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hep-th2026

Isolated Critical Points for Scherk-Schwarz Compactifications of M-theory

Zihni Kaan Baykara, Shi Chen, Cumrun Vafa

We consider Scherk-Schwarz compactifications of M-theory (toroidal compactifications with a non-trivial spin structure) in various dimensions and find isolated critical points of t…

hep-th2025

Symmetries and M-theory-like Vacua in Four Dimensions

Shi Chen, Damian van de Heisteeg, Cumrun Vafa

Non-geometric flux vacua have recently been revisited, leading to the remarkable discovery of isolated 4D supersymmetric Minkowski vacua. These constructions rely…

hep-th2024

Anomaly and invertible field theory with higher-form symmetry: Extended group cohomology

Shi Chen

In the realm of invertible symmetry, the topological approach based on classifying spaces dominates the classification of 't Hooft anomalies and symmetry protected topological phas…

hep-th2023★ 12 cited

Solitonic symmetry as non-invertible symmetry: cohomology theories with TQFT coefficients

Shi Chen, Yuya Tanizaki

Originating from the topology of the path-integral target space , solitonic symmetry describes the conservation law of topological solitons and the selection rule of defect oper…

hep-th2022★ 45 cited

Solitonic symmetry beyond homotopy: Invertibility from bordism and noninvertibility from topological quantum field theory

Shi Chen, Yuya Tanizaki

Solitonic symmetry has been believed to follow the homotopy-group classification of topological solitons. Here, we point out a more sophisticated algebraic structure when solitons…

hep-th2022★ 5 cited

Late-time correlation functions in dS/CFT correspondence

Heng-Yu Chen, Shi Chen, Yasuaki Hikida

We compute the late-time correlation functions on three-dimensional de Sitter spacetime for a higher-spin gravity theory. For this, we elaborate on the formulation to obtain the wa…