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Wall-crossing, Hitchin Systems, and the WKB Approximation

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We consider BPS states in a large class of d=4, N=2 field theories, obtained by reducing six-dimensional (2,0) superconformal field theories on Riemann surfaces, with defect operators inserted at points of the Riemann surface. Further dimensional reduction on S^1 yields sigma models, whose target spaces are moduli spaces of Higgs bundles on Riemann surfaces with ramification. In the case where the Higgs bundles have rank 2, we construct canonical Darboux coordinate systems on their moduli spaces. These coordinate systems are related to one another by Poisson transformations associated to BPS states, and have well-controlled asymptotic behavior, obtained from the WKB approximation. The existence of these coordinates implies the Kontsevich-Soibelman wall-crossing formula for the BPS spectrum. This construction provides a concrete realization of a general physical explanation of the wall-crossing formula which was proposed in 0807.4723. It also yields a new method for computing the spectrum using the combinatorics of triangulations of the Riemann surface.

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5d Trinions and Tetraons

hep-th · 2026-05-15 · accept · novelty 7.0

The authors construct 5d SCFT trinions and tetraons with D flavor symmetry via M-theory, producing non-linear quivers with instanton symmetry enhancement and ruling out E-type cases.

Holographic interpolations of defect CFTs

hep-th · 2025-12-16 · unverdicted · novelty 7.0

A D5-D7 brane configuration in AdS5 x S5 provides an interpolating holographic dual for defect CFTs, with anomaly cancellation and a conjectured SYM solution.

Generalised 4d Partition Functions and Modular Differential Equations

hep-th · 2025-12-01 · unverdicted · novelty 7.0

Generalized Schur partition functions Z_USp(2N)(q; alpha) for 4d N=2 USp(2N) theories satisfy order-(N+1) MLDEs with vanishing Wronskian index, alpha fixing MLDE parameters, with links to RCFT characters and a conjecture on quantum monodromy traces.

Controlled Chaos in 4D SCFTs

hep-th · 2026-06-22 · unverdicted · novelty 6.0

Orbifolds of N=4 SYM produce SCFTs whose dilatation operator in a subsector is realized by a tunable spin chain whose eigenvalue statistics exhibit chaos for specific marginal couplings.

From classical Lax ODEs to quantum integrable theories: the moduli

hep-th · 2026-05-18 · unverdicted · novelty 6.0

The paper derives moduli-modified functional relations for Wronskians of a classical Lax ODE that identify quantum states, produce Y-systems and TBA equations without scattering theory, and prove two Zamolodchikov conjectures for the zero-momentum homogeneous sine-Gordon model linked to N=4 SYM and

Classical correlation functions at strong coupling from hexagonalization

hep-th · 2026-05-05 · unverdicted · novelty 6.0

In the classical strong-coupling regime, half-BPS correlation functions in planar N=4 SYM exponentiate under the hexagon formalism and are governed by TBA equations structurally equivalent to Gaiotto-Moore-Neitzke equations, enabling a chi-system for both polygonal and closed geometries.

TBA equations for $SU(r+1)$ quantum Seiberg-Witten curve: higher-order Mathieu equation

hep-th · 2026-04-30 · unverdicted · novelty 6.0 · 2 refs

Derives TBA equations for the higher-order Mathieu equation of the SU(r+1) quantum Seiberg-Witten curve, obtains an analytic effective central charge from Y-function boundary conditions at theta to -infinity, and verifies subleading analytic plus higher-order numerical agreement with WKB expansions.

On non-relativistic integrable models and 4d SCFTs

hep-th · 2026-04-21 · unverdicted · novelty 6.0

Generalized Schur indices of N=2 class S theories are expressed using eigenfunctions of non-relativistic elliptic Calogero-Moser models, with extensions claimed for N=1 SCFTs via limits of models like Inozemtsev.

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  • 5d Trinions and Tetraons hep-th · 2026-05-15 · accept · none · ref 68 · internal anchor

    The authors construct 5d SCFT trinions and tetraons with D flavor symmetry via M-theory, producing non-linear quivers with instanton symmetry enhancement and ruling out E-type cases.

  • On the monodromy of KZ-connections with irregular singularities hep-th · 2026-03-25 · unverdicted · none · ref 23 · internal anchor

    KZ connections with irregular singularities have monodromies that realize topological invariants of links and tangles.

  • Holographic interpolations of defect CFTs hep-th · 2025-12-16 · unverdicted · none · ref 6 · internal anchor

    A D5-D7 brane configuration in AdS5 x S5 provides an interpolating holographic dual for defect CFTs, with anomaly cancellation and a conjectured SYM solution.

  • Generalised 4d Partition Functions and Modular Differential Equations hep-th · 2025-12-01 · unverdicted · none · ref 41 · internal anchor

    Generalized Schur partition functions Z_USp(2N)(q; alpha) for 4d N=2 USp(2N) theories satisfy order-(N+1) MLDEs with vanishing Wronskian index, alpha fixing MLDE parameters, with links to RCFT characters and a conjecture on quantum monodromy traces.

  • Controlled Chaos in 4D SCFTs hep-th · 2026-06-22 · unverdicted · none · ref 120 · internal anchor

    Orbifolds of N=4 SYM produce SCFTs whose dilatation operator in a subsector is realized by a tunable spin chain whose eigenvalue statistics exhibit chaos for specific marginal couplings.

  • Tropical WKB asymptotics of NRS coordinates for opers in $SU(2)$, $N_f=4$ theory hep-th · 2026-06-16 · unverdicted · none · ref 2 · internal anchor

    Tropicalization of exact WKB formulae for NRS coordinates on the four-punctured sphere yields chamberwise agreement with Seiberg-Witten periods of SU(2) Nf=4 in unimodular primitive-symplectic chambers.

  • Shading A-polynomials via huge representations of $U_q(\mathfrak{su}_N)$ hep-th · 2026-05-21 · unverdicted · none · ref 60 · internal anchor

    Authors propose shaded A-polynomials A_a(ℓ_b, m_c) for SU(N) via CG chords from huge representations of U_q(su_N) in the classical limit, with examples for knots 3_1, 4_1, 5_1 in su_3.

  • From classical Lax ODEs to quantum integrable theories: the moduli hep-th · 2026-05-18 · unverdicted · none · ref 19 · internal anchor

    The paper derives moduli-modified functional relations for Wronskians of a classical Lax ODE that identify quantum states, produce Y-systems and TBA equations without scattering theory, and prove two Zamolodchikov conjectures for the zero-momentum homogeneous sine-Gordon model linked to N=4 SYM and

  • Classical correlation functions at strong coupling from hexagonalization hep-th · 2026-05-05 · unverdicted · none · ref 44

    In the classical strong-coupling regime, half-BPS correlation functions in planar N=4 SYM exponentiate under the hexagon formalism and are governed by TBA equations structurally equivalent to Gaiotto-Moore-Neitzke equations, enabling a chi-system for both polygonal and closed geometries.

  • TBA equations for $SU(r+1)$ quantum Seiberg-Witten curve: higher-order Mathieu equation hep-th · 2026-04-30 · unverdicted · none · ref 17 · 2 links

    Derives TBA equations for the higher-order Mathieu equation of the SU(r+1) quantum Seiberg-Witten curve, obtains an analytic effective central charge from Y-function boundary conditions at theta to -infinity, and verifies subleading analytic plus higher-order numerical agreement with WKB expansions.

  • On non-relativistic integrable models and 4d SCFTs hep-th · 2026-04-21 · unverdicted · none · ref 5

    Generalized Schur indices of N=2 class S theories are expressed using eigenfunctions of non-relativistic elliptic Calogero-Moser models, with extensions claimed for N=1 SCFTs via limits of models like Inozemtsev.

  • Weyl Anomaly Coefficients of Holographic Defect CFTs at Weak and Strong Coupling hep-th · 2026-04-21 · unverdicted · none · ref 19

    Holographic co-dimension-two defect CFTs have type-A Weyl anomaly coefficient b negative in a finite parameter region, with weak–strong agreement for type-A and type-B coefficients in a limit.

  • Central Charges and Vacuum Moduli of 2d $\mathcal{N}=(0,4)$ Theories from Class $\mathcal{S}$ hep-th · 2025-12-29 · unverdicted · none · ref 3 · internal anchor

    Proposes conjectural central charge formulas for 2d N=(0,4) theories from class S reductions and verifies agreement via Hilbert series on special and twisted Higgs branches for SU(2) cases.

  • Global symmetries: locality, unitarity, and regularity hep-th · 2025-11-14 · unverdicted · none · ref 33 · internal anchor

    Authors introduce an observable measuring non-locality properties of symmetry operators that encodes fusion algebra information for a class of examples in QFT.

  • Les Houches Lectures on Exact WKB Analysis and Painlev\'e Equations math-ph · 2025-12-19 · unverdicted · none · ref 68 · internal anchor

    Lecture notes review exact WKB analysis for ODEs and its combination with topological recursion and isomonodromy to compute monodromy and resurgent structures for Painlevé equations.

  • Spectral Networks: Bridging higher-rank Teichm\"uller theory and BPS states math-ph · 2024-11-27 · unverdicted · none · ref 159 · internal anchor

    A comprehensive introduction to spectral networks that develops higher-rank Teichmüller theory in parallel with class S gauge theory and BPS spectra.