Can deleterious mutations surf deterministic population waves? A functional law of large numbers for a spatial model of Muller's ratchet

This paper establishes a functional law of large numbers for a spatial model of Muller's ratchet, proving that the system converges to an infinite system of partial differential equations that rigorously determine population spreading speeds and demonstrate that deleterious mutations can indeed surf deterministic population waves.

João Luiz de Oliveira Madeira, Marcel Ortgiese, Sarah Penington2026-03-09🔢 math

Uniform sum-product phenomenon for algebraic groups and Bremner's conjecture

This paper combines additive combinatorics and Diophantine geometry to establish a uniform sum-product phenomenon for one-dimensional algebraic groups over C\mathbb{C}, thereby resolving Bremner's conjecture on arithmetic progressions in elliptic curve coordinates and improving upon existing results by Bays--Breuillard regarding Elekes--Szabó-type theorems.

Joseph Harrison, Akshat Mudgal, Harry Schmidt2026-03-09🔢 math

A class of d-dimensional directed polymers in a Gaussian environment

This paper introduces and analyzes a broad class of continuous directed polymers in Rd\mathbb{R}^d driven by Gaussian environments, establishing their structural properties, proving a sharp measure-theoretic dichotomy regarding their relation to Wiener measure, and demonstrating diffusive behavior in high dimensions and high temperatures, thereby extending the Alberts--Khanin--Quastel framework to higher-dimensional settings.

Le Chen, Cheng Ouyang, Samy Tindel, Panqiu Xia2026-03-09🔢 math

The *-variation of the Banach-Mazur game and forcing axioms

This paper introduces a new poset property defined via a variation of the Banach-Mazur game that strengthens (ω1+1)(\omega_1+1)-strategic closedness, proves that the Proper Forcing Axiom (PFA) is preserved under forcing with such posets, and applies this result to reproduce Magidor's theorem on the consistency of PFA with weak square principles while distinguishing the property from (ω1+1)(\omega_1+1)-operational closedness.

Yasuo Yoshinobu2026-03-06🔢 math

Modified averaged vector field methods preserving multiple invariants for conservative stochastic differential equations

This paper proposes and analyzes a novel class of modified averaged vector field methods that simultaneously preserve multiple invariants for conservative Stratonovich stochastic differential equations, proving their mean square convergence order of 1 under commutative noises and demonstrating their superiority in long-time simulations through numerical experiments.

Chuchu Chen, Jialin Hong, Diancong Jin2026-03-06🔢 math

The probabilistic superiority of stochastic symplectic methods via large deviations principles

This paper establishes the probabilistic superiority of stochastic symplectic methods over non-symplectic ones by proving that the former asymptotically preserve the large deviations principles governing the exponential decay of hitting probabilities for the mean position and velocity of stochastic Hamiltonian systems, a result demonstrated via the Gärtner–Ellis theorem on the linear stochastic oscillator.

Chuchu Chen, Jialin Hong, Diancong Jin + 1 more2026-03-06🔢 math