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20242026
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7 papers

hep-th2026

Asymptotic bootstrap for unitary matrix integrals at complex coupling

David Berenstein, João Rodrigues, Victor A. Rodriguez

We apply an asymptotic bootstrap estimate method to the non-perturbative study of unitary matrix integrals. The method combines exact recursion relations with asymptotic control of…

hep-th2025

ADE Minimal Strings and Multi-Matrix Duals

Victor A. Rodriguez, Mykhaylo Usatyuk, Zi-Yue Wang

We revisit ADE minimal string theories, focusing on the D- and E-series minimal models coupled to Liouville theory. Unlike the A-series, whose duals are solvable two-matrix models,…

hep-th2025

Goldilocks and the bootstrap

David Berenstein, Victor A. Rodriguez

We study simplified bootstrap problems for probability distributions on the infinite line and the circle. We show that the rapid convergence of the bootstrap method for problems on…

hep-th2024

The complex Liouville string: worldsheet boundaries and non-perturbative effects

Scott Collier, Lorenz Eberhardt, Beatrix Mühlmann +1

We investigate general observables of the complex Liouville string with worldsheet boundaries. We develop a universal formalism that reduces such observables to ordinary closed str…

hep-th2024

The complex Liouville string: the matrix integral

Scott Collier, Lorenz Eberhardt, Beatrix Mühlmann +1

We propose a duality between the complex Liouville string and a two-matrix integral. The complex Liouville string is defined by coupling two Liouville theories with complex central…

hep-th2024

The complex Liouville string: the worldsheet

Scott Collier, Lorenz Eberhardt, Beatrix Mühlmann +1

We introduce a new two-dimensional string theory defined by coupling two copies of Liouville CFT with complex central charge on the worldsheet. This string theory def…