Recent years have seen noteworthy progress in the mathematical formulation of quantum field theory and perturbative string theory. We give a brief survey of these developments. It serves as an introduction to the more detailed collection "Mathematical Foundations of Quantum Field Theory and Perturbative String Theory".
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The Habiro ring of a number field uses power series to study algebraic K-theory.
problem Analyzing algebraic K-theory of number fields.
method Introduces Habiro ring and modules graded by .
result Establishes connections between Habiro ring and Chern-Simons theory.
Researchers compute invariants for knots and links in lens spaces using large N and k limits.
problem Computing invariants for knots and links in lens spaces.
method Large N and k limits, saddle point description, collective field theory.
result Invariants for the Hopf link and unknot are computed using on-shell collective field theory action.
Analyzes feature learning in neural networks using a self-consistent dynamical field theory.
problem Feature learning in infinite-width neural networks.
method Constructs deterministic dynamical order parameters as inner-product kernels for hidden unit activations and gradients.
result Reveals the hidden layer activation distribution, neural tangent kernel evolution, and output predictions.
Transformers approximate mean-field dynamics of indistinguishable particles.
problem Approximating the dynamics of indistinguishable particles in complex systems.
method Using transformers to model the mean-field dynamics of interacting particle systems.
result Theoretical bounds on the distance between true and transformer-obtained mean-field dynamics.
Optimal contracts help principals delegate data collection in decentralized ML.
problem Dealing with information asymmetries in decentralized ML.
method Design of optimal and near-optimal contracts addressing uncertainty in model quality and performance.
result Simple linear contracts achieve 1-1/e fraction of optimal utility.
Given a finite collection of vector fields on a manifold which span the tangent space at every point, we consider the question of when there is locally a coordinate system in which these vector fields have a higher level of smoothness. For example, when is there a coordinate system in which the vector field…
A new method for selecting high quality itemsets from a large collection.
problem Selecting a small, high-quality subset of patterns from a larger collection of itemsets.
method Using decomposable families of itemsets and a junction tree structure.
result The method provides high quality results and is computationally efficient.
For a smooth manifold , possibly with boundary and corners, and a Lie group , we consider a suitable description of gauge fields in terms of parallel transport, as groupoid homomorphisms from a certain path groupoid in to . Using a cotriangulation of , and collections of finite-dimensional…
Current economic theories miss most of economic dynamics.
problem Accuracy of economic theories and policies depend on economic variables and processes.
method Identify and analyze overlooked economic variables and processes.
result Many economic variables and processes not accounted for in current theories.
This book provides a detailed introduction to linear wave equations on Lorentzian manifolds (for vector-bundle valued fields). After a collection of preliminary material in the first chapter one finds in the second chapter the construction of local fundamental solutions together with their Hadamard expansion. The third…
Paper models Bitcoin market dynamics using 1+1D field theory.
problem Understanding stylized facts in Bitcoin markets.
method Collects order-book datasets, applies KPZ-like stochastic equations.
result Predicts order book dynamics with high precision.
Improved disability insurance model with collective health claims.
problem Enhance disability insurance model with collective health claims.
method Expand classic semi-Markov model with collective health claims, solve many-body problem using mean-field approach.
result Mean-field approach simplifies complex model into a transparent pricing method.
Understanding biological network dynamics is a fundamental issue in various scientific and engineering fields. Network theory is capable of revealing the relationship between elements and their propagation; however, for complex collective motions, the network properties often transiently and complexly change. A fundame…
The Temperley-Lieb algebra is a fundamental component of SU(2) topological quantum field theories. We construct chain complexes corresponding to minimal idempotents in the Temperley-Lieb algebra. Our results apply to the framework which determines Khovanov homology. Consequences of our work include semi-orthogonal deco…
String theory still remains one of the promising candidates for a unification of the theory of gravity and quantum field theory. One of its essential parts is relativistic description of moving multi-dimensional objects called membranes (or p-branes) in a curved spacetime. On the classical field theory level, they are …
Given a finite collection of complex vector fields on a manifold such that they and their complex conjugates span the complexified tangent space at every point, the classical Newlander-Nirenberg theorem gives conditions on the vector fields so that there is a complex structure on with respect to whi…
The paper connects web theory to heavenly PDEs and Einstein metrics.
problem Understanding the correspondence between self-dual metrics and vector fields.
method Using Nijenhuis operators and web theory to construct new heavenly PDEs.
result New integrable heavenly PDEs derived from Nijenhuis operators.
High-dimensional statistics advances in complex data domains.
problem Complex, rich datasets challenge traditional methods.
method Evolved to address sophisticated estimation and inference problems.
result Deepened connections with optimization, concentration, and information theory.
Indices of vector fields and 1-forms studied for singular varieties and actions.
problem Understanding indices of vector fields and 1-forms in various contexts.
method Generalization to singular varieties and actions of finite groups.
result New insights into indices of vector fields and 1-forms.
A looming question that must be solved before robotic plant phenotyping capabilities can have significant impact to crop improvement programs is scalability. High Throughput Phenotyping (HTP) uses robotic technologies to analyze crops in order to determine species with favorable traits, however, the current practices r…
An econophysics approach to analyse uncertainty in financial markets: an application to the Portuguese stock marketphysics.soc-ph
In recent years there has been a closer interrelationship between several scientific areas trying to obtain a more realistic and rich explanation of the natural and social phenomena. Among these it should be emphasized the increasing interrelationship between physics and financial theory. In this field the analysis of …
Special issue honors Stanley Deser, focusing on advanced physics topics.
problem None explicitly stated in the abstract.
method Collection of articles in memory of Stanley Deser.
result No specific key result mentioned in the abstract.
Compatible director fields in cond-mat.soft
New methods reveal compatible liquid crystal phases in 3D.
problem Understanding compatible director fields in 3D liquid crystals.
method Re-derived compatibility conditions using vector calculus.
result Characterized a wide range of compatible liquid crystal phases.
Study shows small groups can influence machine learning algorithms.
problem How small groups can influence machine learning algorithms deployed on digital platforms.
method Proposed a theoretical model and conducted experiments on a large-scale language model.
result Small groups can exert significant control over machine learning algorithms.
A brief review on the progress made in the study of Chern-Simons gauge theory since its relation to knot theory was discovered ten years ago is presented. Emphasis is made on the analysis of the perturbative study of the theory and its connection to the theory of Vassiliev invariants. It is described how the study of t…
This workshop about triangulations of manifolds in computational geometry and topology was held at the 2014 CG-Week in Kyoto, Japan. It focussed on computational and combinatorial questions regarding triangulations, with the goal of bringing together researchers working on various aspects of triangulations and of foste…
The paper translates economic models into a field formalism to study capital accumulation and its fluctuations.
problem Understanding capital accumulation and its fluctuations in a complex economic system.
method Developed a field formalism to preserve interactions and microeconomic features, applying it to a microeconomic framework of investors and firms.
result Capital accumulation patterns can emerge at the macro-scale and affect neighboring sectors, leading to permanent fluctuations.
Self-organized model of cascade spreadingphysics.soc-ph
We study simultaneous price drops of real stocks and show that for high drop thresholds they follow a power-law distribution. To reproduce these collective downturns, we propose a minimal self-organized model of cascade spreading based on a probabilistic response of the system elements to stress conditions. This model …
Comparing the collective behavior of banking industryphysics.soc-ph
The study examines collective behavior in banking sectors across mature and emerging markets.
problem Understanding collective behavior in banking sectors across different market types.
method Applied Random Matrix Theory (RMT) to analyze the banking sectors of 4 world stock markets.
result Mature markets exhibit higher collective behavior compared to emerging markets.
Quantum field theory uses Lorentzian bordisms to describe time evolution.
problem Describing the time evolution of quantum field theories.
method Defines a functorial field theory on Lorentzian bordism pseudo-category.
result Lorentzian bordisms naturally arise in algebraic quantum field theory.
Covariance fieldsmath.ST
We introduce and study covariance fields of distributions on a Riemannian manifold. At each point on the manifold, covariance is defined to be a symmetric and positive definite (2,0)-tensor. Its product with the metric tensor specifies a linear operator on the respected tangent space. Collectively, these operators form…
Lectures on topological field theories and differential cohomology.
problem Exploring topological field theories and their connections to differential cohomology.
method Introduction to topological field theory and generalized Abelian gauge theories.
result Explains the relationship between topological field theories and differential cohomology.
While market is a social field where information flows over the interacting agents, there have been not so many methods to observe the spreading information in the prices comprising the market. By incorporating the entropy transfer in information theory in its relation to the Granger causality, the paper proposes a tre…
Semisimple 4D field theories can't distinguish smooth 4-manifolds.
problem Detecting exotic smooth structures in 4-manifolds.
method Proving field theories lead to stable invariants, distinguishing only homeomorphic and homotopy equivalent manifolds.
result Semisimple 4D field theories can't distinguish homotopy equivalent 4-manifolds.
E-string theory reveals modular properties of 4-manifold invariants.
problem Understanding the topology of 4-dimensional manifolds.
method Computing partition function on and verifying its modular properties.
result The partition function of the E-string theory is modular and can be lifted to a topological modular form.
In this short survey article we collect the current state of the art in the nascent field of \textit{quantum enhancements}, a type of knot invariant defined by collecting values of quantum invariants of knots with colorings by various algebraic objects over the set of such colorings. This class of invariants includes c…
Given a finite collection of vector fields on a manifold which span the tangent space at every point, we consider the question of when there is locally a coordinate system in which these vector fields are for , where denotes the Zygmund space of order …
We extend the analytic theory of Frobenius manifolds to semisimple points with coalescing eigenvalues of the operator of multiplication by the Euler vector field. We clarify which freedoms, ambiguities and mutual constraints are allowed in the definition of monodromy data, in view of their importance for conjectural re…
A universal collection of 4 invariants improves neural network accuracy for molecular dynamics.
problem Improving accuracy of neural networks in molecular dynamics.
method Developed a universal collection of 4 smooth scalar invariants on M(3) x M(3) and evaluated their effectiveness in a PONITA neural network architecture.
result Using a universal collection of invariants significantly improves neural network accuracy.
It is a classic result that the geometry of the total space of a principal bundle with reference to the action of the bundle's structure group is codified in the bundle's operation, a collection of derivations comprising the de Rham differential and the contraction and Lie derivatives of all vertical vector fields and …
After a review of exotic statistics for point particles in 3d BF theory, and especially 3d quantum gravity, we show that string-like defects in 4d BF theory obey exotic statistics governed by the 'loop braid group'. This group has a set of generators that switch two strings just as one would normally switch point parti…
There is an interpretation of open string field theory in algebraic topology. An interpretation of closed string field theory can be deduced from this open string theory to obtain as well the interpretation of open and closed string field theory combined.
The geometry of the total space of a principal bundle with regard to the action of the bundle's structure group is elegantly described by the bundle's operation, a collection of derivations consisting of the de Rham differential and the contraction and Lie derivatives of all vertical vector fields and satisfying the si…
This thesis proposes a global geometric formulation of Extended Field Theories.
problem Global understanding of Extended Field Theories remains an open problem.
method Introducing an atlas for the principal infinity-bundle, unifying metric and higher gauge field.
result Global abelian T-duality and Poisson-Lie T-duality are automatically recovered.
Extends field theory foundations to infinitesimal spaces, simplifying complex concepts.
problem Develop rigorous foundations for field theory, especially for infinitesimal spaces.
method Formulates local Lagrangian field theory in a new category of thickened smooth sets.
result Establishes a firm foundation for field theory, including tangent bundles and perturbative considerations.
The paper quantizes hybrid topological-holomorphic field theories on .
problem Quantizing hybrid topological-holomorphic field theories rigorously.
method Constructing perturbative, one-loop quantizations on .
result The one-loop obstruction to quantization vanishes when .
Often, large, high dimensional datasets collected across multiple modalities can be organized as a higher order tensor. Low-rank tensor decomposition then arises as a powerful and widely used tool to discover simple low dimensional structures underlying such data. However, we currently lack a theoretical understanding …