Dynamical quantum phase transitions through the lens of mode dynamics

This paper establishes that dynamical quantum phase transitions (DQPTs) in generic quadratic fermionic systems are fundamentally characterized by the restoration of spin-flip symmetry in specific zero-energy dynamical critical modes, providing a unified framework that explains the necessary but insufficient conditions for DQPTs and their relationship to ground-state quantum phase transitions.

Akash Mitra, Shashi C. L. Srivastava2026-03-06⚛️ quant-ph

Anomalous scaling of heterogeneous elastic lines: a new picture from sample to sample fluctuations

This paper investigates a discrete model of a heterogeneous elastic line with random springs, demonstrating that when the spring constant distribution follows a power law with exponent μ<1\mu < 1, the system exhibits anomalous scaling driven by sample-to-sample fluctuations and abrupt shape jumps, a finding that challenges previous theoretical predictions and is validated by numerical simulations.

Maximilien Bernard, Pierre Le Doussal, Alberto Rosso + 1 more2026-03-05🔬 physics

The stochastic porous medium equation in one dimension

This paper investigates the one-dimensional stochastic porous medium equation with additive white noise, combining functional renormalization group predictions and extensive numerical simulations to characterize its growth exponents, anomalous scaling, and multiscaling properties, while identifying its stationary measure with a random walk model related to a Bessel process.

Maximilien Bernard, Andrei A. Fedorenko, Pierre Le Doussal + 1 more2026-03-05🔬 physics

Classical theory of electron-ion correlations at electrochemical interfaces: Closing the circuit from double-layer charging to ion adsorption

This paper presents a classical theory derived from first-principles statistical mechanics that incorporates electron-ion correlation effects via image charges to quantitatively explain experimental double-layer capacitance data and unify the phenomena of double-layer charging and ion adsorption.

Nils Bruch, Michael Eikerling, Tobias Binninger2026-03-05🔬 physics

Field digitization scaling in a ZNU(1)\mathbb{Z}_N \subset U(1) symmetric model

This paper proposes a "field digitization scaling" framework that treats the number of discrete field values NN as a renormalization group coupling, successfully applying it to relate the 2D classical clock model to the XY model and its quantum gauge theory counterpart to enable continuum limit analysis in quantum simulations.

Gabriele Calliari, Robert Ott, Hannes Pichler + 1 more2026-03-05⚛️ quant-ph

Irreversibility and symmetry breaking in the creation and annihilation of defects in active living matter

This study reveals that defect creation and annihilation in diverse active living systems exhibit spatial symmetry breaking and irreversibility driven by a dualism between nematic structure and polar forces, challenging conventional active nematic theories and highlighting these processes as major sources of entropy production.

Avraham Beer, Efraim Dov Neimand, Yuv Agarwal + 4 more2026-03-05🔬 physics