Holographic QCD Matter: Chiral Soliton Lattices in Strong Magnetic Field

This paper demonstrates within the holographic QCD framework that the ground state in a strong magnetic field and finite baryon density is a chiral soliton lattice, which is interpreted as uniformly distributed D4-branes and unified through five-dimensional instanton charge, leading to a magnetic-field-dependent pion decay constant that qualitatively agrees with lattice QCD results.

Markus A. G. Amano, Minoru Eto, Muneto Nitta + 1 more2026-03-02⚛️ hep-th

Imprints of UA(1)U_A(1) chiral anomaly and disorder in the Dirac eigenspectrum of QCD at finite temperature

This study utilizes lattice QCD simulations to analyze the Dirac eigenspectrum at finite temperature, revealing how intermediate level statistics and Thouless conductance serve as diagnostics for the interplay between chiral symmetry restoration and disorder-driven localization, particularly in the context of the effective restoration of the anomalous UA(1)U_A(1) symmetry.

Ravi Shanker, Harshit Pandey, Sayantan Sharma2026-03-02⚛️ hep-th

Fermion Mass Hierarchy and a High Quality Axion From Gauged U(1) Flavor Symmetry

This paper proposes a class of models based on a gauged U(1)FU(1)_F flavor symmetry that simultaneously explains the fermion mass hierarchy via the Froggatt-Nielsen mechanism and solves the strong CP problem with a high-quality axion, while also providing a unified framework for dark matter, leptogenesis, and testable flavor-changing predictions.

K. S. Babu, Sai Charan Chandrasekar, Zurab Tavartkiladze2026-03-02⚛️ hep-th