Mathematical Physics
For a given graph $G$, Budzik, Gaiotto, Kulp, Wang, Williams, Wu, Yu, and the first author studied a ''topological'' differential form $\alpha_G$, which expresses violations of BRST-closedness of a quantum field theory along a single…
We investigate the existence of discrete positive or negative energy ground states of the Dirac operator $H$ which describe the fermion scattering on topological solitons in the nonlinear $O(3)$ $\sigma$-model. Additionally, we provide a…
We study gauge theories on spacetime manifolds with a codimension-$1$ submanifold with boundary. We characterise the reduced phase space of the theory whenever it is described by a local momentum map for the action of the gauge group…
In the continuity of our previous paper arXiv:1509.05516, we define three new algebras, $A_{n}(a,b,c)$, $B_{n}$ and $C_{n}$, that are close to the braid algebra. They allow to build solutions to the braided Yang-Baxter equation with…
In this expository note, we study several families of periodic graphs which satisfy a sufficient condition for the ergodicity of the associated continuous-time quantum walk. For these graphs, we compute the limiting distribution of the walk…
A primary technical challenge for harnessing fusion energy is to control and extract energy from a non-thermal distribution of charged particles. The fact that phase space evolves by symplectomorphisms fundamentally limits how a…
This note examines the BV formulation of $N=1$, $D=4$ supergravity in the first-order Palatini--Cartan framework. Challenges in achieving an off-shell formulation are addressed by introducing corrections to the rank 2 BV action, offering in…
We establish exponential decay, as the angle of twisting goes to $ 0$, of eigenstates in a model of twisted bilayer graphene (TBG), near the hexagon connecting stacking points. That is done by adapting microlocal methods Kawai-Kashiwara and…
We present a Hamiltonian method of constructing BBGKY-like hierarchies for quantum field theories. With suitable choices, our method creates a hierarchical system of evolution equations for the k-th order reduced density matrices. These…
We consider classical $O(N)$ vector models in dimension three and higher and investigate the nature of the low-temperature expansions for their multipoint spin correlations. We prove that such expansions define asymptotic series, and derive…
This paper contains a review of the theoretical foundations of Clifford algebras, spinors and spinor bundles in the so-called co-frame formalism. A compact index-free notation is introduced, along with a series of identities useful for…
This paper solves ``The Dry Ten Martini Problem'' for $C^2$ cosine-type quasiperiodic Schr\"odinger operators with large coupling constants and Diophantine frequencies, a model originally introduced by Sinai in 1987 \cite{sinai}. This shows…
We solve the Dry Ten Martini Problem for the unitary almost Mathieu operator with Diophantine frequencies in the non-critical regime.
This paper introduces a Heisenberg picture approach to Matrix Product States (MPS), offering a rigorous yet intuitive framework to explore their structure and classification. MPS efficiently represent ground states of quantum many-body…
This study addresses the often underestimated importance of physical dimensions and units in the formal reconstruction of physical theories, focusing on structuralist approaches that use the concept of ``species of structure" as a…
The existence of edge states is one of the most vital properties of topological insulators. Although tremendous success has been accomplished in describing and explaining edge states associated with PT symmetry breaking, little work has…
Drinfeld classified Poisson homogeneous spaces of a Poisson Lie group in terms of Dirac structures of the Lie bialgebra. In this paper, we study homogeneous spaces of a 2-group and develop Drinfeld theorem in the Poisson 2-group context.
The Vicsek model has long stood as a pivotal framework in exploring collective behavior and self-organization, captivating the scientific community with its compelling dynamics. However, understanding how noise influences synchronization…
We revisit the work of Rieffel and van Daele on pairs of subspaces of a real Hilbert space, while relaxing as much as possible the assumption that all the relevant subspaces are in general positions with respect to each other. We work out,…
Recent work of three of the authors showed that the operator which maps the local density of states of a one-dimensional untwisted bilayer material to the local density of states of the same bilayer material at non-zero twist, known as the…