7–11 Jul 2025
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
Africa/Johannesburg timezone
Registration open until 20 May 2025

Machine Learning Modular Forms in String Theory

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1h
Solomon Mahlangu House (University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg)

Solomon Mahlangu House

University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg

Oral Presentation Track G - Theoretical and Computational Physics Theoretical and Computational Physics

Speaker

Abinash Swain (University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, SA)

Description

Over the last two decades, automorphic forms have emerged as encoders of the mathematical principles underlying the organization of information and microstates in quantum gravity. Perhaps their most significant appearance in this context lies in the counting of black hole microscopic states. The detection and classification of modular forms—and the analysis of their modular properties—thus offer promising pathways to a deeper understanding of quantum black holes.

In this talk, I will demonstrate how the search for modular symmetries relevant to quantum gravity is highly amenable to ML techniques. I will present preliminary results in this direction by developing ML protocols for classifying modular and Jacobi forms and report on the efficacy of the neural nets employed. I will conclude with remarks on potential applications to black hole microstate counting.

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Primary author

Abinash Swain (University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, SA)

Co-authors

Mr Dumisani Nxumalo (University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, SA) Mr Pratik Roy (University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, SA) Mr Suresh Nampuri (University of Lisbon, Portugal) Mr Vishnu Jejjala (University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, SA)

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