paulos

We clarify the relationships between different approaches to the conformal bootstrap. A central role is played by the so-called extremal functionals. They are linear functionals ac…

hep-th2018★ 92 cited

Geometric Aspects of Holographic Bit Threads

Cesar A. Agón, Jan de Boer, Juan F. Pedraza

We revisit the recent reformulation of the holographic prescription to compute entanglement entropy in terms of a convex optimization problem, introduced by Freedman and Headrick.…

hep-th2018★ 6 cited

On the Entropy Cone for Large Regions at Late Times

Ning Bao, Márk Mezei

In this note we show that the holographic entanglement entropy inequalities that hold for constant time slices are also valid for large regions and times in covariant spacetimes co…

hep-th2018★ 64 cited

Bootstrapping the long-range Ising model in three dimensions

Connor Behan

The 3D Ising model and the generalized free scalar of dimension at least 0.75 belong to a continuous line of nonlocal fixed points, each referred to as a long-range Ising model. Th…

hep-th2018★ 20 cited

Holographic Bjorken Flow at Large-D

Jorge Casalderrey-Solana, Christopher P. Herzog, Ben Meiring

We use gauge/gravity duality to study the dynamics of strongly coupled gauge theories undergoing boost invariant expansion in an arbitrary number of space-time dimensions (D). By k…

hep-th2018★ 4 cited

Reviving 3D superconformal field theories

Olaf Hohm, Henning Samtleben

We present a Lagrangian formulation for superconformal field theories in three spacetime dimensions that is general enough to encompass infinite-dimensional gauge alge…

hep-th2018★ 6 cited

O(D,D) gauge fields in the T-dual string Lagrangian

Machiko Hatsuda, Warren Siegel

We present the string Lagrangian with manifest T-duality. Not only zero-modes but also all string modes are doubled. The gravitational field is an O(D,D) gauge field. We give a Lag…

hep-th2018★ 72 cited

VOAs labelled by complex reflection groups and 4d SCFTs

Federico Bonetti, Carlo Meneghelli, Leonardo Rastelli

We define and study a class of vertex operator algebras labelled by complex reflection groups. They are extensions of the $\mat…

hep-th2018★ 10 cited

Trans-series for the ground state density and Generalized Bloch equation

Edward Shuryak, Alexander V Turbiner

Based on Generalized Bloch equation the trans-series expansion for the phase (exponent) of the ground state density for double-well potential is constructed. It is shown that the l…

hep-th2018★ 2 cited

Dirac spectrum and chiral condensate for QCD at fixed -angle

M. Kieburg, J. J. M. Verbaarschot, T. Wettig

We analyze the mass dependence of the chiral condensate for QCD at nonzero -angle and find that in general the discontinuity of the chiral condensate is not on the support of th…

hep-th2018★ 20 cited

Scheme-Independent Calculations of Properties at a Conformal Infrared Fixed Point in Gauge Theories with Multiple Fermion Representations

Thomas A. Ryttov, Robert Shrock

In previous work we have presented scheme-independent calculations of physical properties of operators at a conformally invariant infrared fixed point in an asymptotically free gau…

hep-th2018★ 171 cited

The perturbation and its geometric interpretation

Riccardo Conti, Stefano Negro, Roberto Tateo

Starting from the recently-discovered -perturbed Lagrangians, we prove that the deformed solutions to the classical EoMs for bosonic field theories are…

hep-th2018★ 7 cited

Deep Inelastic Scattering on an Extremal RN-AdS Black Hole

Kiminad A. Mamo, Ismail Zahed

We consider deep inelastic scattering (DIS) on a large nucleus described as an extremal RN-AdS black hole using the holographic principle. Using the R-current correlators we determ…

hep-th2018★ 34 cited

Dualities and Phases of 3D N=1 SQCD

Changha Choi, Martin Rocek, Adar Sharon

We study gauge theories with N=1 supersymmetry in 2+1 dimensions. We start by calculating the 1-loop effective superpotential for matter in an arbitrary representation. We then res…

hep-th2018★ 52 cited

Magnificent Four with Colors

Nikita Nekrasov, Nicolo' Piazzalunga

We study the rank N magnificent four theory, which is the supersymmetric localization of U(N) super-Yang-Mills theory with matter (a super-group U(N|N) gauge theory) on a Calabi-Ya…

hep-th2018★ 132 cited

Generalised Born-Infeld models, Lax operators and the perturbation

Riccardo Conti, Leonardo Iannella, Stefano Negro +1

Surprising links between the deformation of 2D quantum field theories induced by the composite operator, effective string models and the CFT cor…