Mathematical physics sits at the fascinating intersection where abstract equations meet the fundamental laws of our universe. This field uses rigorous mathematical tools to model everything from the behavior of subatomic particles to the curvature of spacetime, turning complex theories into testable predictions. It is the language through which physicists describe reality, bridging the gap between pure mathematics and physical observation.

On Gist.Science, we process every new preprint published in this category on arXiv to make these dense studies accessible to everyone. Whether you are a specialist or a curious reader, you will find both plain-language overviews and detailed technical summaries for each paper. Below are the latest mathematical physics papers from arXiv, curated to help you explore the cutting edge of theoretical science.

🔢 mathematics

Quantum Framework for Simulating Linear PDEs with Robin Boundary Conditions

This paper proposes an explicit, oracle-free quantum framework that utilizes Schrödingerisation and efficient block-encoding to simulate general linear PDEs with Robin boundary conditions, inhomogeneous terms, and variable coefficients, achieving polynomial scaling in grid points and exponential advantages in spatial dimensions to overcome the classical curse of dimensionality.

Nikita Guseynov, Xiajie Huang, Nana Liu2026-05-27
🔢 mathematics

Exact WKB in all sectors II: Potentials with non-degenerate saddles

This paper advances the exact-WKB formalism for general one-dimensional potentials by analyzing spectral transitions across sectors via complexification, deriving exact median quantization conditions and trans-series structures for asymmetric triple-well and tilted double-well systems, and establishing transformation rules for genus-1 resurgence data that clarify the link between path integrals and exact-WKB methods.

Tatsuhiro Misumi, Cihan Pazarbaşı2026-05-27
⚛️ general relativity

Covariant Dynamical Systems Formulation of the Tolman-Oppenheimer-Volkoff Equations

This paper reformulates the Tolman-Oppenheimer-Volkoff equations for static, spherically symmetric perfect-fluid stars within the 1+1+21+1+2 semi-tetrad formalism as a covariant first-order dynamical system, enabling a geometric analysis of stellar structure through autonomous flows in phase space for both linear and general equations of state.

Eduardo Bittencourt, Mariam Campbell, Peter K. S. Dunsby, Sergio E. Jorás2026-05-27
⚛️ high-energy theory

SS-duality, boundary states, and higher-form symmetries on ALE spaces

This paper demonstrates that Abelian SS-duality on ALE spaces transforms the Maxwell partition function from a scalar into a vector-valued boundary state composed of theta-function blocks, which exhibit modular covariance and encode higher-form symmetry data, thereby establishing ALE spaces as chiral building blocks that glue to reproduce standard closed-manifold partition functions.

Mohamed M. Anber2026-05-27
🔢 mathematics

Generalized Minkowski Theorem for Tetrahedra in dS3{\rm dS}^3 and AdS3{\rm AdS}^3

This paper establishes a generalized Minkowski theorem for constant-curvature Lorentzian spaces by proving that four non-trivial SO+(1,2){\rm SO}^+(1,2) holonomies uniquely reconstruct a strictly convex tetrahedron in de Sitter or anti-de Sitter space under specific closure and convexity conditions, while also characterizing the resulting polar-dual projective tetrahedra and recovering classical Euclidean and hyperbolic reconstruction results in the spacelike sector.

Hongguang Liu, Qiaoyin Pan2026-05-27
🌀 nonlinear sciences

Multi-Scale Coherence of Represented Flows

This paper introduces a representation-dependent diagnostic called the "coherence matrix" to test the stability of finite-separation flow geometry across observational resolutions, demonstrating through synthetic fields, Lorenz dynamics, and renormalization-group flows that this metric reveals structural inconsistencies in representations, models, and truncations that standard local or spectral diagnostics may miss.

Amir Jafari2026-05-27
🔢 mathematics

Exact Solution for Non-Hermitian Free Fermions: A Case Study of the XY Chain

This paper presents an exact analytical solution for the non-Hermitian XY spin chain with complex anisotropy and open boundaries, demonstrating that its quasi-energy spectrum retains a free-fermion structure while explicitly constructing biorthogonal and generalized eigenvectors at exceptional points to reveal their role as branch points that permute eigenstates upon encirclement.

Yuguan Li, D. C. Liu, Murray T. Batchelor2026-05-27