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astro-ph.CO2026

GGI Lectures on Large-Scale Structure Perturbation Theory (Effective Field Theory)

Mikhail M. Ivanov

These lecture notes introduce non-linear perturbation theory and effective field theory methods for modeling the large-scale distribution of galaxies, targeting undergraduate and e…

hep-th2026

NLSM amplitudes from a quartic two-derivative theory

Qu Cao, Zhenqi Han, Fan Zhu

The paper presents a local scalar Lagrangian with a single quartic two-derivative interaction that exactly reproduces planar nonlinear sigma model (NLSM) amplitudes at all loop ord…

hep-ph2026

Precise predictions for double Higgs production in association with a vector boson in Effective Field Theory

Ramona Gröber, Michał Ryczkowski, Gioia Sacchi

The paper provides NNLO QCD predictions for Higgs boson pair production together with a W or Z boson, using both SMEFT and HEFT frameworks, and supplies fast‑evaluation coefficient…

hep-th2026

geoSCET: Soft Theorems from Power Counting

Timothy Cohen, Patrick Hager, Andreas Helset

The paper develops a Soft Collinear Effective Theory for a geometric scalar field (geoSCET) and uses it to derive geometric soft theorems from power‑counting arguments, extending t…

gr-qc2026

Perturbing Gravitational Atoms: Negative Love, Resonant Tides and Shifted Resonances

Mateja Bošković, Nikola Savić

The paper develops a framework to model how bosonic clouds (gravitational atoms) around rotating black holes respond to internal and external perturbations, calculating their tidal…

hep-th2026

New exact bispectrum shapes in multifield inflation

Lucas Pinol

The paper presents an analytical, non‑perturbative calculation of the primordial bispectrum in multifield inflation, deriving integral representations for mixed curvature‑isocurvat…