David Tong -- Publications in Theoretical Physics -- University of Cambridge

David Tong: Publications


  • [104] Phases of 2d Gauge Theories and Symmetric Mass Generation
    Abstract  PDF
    arXiv:2509.12305
    With Rishi Mouland and Bernardo Zan

  • [103] Dynamics of the Fermion-Rotor System
    Abstract  PDF
    arXiv:2508.21059
    With Vazha Loladze and Take Okui

  • [102] On the Hilbert Space of Dyons
    Abstract  PDF
    Phys. Rev. D110 (2024) 8 085014, arXiv:2401.01924
    With Rishi Mouland

  • [101] Fermion-Monopole Scattering in the Standard Model
    Abstract  PDF
    JHEP 08 (2024) 004, arXiv:2312.17746 [hep-th]
    With Marieke van Beest, Philip Boyle Smith, Diego Delmastro, and Rishi Mouland

  • [100] Monopoles, Scattering, and Generalized Symmetries
    Abstract  PDF
    JHEP 03 (2025) 014 arXiv:2306.07318 [hep-th]
    With Marieke van Beest, Philip Boyle Smith, Diego Delmastro, and Zohar Komargodski

  • [99] A Gauge Theory for Shallow Water
    Abstract  PDF
    SciPost Phys. 14, 102 (2023), arXiv:2209.10574 [hep-th].

  • [98] Chiral Gauge Dynamics: Candidates for Non-Supersymmetric Dualities
    Abstract  PDF
    JHEP 112 (2022), arXiv:2208.07842 [hep-th].
    With Avner Karasik and Kaan Onder

  • [97] On Discrete Anomalies in Chiral Gauge Theories
    Abstract  PDF
    JHEP 01 (2022) 112, arXiv:2104.03997 [hep-th].
    With Philip Boyle Smith, Avner Karasik and Nakarin Lohitsiri

  • [96] Comments on Symmetric Mass Generation in 2d and 4d
    Abstract  PDF
    JHEP 2022, 1 (2022), arXiv:2104.03997 [hep-th].

  • [95] Gapped Chiral Fermions
    Abstract  PDF
    Phys. Rev. X 11, 011063, arXiv:2009.05037 [hep-th].
    With Shlomo Razamat

  • [94] What Symmetries are Preserved by a Fermion Boundary State?
    Abstract  PDF
    arXiv:2006.07369 [hep-th]
    With Philip Boyle Smith

  • [93] Boundary RG Flows for Fermions and the Mod 2 Anomaly
    Abstract  PDF
    SciPost Phys. 10, 010 (2021), arXiv:2005.11314 [hep-th]
    With Philip Boyle Smith

  • [92] Evidence for a Non-Supersymmetric 5d CFT from Deformations of 5d SU(2) SYM
    Abstract  PDF
    JHEP 58 (2020), arXiv:2001.00023 [hep-th].
    With Pietro Benetti Genolini, Masazumi Honda, Hee-Cheol Kim and Cumrun Vafa

  • [91] Boundary States for Chiral Symmetries in Two Dimensions
    Abstract  PDF
    JHEP 18 (2020), arXiv:1912.01602 [hep-th]
    With Philip Boyle Smith

  • [90] If the Weak Were Strong and the Strong Were Weak
    Abstract  PDF
    SciPost Phys 7, 059 (2019), arXiv:1907.08221 [hep-th]
    With Nakarin Lohitsiri

  • [89] Hypercharge Quantisation and Fermat's Last Theorem
    Abstract  PDF
    SciPost Phys. 8, 009 (2020), arXiv:1907.00514 [hep-th]
    With Nakarin Lohitsiri

  • [88] Notes on 8 Majorana Fermions
    Abstract  PDF
    SciPost Phys. Lect. Notes 14 (2020) arXiv:1906.07199 [hep-th]
    With Carl Turner

  • [87] A Web of 2d Dualities: Z2 Gauge Fields and Arf Invariants
    Abstract  PDF
    SciPost Phys. 7, 007 (2019), arXiv:1902.05550 [hep-th].
    With Andreas Karch and Carl Turner

  • [86] Hall Viscosity in the Non-Abelian Quantum Hall Matrix Model
    Abstract  PDF
    Phys. Rev. B98, 075133 (2018); arXiv:1805.05319 [cond-mat].
    With Matt Lapa, Carl Turner and Taylor Hughes

  • [85] Mirror Symmetry and Bosonization in 2d and 3d
    Abstract  PDF
    JHEP 1807 (2018) 059, arXiv:1805.00941 [hep-th].
    With Andreas Karch and Carl Turner

  • [84] ADHM and the 4d Quantum Hall Effect
    Abstract  PDF
    JHEP (2018) 2018: 40, arXiv:1710.09833 [hep-th].
    With Alec Barns-Graham, Nick Dorey, Nakarin Lohitsiri and Carl Turner

  • [83] Line Operators in the Standard Model
    Abstract  PDF
    JHEP 1707, 104 (2017), arXiv:1705.01853 [hep-th].

  • [82] The Conformal Spectrum of Non-Abelian Anyons
    Abstract  PDF
    SciPost Phys. 4, 022 (2018), arXiv:1611.05848 [hep-th].
    With Nima Doroud and Carl Turner

  • [81] More Abelian Dualities in 2+1 Dimensions
    Abstract  PDF
    JHEP 1701 (2017) 017 , arXiv:1609.04012 [hep-th].
    With Andreas Karch and Brandon Robinson

  • [80] Non-Abelian 3d Bosonization and Quantum Hall States
    Abstract  PDF
    JHEP 1612 (2016) 067 , arXiv:1608.04732 [hep-th].
    With Djordje Radicevic and Carl Turner

  • [79] Particle-Vortex Duality from 3d Bosonization
    Abstract  PDF
    Phys. Rev. X 6, 031043, arXiv:1606.01893 [hep-th].
    With Andreas Karch

  • [78] A Matrix Model for WZW
    Abstract  PDF
    JHEP 1608 (2016) 007 , arXiv:1604.05711 [hep-th].
    With Nick Dorey and Carl Turner

  • [77] A Matrix Model for Non-Abelian Quantum Hall States
    Abstract  PDF
    Phys. Rev. B 94, 085114 (2016), arXiv:1603.09688 [cond-mat].
    With Nick Dorey and Carl Turner

  • [76] On Superconformal Anyons
    Abstract  PDF
    JHEP 1601 (2016) 138, arXiv:1511.01491 [hep-th].
    With Nima Doroud and Carl Turner

  • [75] Vortices and Monopoles in a Harmonic Trap
    Abstract  PDF
    JHEP 1512 (2015) 098, arXiv:1508.01207 [hep-th].
    With Carl Turner

  • [74] The Quantum Hall Effect in Supersymmetric Chern-Simons Theories
    Abstract  PDF
    Phys. Rev. B 92, 235125 (2015), arXiv:1508.00580 [hep-th].
    With Carl Turner

  • [73] Holographic Charge Oscillations
    Abstract  PDF
    JHEP 1504:019 (2015) arXiv:1412.2003 [hep-th].
    With Mike Blake and Aristos Donos

  • [72] ADHM Revisited: Instantons and Wilson Lines
    Abstract   Postscript   PDF
    Phys. Rev. D91, 026007 (2015) arXiv:1410.8523 [hep-th].
    With Kenny Wong

  • [71] Quantum Dynamics of Supergravity on R^3 x S^1
    Abstract   Postscript   PDF
    JHEP 1412:142 (2014) arXiv:1408.3418 [hep-th].
    With Carl Turner

  • [70] Intersecting Branes, Domain Walls and Superpotentials in 3d Gauge Theories
    Abstract   Postscript   PDF
    JHEP 1508:119 (2014) arXiv:1405.5226 [hep-th].
    With Daniele Dorigoni

  • [69] The Holographic Dual of AdS3 x S3 x S3 x S1
    Abstract   Postscript   PDF
    JHEP 1404:193 (2014) arXiv:1402.5135 [hep-th].

  • [68] Monopoles and Wilson Lines
    Abstract   PDF
    JHEP 1406 048 (2014) arXiv:1401.6167 [hep-th].
    With Kenny Wong

  • [67] Holographic Lattices Give the Graviton a Mass
    Abstract   PDF
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 112, 071602 (2014) arXiv:1310.3832 [hep-th].
    With Mike Blake and David Vegh

  • [66] Vortices and Impurities
    Abstract   Postscript   PDF
    JHEP 1401:090 (2014) arXiv:1309.2644 [hep-th].
    With Kenny Wong

  • [65] Universal Resistivity from Holographic Massive Gravity
    Abstract   Postscript   PDF
    Phys. Rev. D88, 106004 (2013) arXiv:1308.4970 [hep-th].
    With Mike Blake

  • [64] Gauge Dynamics and Topological Insulators
    Abstract   Postscript   PDF
    JHEP 1309 025 (2013) arXiv:1305.2414 [hep-th].
    With Benjamin Béri and Kenny Wong

  • [63] Confinement in Anti-de Sitter Space
    Abstract   Postscript   PDF
    JHEP 1302 076 (2013), arXiv:1210.5195 [hep-th].
    With Ofer Aharony, Micha Berkooz and Shimon Yankielowicz

  • [62] Fluctuation and Dissipation at a Quantum Critical Point
    Abstract   Postscript   PDF
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 061602 (2013), arXiv:1210.1580 [hep-th].
    With Kenny Wong

  • [61] Further Evidence for Lattice-Induced Scaling
    Abstract   PDF
    JHEP 1211 (2012) 102 arXiv:1209.1098 [hep-th].
    With Gary Horowitz and Jorge Santos

  • [60] Holographic Dual of the Lowest Landau Level
    Abstract   PDF
    JHEP 1212 (2012) 039 arXiv:1208.5771 [hep-th].
    With Mike Blake, Stefano Bolognesi and Kenny Wong

  • [59] A Gapless Hard Wall: Magnetic Catalysis in Bulk and Boundary
    Abstract   Postscript   PDF
    JHEP 1207 (2012) 162 arXiv:1204.6029 [hep-th].
    With Stefano Bolognesi, João Laia and Kenny Wong

  • [58] Optical Conductivity with Holographic Lattices
    Abstract   PDF
    JHEP 1207 (2012) 168 arXiv:1204.0519 [hep-th].
    With Gary Horowitz and Jorge Santos

  • [57] Magnetic Catalysis in AdS4
    Abstract   PostScript   PDF
    Clas. Quantum Grav, Vol 29, 194003 (2012) arXiv:1110.5902 [hep-th].
    With Stefano Bolognesi

  • [56] Flowing Between Fermionic Fixed Points
    Abstract   PostScript   PDF
    JHEP 1111:131 (2011) arXiv:1108.2216 [hep-th].
    With João Laia

  • [55] A Holographic Flat Band
    Abstract   PDF
    JHEP 1111:124 (2011) arXiv:1108.1381 [hep-th].
    With João Laia

  • [54] Monopoles and Holography
    Abstract   PostScript   PDF
    JHEP 1101:153 (2011) arXiv:1010.4178 [hep-th].
    With Stefano Bolognesi

  • [53] Towards Strange Metallic Holography
    Abstract   PDF
    JHEP 1004:120 (2010) arXiv:0912.1061 [hep-th].
    With Sean Hartnoll, Joe Polchinski and Eva Silverstein

  • [52] The Partonic Nature of Instantons
    Abstract   PostScript  PDF
    JHEP 0908:006 (2009) arXiv:0905.2267 [hep-th].
    With Ben Collie
    Associated mathematica notebooks available for download here.

  • [51] Berry Phase and Supersymmetry
    Abstract   PostScript  PDF
    JHEP 01 (2009) 063, arXiv:0810.1280 [hep-th].
    With Julian Sonner

  • [50] Quantum Vortex Strings: A Review
    Abstract   PostScript  PDF
    Annals of Physics, Vol 324 (2009) 1, arXiv:0809.5060 [hep-th].

  • [49] Non-Abelian Berry Phases and BPS Monopoles
    Abstract   PostScript  PDF
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 102, 191801 (2009), arXiv:0809.3783 [hep-th].
    With Julian Sonner
    (Published under the title "Scheme for Building a 't Hooft-Polyakov Monopole")

  • [48] The Dynamics of Chern-Simons Vortices
    Abstract   PostScript  PDF
    Phys.Rev. D78 (2008) 065013, arXiv:0805.0602 [hep-th].
    With Ben Collie

  • [47] Instantons, Fermions and Chern-Simons Terms
    Abstract   PostScript  PDF
    JHEP, 07 (2008) 015, arXiv:0804.1772 [hep-th].
    With Ben Collie

  • [46] Membranes on an Orbifold
    Abstract   PostScript  PDF
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 041602 (2008), arXiv:0804.1114 [hep-th].
    With Neil Lambert

  • [45] The Berry Phase of D0-Branes
    Abstract   PostScript  PDF
    JHEP 03 (2008) 065, arXiv:0801.1813 [hep-th].
    With Chris Pedder and Julian Sonner

  • [44] The Geometric Phase and Gravitational Precession of D-Branes
    Abstract   PostScript  PDF
    Phys.Rev. D76 (2007) 126014, arXiv:0709.2136 [hep-th].
    With Chris Pedder and Julian Sonner

  • [43] The Geometric Phase in Supersymmetric Quantum Mechanics
    Abstract   PostScript  PDF
    Phys.Rev. D77 (2008) 025009, arXiv:0709.0731 [hep-th].
    With Chris Pedder and Julian Sonner

  • [42] The Quantum Dynamics of Heterotic Vortex Strings
    Abstract   PostScript  PDF
    JHEP 09 (2007) 022, hep-th/0703235.

  • [41] Heterotic Vortex Strings
    Abstract   PostScript  PDF
    JHEP 05 (2007) 005, hep-th/0703045.
    With Mohammad Edalati

  • [40] Superconformal Vortex Strings
    Abstract   PostScript  PDF
    JHEP 12 (2006) 051, hep-th/0610214.

  • [39] Aspects of Non-Abelian Gauge Dynamics in Two-Dimensional N=(2,2) Theories
    Abstract   PostScript  PDF
    JHEP 05 (2007) 079, hep-th/0609032.
    With Kentaro Hori

  • [38] Instantons and Emergent AdS_3 x S^3 Geometry
    Abstract   PostScript  PDF
    JHEP 06 (2006) 017, hep-th/0604090.
    With Heng-Yu Chen

  • [37] D-Branes in Field Theory
    Abstract   PostScript  PDF
    JHEP 02 (2006) 030, hep-th/0512192.

  • [36] Skyrmions from Instantons inside Domain Walls
    Abstract   PostScript  PDF
    Phys.Rev.Lett. 95 (2005) 252003, hep-th/0508130.
    With Minoru Eto, Muneto Nitta and Keisuke Ohashi

  • [35] On Monopoles and Domain Walls
    Abstract   PostScript  PDF
    Commun. Math. Phys. (2006) 10 1007, hep-th/0507140.
    With Ami Hanany

  • [34] Reconnection of Non-Abelian Cosmic Strings
    Abstract   PostScript  PDF
    JCAP 09 (2005) 004, hep-th/0506022.
    With Koji Hashimoto

  • [33] Monopoles, Vortices, Domain Walls and D-Branes: The Rules of Interaction
    Abstract   PostScript  PDF
    JHEP 0503 (2005) 019, hep-th/0501207.
    With Norisuke Sakai

  • [32] The dS/dS Correspondence  
    Abstract   PostScript  PDF
    AIP Conf.Proc. 743 (2005) 393, "Strings and Cosmology" hep-th/0407125.
    With Mohsen Alishahiha, Andreas Karch and  Eva Silverstein

  • [31] DBI in the Sky  
    Abstract   PostScript  PDF
    Phys.Rev. D70 (2004) 123505, hep-th/0404084.
    With Mohsen Alishahiha and Eva Silverstein

  • [30] Vortex Strings and Four Dimensional Gauge Dynamics  
    Abstract   PostScript   PDF
    JHEP 0404 (2004) 066, hep-th/0403158.
    With Amihay Hanany

  • [29] Scalar Speed Limits and Cosmology: Acceleration from D-cceleration  
    Abstract   PostScript   PDF
    Phys.Rev. D70 (2004) 103505, hep-th/0310221.
    With Eva Silverstein

  • [28] Monopoles in the Higgs Phase:
    Abstract   PostScript   PDF
    Phys.Rev. D69 (2004) 065003, hep-th/0307302.

  • [27] A Quantum Hall Fluid of Vortices  
    Abstract   PostScript   PDF
    JHEP 0402 (2004) 046, hep-th/0306266.

  • [26] Vortices, Instantons and Branes  
    Abstract   PostScript   PDF
    JHEP 0307 (2003) 037,  hep-th/0306150.
    With Ami Hanany

  • [25] Mirror Mirror on the Wall: On Two-Dimensional Black Holes and Liouville Theory  
    Abstract   PostScript   PDF
    JHEP 0304 (2003) 031, hep-th/0303151. 

  • [24] Comments on Condensates in Non-Supersymmetric Orbifold Field Theories  
    Abstract   PostScript   PDF
    JHEP 0303 (2003) 022,   hep-th/0212235. 

  • [23] The Moduli Space of Noncommutative Vortices
    Abstract   PostScript   PDF
    J.Math.Phys. 44 (2003) 3509, hep-th/0210010.  

  • [22] Conifold Transitions and Five Brane Condensation in M-Theory on Spin(7) Manifolds  
    Abstract   PostScript   PDF
    Class.Quant.Grav. 20 (2003) 665, hep-th/0207244.
    With Sergei Gukov and James Sparks.

  • [21] NS5-Branes, T-Duality and Worldsheet Instantons 
    Abstract   PostScript   PDF
    JHEP 0207 (2002) 013, hep-th/0204186.

  • [20]  D-Brane Probes of Special Holonomy Manifolds  
    Abstract   PostScript   PDF
    JHEP 0204 (2002) 050, hep-th/0202126.
    With Sergei Gukov.

  • [19] D-Brane Probes of G2 Holonomy Manifolds  
    Abstract   PostScript   PDF
    Phys.Rev. D66 (2002) 025013, hep-th/0202125.
    With Sergei Gukov .

  • [18] The Moduli Space of BPS Domain Walls  
    Abstract   PostScript   PDF
    Phys. Rev. D66 (2002) 025013, hep-th/0202012. 

  • [17] Mirror Symmetry in (2+1)-Dimensions and (1+1)-Dimensions  
    Abstract   PostScript   PDF
    JHEP 0107 (2001) 022, hep-th/0105075.
    With Mina Aganagic, Kentaro Hori and Andreas Karch

  • [16] Multi-Domain Walls in Massive Supersymmetric Sigma Models  
    Abstract   PostScript   PDF
    Phys. Rev. D64 (2001) 025010, hep-th/0012178.
    With Jerome Gauntlett and Paul Townsend

  • [15] D-Brane Solitons in Supersymmetric Sigma Models  
    Abstract   PostScript   PDF
    Phys. Rev. D63 (2001) 085002, hep-th/0008221.
    With Jerome Gauntlett, Ruben Portugues and Paul Townsend .

  • [14] The Moduli Space of Two U(1) Instantons on Non-Commutative R4 and R3xS1  
    Abstract   PostScript   PDF
    Phys. Rev. D63 (2001) 065017, hep-th/0008092.
    With Kimyeong Lee and Sangheon Yi.

  • [13] Supersymmetric Intersecting Domain Walls in Massive Hyperkahler Sigma Models:  
    Abstract   PostScript   PDF
    Phys. Rev. D63 (2001) 085001, hep-th/0007124.
    With Jerome Gauntlett and Paul Townsend.

  • [12] Brane Potentials and Moduli Spaces  
    Abstract   PostScript   PDF
    JHEP 0010 (2000) 032, hep-th/0007083.
    With George Papadopoulos.

  • [11] Dynamics of N=2 Supersymmetric Chern-Simons Theories  
    Abstract   PostScript   PDF
    JHEP 0007 (2000) 019, hep-th/0005186.

  • [10] Brane-Antibrane Constructions  
    Abstract   PostScript   PDF
    JHEP 0003 (2000) 015, hep-th/0001066.
    With Sunil Mukhi and Nemani Suryanarayana.

  • [9] Mirror Symmetry and Toric Geometry in Three Dimensional Gauge Theories
    Abstract   PostScript   PDF
    JHEP 0005 (2000) 018, hep-th/9911094.
    With Nick Dorey.

  • [8] Kinky D-Strings  
    Abstract   PostScript   PDF
    Nucl. Phys. B569 (2000) 606, hep-th/9907098.
    With Neil Lambert.

  • [7] Dyonic Instantons in Five Dimensional Gauge Theories  
    Abstract   PostScript   PDF
    Phys. Lett B569 (2000) 606, hep-th/9907014.
    With Neil Lambert.

  • [6] The BPS Spectrum of Gauge Theories in Two and Four Dimensions  
    Abstract   PostScript   PDF
    JHEP 9905 (1999) 006, hep-th/9902134.
    With Nick Dorey and Tim Hollowood.

  • [5] A Note on ¼-BPS States  
    Abstract   PostScript   PDF
    Phys. Lett B460 (1999) 295, hep-th/9902005.

  • [4] Three Dimensional Gauge Theories and ADE Monopoles  
    Abstract   PostScript   PDF
    Phys. Lett. B448 (1999) 33, hep-th/9803148 .   

  • [3] Instanton Effects in Three Dimensional Gauge Theories with Matter  
    Abstract   PostScript   PDF
    JHEP 9804 (1998) 005, hep-th/9803065.
    With Nick Dorey and Stefan Vandoren.

  • [2] Instantons, Three Dimensional Gauge Theories, and Monopole Moduli Spaces  
    Abstract   PostScript   PDF
    Phys. Rev. D5 (1998) 085001, hep-th/9710098.
    With Christophe Fraser.

  • [1] Instantons, Three Dimensional Gauge Theories and the Atiyah-Hitchin Manifold  
    Abstract   PostScript   PDF
    Nucl. Phys. B502 (1997) 59, hep-th/9703228.
    With Nick Dorey, Valya Khoze, Michael Mattis and Stefan Vandoren.