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most citedAsymptotic symmetries and subleading soft graviton theorem in higher dimensions

18 citations · 35 across the 24 of their papers we have counts for

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25 papers

hep-ph2026

Topological Axi-Higgs Dynamics in Anomalous Portals

Claudio Corianò, Stefano Lionetti

We develop an effective axi-Higgs model with one Standard Model Higgs doublet, one charged hidden Higgs and an anomalous Abelian vector portal. Extending previous Higgs--Stueckelbe…

hep-th2026

From chiral to conformal anomalies: a double copy perspective for CFT correlators

Claudio Corianò, Stefano Lionetti

We uncover a double-copy relation between chiral and conformal anomalies in four-dimensional conformal field theory. We show that this relation extends from local anomaly structure…

hep-th2026

Anomaly-mediated Scalar Gravitational Interactions and the Coupling of Conformal Sectors

Claudio Corianò, Stefano Lionetti, Dario Melle +1

We investigate the anomaly-induced activation of a gauge-invariant scalar degree of freedom in General Relativity, the conformalon mode, directly at the level of \(2\to2\) scatteri…

hep-ph2026

Dilaton Sum Rules of Gravitational Form Factors in QCD at Order

Claudio Corianò, Stefano Lionetti, Dario Melle +1

We formulate a partonic description of hadronic gravitational form factors within QCD, focusing on the three-point function of the energy-momentum tensor and two gluon currents. De…

hep-th2025

Anomalies and Parity-Violating Interactions: From Conformal to Thermal Field Theory

Stefano Lionetti

Chiral and conformal anomalies are fundamental phenomena that span multiple disciplines, including high-energy physics, condensed matter theory and cosmology. These anomalies play…

hep-ph2025

Gravitational Form Factors and the QCD Dilaton at Large Momentum Transfer

Claudio Corianò, Stefano Lionetti, Dario Melle +2

We investigate the hard scatterings of hadronic matrix elements corresponding to hadronic gravitational form factors (GFFs) of the pion and proton using QCD factorization, applying…

hep-ph2025

A Dilaton Sum Rule for the Conformal Anomaly Form Factor in QCD at Order

Claudio Corianò, Stefano Lionetti, Dario Melle +1

We present an off-shell dispersive analysis of the graviton-gluon-gluon () vertex, extending previous investigations carried out in both QED and QCD. Within the framework of a…

hep-ph2025

Topological Sum Rules and Spectral Flows of Chiral and Gravitational Axion-like Interactions

Claudio Corianò, Stefano Lionetti, Dario Melle

We examine the structure of off-shell effective actions arising from chiral and gravitational anomalies, focusing on the (axial-vector/vector/vector) and (axial-v…

hep-ph2024

The Gravitational Form Factor of the Pion and Proton and the Conformal Anomaly

Claudio Corianò, Stefano Lionetti, Dario Melle +1

We analyze the hard scattering amplitude of gravitational form factors (GFFs) of hadrons within QCD factorization at large momentum transfers, focusing on their conformal field the…

astro-ph.CO2024

Conformal Backreaction, Chiral and Conformal Anomalies in the Early Universe

Claudio Corianò, Stefano Lionetti, Dario Melle +2

The backreaction of a conformal matter sector and its associated conformal anomaly on gravity can be systematically studied using the formalism of the anomaly effective action. Thi…

hep-th2024

Quantum Anomalies and Parity-odd CFT Correlators for Chiral States of Matter

Claudio Corianó, Stefano Lionetti

Chiral currents influence the parity-odd sector of CFT correlators in momentum space, playing a crucial role in the evolution of the quark-gluon plasma in the early universe. We de…

hep-ph2024

The Gravitational Form Factors of Hadrons from CFT in Momentum Space and the Dilaton in Perturbative QCD

Claudio Corianò, Stefano Lionetti, Dario Melle +1

We analyze the hard scattering amplitude of the gravitational form factors (GFFs) of hadrons at one-loop, in relation to their conformal field theory (CFT) description, within the…

hep-th2024

CFT Constraints on Parity-odd Interactions with Axions and Dilatons

Claudio Corianó, Stefano Lionetti

We illustrate how the conformal Ward identities (CWIs) in momentum space completely determine the structure of a parity-odd 3-point correlator involving currents, energy momentum t…

hep-th2024

Nonlocal Gravity, Dark Energy and Conformal Symmetry: Testing the Hierarchies of Anomaly-Induced Actions

Claudio Corianò, Stefano Lionetti, Matteo Maria Maglio +1

Conformal back-reaction generates cosmological models where the trace anomaly reflects the breaking of Weyl invariance. Analyzing these actions yields a dynamic approach to dark en…

hep-th2024

The Gravitational Chiral Anomaly at Finite Temperature and Density

Claudio Corianò, Mario Cretì, Stefano Lionetti +1

We investigate the gravitational anomaly vertex (graviton - graviton - axial current) under conditions of finite density and temperature. Through a direct an…

hep-ph2024

Axion-like Interactions and CFT in Topological Matter, Anomaly Sum Rules and the Faraday Effect

Claudio Corianò, Mario Cretì, Stefano Lionetti +2

We discuss fundamental aspects of chiral anomaly-driven interactions in conformal field theory (CFT) in four spacetime dimensions. They find application in very general contexts, f…

hep-ph2024

Axion-like Quasiparticles and Topological States of Matter: Finite Density Corrections of the Chiral Anomaly Vertex

Claudio Corianò, Mario Cretì, Stefano Lionetti +1

We investigate the general structure of the chiral anomaly and vertices, in the presence of chemical potentials in perturbation theory. The study finds appli…

hep-th2023

Parity-Violating CFT and the Gravitational Chiral Anomaly

Claudio Corianò, Stefano Lionetti, Matteo Maria Maglio

We illustrate how the Conformal Ward Identities (CWI) and the gravitational chiral anomaly completely determine the structure of the (graviton-graviton-chi…

hep-th2023

CFT Correlators and CP-Violating Trace Anomalies

Claudio Corianò, Stefano Lionetti, Matteo Maria Maglio

We analyze the parity-odd correlators , , and in momentum space, constrain…

hep-th2023

Einstein Gauss-Bonnet Gravity without a Dilaton

Claudio Corianò, Mario Cretì, Stefano Lionetti +2

A nonlocal version of Einstein-Gauss Bonnet (EGB) gravity can be generated by a procedure that follows closely the steps of the derivation of the conformal anomaly effective action…

hep-th2023★ 14 cited

Parity-Odd 3-Point Functions from CFT in Momentum Space and the Chiral Anomaly

Claudio Corianò, Stefano Lionetti, Matteo Maria Maglio

We illustrate how the Conformal Ward Identities (CWI) in momentum space for parity-odd correlators determine the structure of a chiral anomaly interaction, taking the example of th…

hep-th2023

Three-Wave and Four-Wave Interactions in the Einstein Gauss-Bonnet (EGB) and Lovelock Theories

Claudio Corianò, Mario Cretì, Stefano Lionetti +1

We derive the conformal constraints satisfied by classical vertices of a (Einstein) Gauss-Bonnet theory around flat space, in general dimensions and at (4d EGB). In EGB…

hep-th2022★ 2 cited

Asymptotic symmetries and soft theorems in higher-dimensional gravity

Stefano Lionetti

Soft theorems can be recast as Ward identities of asymptotic symmetries. We review such relation for the leading and subleading soft graviton theorems in arbitrary even dimensions.…

hep-th2022★ 1 cited

Dimensional Regularization of Topological Terms in Dilaton Gravity

Claudio Corianò, Mario Cretì, Stefano Lionetti +2

The possibility of evading Lovelock's theorem at , via a singular redefinition of the dimensionless coupling of the Gauss-Bonnet term, has been extensively discussed in the co…