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We study twisted derived equivalences for schemes in the setting of spectral algebraic geometry. To this end, we introduce the notion of a twisted equivalence and show that a twisted equivalence for perfect spectral algebraic stacks…

Algebraic Geometry · Mathematics 2021-09-08 Chang-Yeon Chough

We study string theory in three-dimensional Anti-de Sitter spacetime in the path integral formalism. We derive expressions for generic spectrally-flowed near-boundary vertex operators in the Wakimoto representation, and relate their…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2023-12-15 Bob Knighton , Sean Seet , Vit Sriprachyakul

This paper describes a topological method to compute the spectral flow of a family of twisted Dirac operators, it includes two detailed examples. Briefly, a formula of Atiyah, Patodi and Singer expresses the spectral flow in terms of…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Dave Auckly

We review new aspects of integrable systems discovered recently in N=2 supersymmetric gauge theories and their topologically twisted versions. The main topics are (i) an explicit construction of Whitham deformations of the Seiberg-Witten…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2008-11-26 Kanehisa Takasaki

The fermionic NSR string possesses a hidden N = 2 superconformal algebra on the world-sheet. In this work, we show how to use an isomorphism of this algebra, the so-called spectral flow, for construction of a subspace of physical states of…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2015-07-08 Alexander Belavin , Lev Spodyneiko

We study the topological sector of N=2 sigma-models with H-flux. It has been known for a long time that the target-space geometry of these theories is not Kahler and can be described in terms of a pair of complex structures, which do not…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2007-05-23 Anton Kapustin , Yi Li

When a flux quantum is pushed through a gapped two-dimensional tight-binding operator, there is an associated spectral flow through the gap which is shown to be equal to the index of a Fredholm operator encoding the topology of the Fermi…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2016-11-03 Giuseppe De Nittis , Hermann Schulz-Baldes

We take first steps toward a theory of ``conformal twists'' for superconformal field theories in dimension 3 to 6, extending the well-known analysis of twists for supersymmetric theories. A conformal twist is a square-zero odd element in…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2026-01-12 Chris Elliott , Owen Gwilliam , Matteo Lotito

Recent experiments on mucociliary clearance, an important defense against airborne pathogens, have raised questions about the topology of two-dimensional (2D) flows. We introduce a framework for studying ensembles of 2D time-invariant flow…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2024-12-30 M. Kamb , J. Byrum , G. Huber , G. Le Treut , S. Mehta , B. Veytsman , D. Yllanes

The spectral flow in the supersymmetric {\it t-J} model with $1/r^2$ interaction is studied by analyzing the exact spectrum with twisted boundary conditions. The spectral flows for the charge and spin sectors are shown to nicely fit in with…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-10-28 T. Fukui , N. Kawakami

We show that a realisation of spectral flow as a coordinate transformation for asymptotically four-dimensional solutions can be extended to the non-supersymmetric case. We apply this transformation to smooth geometries describing…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-11-13 Jassem H. Al-Alawi , Simon F. Ross

We consider topological dynamical systems over $\ZZ$ and, more generally, locally compact, $\sigma$-compact abelian groups. We relate spectral theory and diffraction theory. We first use a a recently developed general framework of…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2018-09-21 Daniel Lenz

Over the last decade, substantial progress has been made in understanding the topology of quasi-2D non-equilibrium fluid flows driven by ATP-powered microtubules and microorganisms. By contrast, the topology of 3D active fluid flows still…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2025-02-03 Nicolas Romeo , Jonasz Slomka , Jorn Dunkel , Keaton J. Burns

A formula is given in terms of secondary characteristic classes for the leading order contribution to the spectral flow for a path of twisted Dirac operators on an odd dimensional, Riemannian manifold when the twisting is done by a path of…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Clifford Henry Taubes

The parameter space of the Feigin-Fuks representations of the N=4 SU(2)$_k$ superconformal algebras is studied from the viewpoint of the specral flow. The $\eta$ phase of the spectral flow is nicely incorporated through twisted fermions and…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-10-30 Satoshi Matsuda

For a given spectral curve, we construct a family of symplectic dual spectral curves for which we prove an explicit formula expressing the $n$-point functions produced by the topological recursion on these curves via the $n$-point functions…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2025-01-22 Alexander Alexandrov , Boris Bychkov , Petr Dunin-Barkowski , Maxim Kazarian , Sergey Shadrin

By studying the weak closure of multidimensional off-diagonal self-joinings we provide a criterion for non-isomorphism of a flow with its inverse, hence the non-reversibility of a flow. This is applied to special flows over rigid…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2014-05-13 K. Fraczek , J. Kulaga , M. Lemanczyk

We discuss topological theories, arising from the general $\mathcal{N}=2$ twisted gauge theories. We initiate a program of their study in the Gromov-Witten paradigm. We re-examine the low-energy effective abelian theory in the presence of…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2017-09-07 Andrei Losev , Nikita Nekrasov , Samson Shatashvili

We give a comprehensive account of an analytic approach to spectral flow along paths of self-adjoint Breuer-Fredholm operators in a type $I_{\infty}$ or $II_\infty$ von Neumann algebra ${\mathcal N}$. The framework is that of {\it odd…

K-Theory and Homology · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Alan L. Carey , John Phillips

We study the two dimensional (2D) stochastic Navier Stokes (SNS) equations in the inertial limit of weak forcing and dissipation. The stationary measure is concentrated close to steady solutions of the 2D Euler equation. For such inertial…

Chaotic Dynamics · Physics 2009-11-13 Freddy Bouchet , Eric Simonnet