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20242026
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6 papers

hep-th2026

Uniqueness of D=8 minimal supergravity with two vector multiplets

Guillaume Bossard, Bingxin Lao, Ruben Minasian

There exist only four known string theories with minimal supersymmetry in eight dimensions, whose low energy effective descriptions are given by minimal supergravity coupled to $l=…

hep-th2026

Modified Abelian Gauge Theories

Markus Dierigl, Ruben Minasian, Dušan Novičić

The topological properties of field configurations in gauge theory contain important data about the (generalized) global symmetries of the theory as well as potential inconsistenci…

hep-th2025

SymTFTs for Continuous non-Abelian Symmetries

Federico Bonetti, Michele Del Zotto, Ruben Minasian

Topological defects and operators give a far-reaching generalization of symmetries of quantum fields. An auxiliary topological field theory in one dimension higher than the QFT of…

hep-th2025

Type IIB at eight derivatives: Five-Point Axio-Dilaton Couplings

James Liu, Ruben Minasian, Raffaele Savelli +1

We study the Type IIB eight-derivative effective Lagrangian beyond the quartic level, focusing on interactions involving gravitons and axio-dilatons. We show how to translate five-…

hep-th2024

SymTFTs and Non-Invertible Symmetries of 6d (2,0) SCFTs of Type from M-theory

Federico Bonetti, Michele Del Zotto, Ruben Minasian

We revisit 6d (2,0) SCFTs of type and their realization in M-theory, focusing on absolute variants of these theories and on their global finite 0- and 2-form symmetries. We d…

hep-th2024

Consistency of eight-dimensional supergravities: Anomalies, Lattices and Counterterms

Bing-Xin Lao, Ruben Minasian

We reexamine the question of quantum consistency of supergravities in eight dimensions. Theories with 16 supercharges suffer from the anomalies under the action of its discrete mod…