# Journal of High Energy Physics

## List of Papers (Total 8,914)

#### Flux flattening in axion monodromy inflation

String theory models of axion monodromy inflation exhibit scalar potentials which are quadratic for small values of the inflaton field and evolve to a more complicated function for large field values. Oftentimes the large field behaviour is gentler than quadratic, lowering the tensor-to-scalar ratio. This effect, known as flattening, has been observed in the string theory context ...

#### Supersymmetric D-term Twin Higgs

We propose a new type of supersymmetric Twin Higgs model where the SU(4) invariant quartic term is provided by a D-term potential of a new U(1) gauge symmetry. In the model the 125 GeV Higgs mass can be obtained for stop masses below 1 TeV, and a tuning required to obtain the correct electroweak scale can be as low as 20%. A stop mass of about 2 TeV is also possible with tuning of ...

#### Heat kernel methods for Lifshitz theories

We study the one-loop covariant effective action of Lifshitz theories using the heat kernel technique. The characteristic feature of Lifshitz theories is an anisotropic scaling between space and time. This is enforced by the existence of a preferred foliation of space-time, which breaks Lorentz invariance. In contrast to the relativistic case, covariant Lifshitz theories are only ...

#### Prescriptive unitarity

We introduce a prescriptive approach to generalized unitarity, resulting in a strictly-diagonal basis of loop integrands with coefficients given by specifically-tailored residues in field theory. We illustrate the power of this strategy in the case of planar, maximally supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory (SYM), where we construct closed-form representations of all (n-point N k MHV) ...

#### Indirect searches of Galactic diffuse dark matter in INO-MagICAL detector

The signatures for the existence of dark matter are revealed only through its gravitational interaction. Theoretical arguments support that the Weakly Interacting Massive Particle (WIMP) can be a class of dark matter and it can annihilate and/or decay to Standard Model particles, among which neutrino is a favorable candidate. We show that the proposed 50 kt Magnetized Iron ...

#### Refined counting of necklaces in one-loop $\mathcal{N}=4$ SYM

We compute the grand partition function of $\mathcal{N}=4$ SYM at one-loop in the SU(2) sector with general chemical potentials, extending the results of Pólya’s theorem. We make use of finite group theory, applicable to all orders of perturbative 1/N c expansion. We show that only the planar terms contribute to the grand partition function, which is therefore equal to the ...

#### Boundary terms and three-point functions: an AdS/CFT puzzle resolved

$\mathcal{N}=8$ superconformal field theories, such as the ABJM theory at Chern-Simons level k = 1 or 2, contain 35 scalar operators ${\mathcal{O}}_{IJ}$ with Δ = 1 in the 35 v representation of SO(8). The 3-point correlation function of these operators is non-vanishing, and indeed can be calculated non-perturbatively in the field theory. But its AdS4 gravity dual, obtained ...

#### Exact deconstruction of the 6D (2,0) theory

The dimensional-deconstruction prescription of Arkani-Hamed, Cohen, Kaplan, Karch and Motl provides a mechanism for recovering the A-type (2,0) theories on T 2, starting from a four-dimensional $\mathcal{N}=2$ circular-quiver theory. We put this conjecture to the test using two exact-counting arguments: in the decompactification limit, we compare the Higgs-branch Hilbert series ...

#### Schwinger-Keldysh formalism. Part II: thermal equivariant cohomology

Causally ordered correlation functions of local operators in near-thermal quantum systems computed using the Schwinger-Keldysh formalism obey a set of Ward identities. These can be understood rather simply as the consequence of a topological (BRST) algebra, called the universal Schwinger-Keldysh superalgebra, as explained in our compan-ion paper [1]. In the present paper we provide ...

#### A new formulation of Lee-Wick quantum field theory

The Lee-Wick models are higher-derivative theories that are claimed to be unitary thanks to a peculiar cancelation mechanism. In this paper, we provide a new formulation of the models, to clarify several aspects that have remained quite mysterious, so far. Specifically, we define them as nonanalytically Wick rotated Euclidean theories. The complex energy plane is divided into ...

#### Spontaneously broken Yang-Mills-Einstein supergravities as double copies

Color/kinematics duality and the double-copy construction have proved to be systematic tools for gaining new insight into gravitational theories. Extending our earlier work, in this paper we introduce new double-copy constructions for large classes of spontaneously-broken Yang-Mills-Einstein theories with adjoint Higgs fields. One gauge-theory copy entering the construction is a ...

#### Axion wormholes in AdS compactifications

We find regular axionic Euclidean wormhole solutions in Type IIB string theory compactified on ${\mathrm{AdS}}_5\times {\mathrm{S}}^5/{\mathrm{\mathbb{Z}}}_k$. AdS/CFT enables a precise derivation of the axion content of the Euclidean theory, placing the string theory embedding of the wormholes on firm footing. This further sharpens the paradox posed by these solutions.

#### A locally supersymmetric SO(10, 2) invariant action for D = 12 supergravity

We present an action for N = 1 supergravity in 10 + 2 dimensions, containing the gauge fields of the OSp(1|64) superalgebra, i.e. one-forms B (n) with n=1,2,5,6,9,10 antisymmetric D=12 Lorentz indices and a Majorana gravitino ψ. The vielbein and spin connection correspond to B (1) and B (2) respectively. The action is not gauge invariant under the full OSp(1|64) superalgebra, but ...

#### One loop amplitude from null string

We generalize the CHY formalism to one-loop level, based on the framework of the null string theory. The null string, a tensionless string theory, produces the same results as the ones from the chiral ambitwistor string theory, with the latter believed to give a string interpretation of the CHY formalism. A key feature of our formalism is the interpretation of the modular ...

#### Entanglement, space-time and the Mayer-Vietoris theorem

Entanglement appears to be a fundamental building block of quantum gravity leading to new principles underlying the nature of quantum space-time. One such principle is the ER-EPR duality. While supported by our present intuition, a proof is far from obvious. In this article I present a first step towards such a proof, originating in what is known to algebraic topologists as the ...

#### Comments on entanglement propagation

We extend our work on entanglement propagation following a local quench in 2+1 dimensional holographic conformal field theories. We find that entanglement propagates along an emergent lightcone, whose speed of propagation v E seems distinct from other measures of quantum information spreading. We compare the relations we find to information and hydrodynamic velocities in strongly ...

#### On the uniqueness of the Myers-Perry spacetime as a type II(D) solution in six dimensions

We study the class of vacuum (Ricci flat) six-dimensional spacetimes admitting a non-degenerate multiple Weyl aligned null direction ℓ, thus being of Weyl type II or more special. Subject to an additional assumption on the asymptotic fall-off of the Weyl tensor, we prove that these spacetimes can be completely classified in terms of the two eigenvalues of the (asymptotic) twist ...

#### Baikov-Lee representations of cut Feynman integrals

We develop a general framework for the evaluation of d-dimensional cut Feynman integrals based on the Baikov-Lee representation of purely-virtual Feynman integrals. We implement the generalized Cutkosky cutting rule using Cauchy’s residue theorem and identify a set of constraints which determine the integration domain. The method applies equally well to Feynman integrals with a ...

#### Measurement of the J/ψ pair production cross-section in pp collisions at $\sqrt{s}=13$ TeV

The production cross-section of J/ψ pairs is measured using a data sample of pp collisions collected by the LHCb experiment at a centre-of-mass energy of $\sqrt{s}=13$ TeV, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 279 ±11 pb−1. The measurement is performed for J/ψ mesons with a transverse momentum of less than 10 GeV/c in the rapidity range 2.0 < y < 4.5. The production ...

#### Twisted partition functions and H-saddles

While studying supersymmetric G-gauge theories, one often observes that a zero-radius limit of the twisted partition function Ω G is computed by the partition function ${\mathcal{Z}}^G$ in one less dimensions. We show how this type of identification fails generically due to integrations over Wilson lines. Tracing the problem, physically, to saddles with reduced effective ...

#### Dynamically assisted Sauter-Schwinger effect — non-perturbative versus perturbative aspects

The Sauter-Schwinger effect predicts the creation of electron-positron pairs out of the quantum vacuum by a strong and slowly varying electric field. This effect can be dynamically assisted by an additional weaker time-dependent field, which may drastically enhance the pair-creation probability. In previous studies, it has been found that the enhancement may crucially depend on the ...

#### Simplified models of dark matter with a long-lived co-annihilation partner

We introduce a new set of simplified models to address the effects of 3-point interactions between the dark matter particle, its dark co-annihilation partner, and the Standard Model degree of freedom, which we take to be the tau lepton. The contributions from dark matter co-annihilation channels are highly relevant for a determination of the correct relic abundance. We investigate ...

#### Comments on black holes in bubbling spacetimes

In five-dimensional minimal supergravity, there are spherical black holes with nontrivial topology outside the horizon which have the same conserved charges at infinity as the BMPV solution. We show that some of these black holes have greater entropy than the BMPV solution. These spacetimes are all asymptotically flat, stationary, and supersymmetric. We also show that there is a ...

#### Two-loop integrals for CP-even heavy quarkonium production and decays

By employing the method of differential equations, we compute the various types of two-loop master integrals involved in CP-even heavy quarkonium exclusive production and decays. All the integrals presented in this paper can be casted into canonical forms and expressed in terms of Goncharov polylogarithms and Harmonic polylogarithms. These master integrals are frequently used in ...