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Chern-Simons terms and the Three Notions of Charge

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In theories with Chern-Simons terms or modified Bianchi identities, it is useful to define three notions of either electric or magnetic charge associated with a given gauge field. A language for discussing these charges is introduced and the properties of each charge are described. `Brane source charge' is gauge invariant and localized but not conserved or quantized, `Maxwell charge' is gauge invariant and conserved but not localized or quantized, while `Page charge' conserved, localized, and quantized but not gauge invariant. This provides a further perspective on the issue of charge quantization recently raised by Bachas, Douglas, and Schweigert.

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Holographic Tests of the $\mu$ Ensemble

hep-th · 2026-07-07 · conditional · novelty 7.0

Fixed-μ ensemble computations in 11d supergravity reproduce ABJM partition functions (squashed S³, SCI, TTI) as Airy functions via a Laplace transform whose measure is fixed by bulk zero-mode counting.

2-Group global symmetry in the compactified M2-brane

hep-th · 2026-07-08 · conditional · novelty 6.5

Wess–Zumino coupling of the compactified M2-brane forces its monopole 0-form and winding 1-form symmetries into a 2-group whose Postnikov class is the mixed quantized flux.

Non-Invertible Symmetries in Compactified Supergravities

hep-th · 2026-05-15 · unverdicted · novelty 5.0

Non-invertible symmetry defects from 11D supergravity descend to Type IIA, splitting the Bianchi sector into invertible H[3] and twisted non-invertible F[4] parts with a BF-type auxiliary sector.

Interpolating between multi-center microstate geometries

hep-th · 2021-05-25 · unverdicted · novelty 5.0

Constructs a 2-center helical-profile solution that interpolates between two circular-profile Lunin-Mathur microstate geometries while exhibiting charge delocalization and transfer between centers.

Penrose limits and TsT for fibered $I$-branes

hep-th · 2025-10-28 · unverdicted · novelty 3.0

Analyzes TsT deformations and Penrose limits on fibered I-branes from prior work, finding preserved solvability when TsT precedes the limit and new asymptotically free or parallelizable sectors in the reverse order.

Branes

hep-th · 2026-04-20 · unverdicted · novelty 0.0

A review of branes in string theory covering their multiple descriptions and interaction phenomena.

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  • Holographic Tests of the $\mu$ Ensemble hep-th · 2026-07-07 · conditional · none · ref 24 · internal anchor

    Fixed-μ ensemble computations in 11d supergravity reproduce ABJM partition functions (squashed S³, SCI, TTI) as Airy functions via a Laplace transform whose measure is fixed by bulk zero-mode counting.

  • 2-Group global symmetry in the compactified M2-brane hep-th · 2026-07-08 · conditional · none · ref 20 · internal anchor

    Wess–Zumino coupling of the compactified M2-brane forces its monopole 0-form and winding 1-form symmetries into a 2-group whose Postnikov class is the mixed quantized flux.

  • Generalised Symmetries and Swampland-Type Constraints from Charge Quantisation via Rational Homotopy Theory hep-th · 2026-04-24 · unverdicted · none · ref 79 · 2 links · internal anchor

    Refines charge quantization via homotopy type A whose homotopy groups classify brane charges and homology groups classify higher-form symmetries, deriving swampland-like constraints that rule out noncompact gauge groups and non-nilpotent Lie algebras for field strengths.

  • Non-Invertible Symmetries in Compactified Supergravities hep-th · 2026-05-15 · unverdicted · none · ref 19 · internal anchor

    Non-invertible symmetry defects from 11D supergravity descend to Type IIA, splitting the Bianchi sector into invertible H[3] and twisted non-invertible F[4] parts with a BF-type auxiliary sector.

  • Interpolating between multi-center microstate geometries hep-th · 2021-05-25 · unverdicted · none · ref 29 · internal anchor

    Constructs a 2-center helical-profile solution that interpolates between two circular-profile Lunin-Mathur microstate geometries while exhibiting charge delocalization and transfer between centers.

  • Penrose limits and TsT for fibered $I$-branes hep-th · 2025-10-28 · unverdicted · none · ref 25 · internal anchor

    Analyzes TsT deformations and Penrose limits on fibered I-branes from prior work, finding preserved solvability when TsT precedes the limit and new asymptotically free or parallelizable sectors in the reverse order.

  • Branes hep-th · 2026-04-20 · unverdicted · none · ref 66 · internal anchor

    A review of branes in string theory covering their multiple descriptions and interaction phenomena.