Quantum thermodynamics and semidefinite programming: regularization and algorithms

This paper establishes a general mathematical framework for variational problems in quantum thermodynamics with measurement constraints, leveraging non-commutative optimal transport to analyze dual formulations and zero-temperature limits while tailoring the approach to quantum state tomography and developing convergent computational algorithms.

Emanuele Caputo, Augusto Gerolin, Nataliia Monina, Pavlo Pelikh, Lorenzo Portinale2026-03-09🔢 math

Strong Approximation for the Character Variety of the Four-Times Punctured Sphere

This paper establishes that for most parameter sets, the symmetry group of Markoff-type equations acts transitively on the majority of solutions modulo pp for a density one set of primes, with specific applications proving near-complete transitivity results for the QQ-classification conjecture in SL2(Fp)\text{SL}_2(\mathbb{F}_p) and for solutions arising from generalized cluster algebras.

Nathaniel Kingsbury-Neuschotz2026-03-09🔢 math

Reductification of parahoric group schemes

This paper demonstrates that any parahoric group scheme over a henselian discretely valued field becomes reductive after a finite Galois extension, allowing it to be recovered as the smoothening of Galois invariants of a reductive model, a result that extends prior work to the wildly ramified case and confirms the Grothendieck–Serre conjecture for generically trivial parahoric torsors in sufficiently good residue characteristics.

Arnab Kundu2026-03-09🔢 math

A Survey on Stacked Intelligent Metasurfaces: Fundamentals, Recent Advances, and Challenges

This survey provides a comprehensive overview of stacked intelligent metasurfaces (SIMs), detailing their physical principles, modeling frameworks, and hardware realizations while examining their role in enabling advanced 6G functionalities like wave-domain signal processing, integrated sensing, and cell-free networks, alongside identifying key challenges for future research.

Chandan Kumar Sheemar, Wali Ullah Khan, Sourabh Solanki, George C. Alexandropoulos, Symeon Chatzinotas2026-03-09🔢 math