Tree codes and sort-and-sweep algorithms for neighborhood computation: A cache-conscious comparison

This paper compares cache-conscious sort-and-sweep and tree-code algorithms for neighborhood computation in two-dimensional discrete element method simulations, finding that while tree codes offer slightly better performance and improved parallelization potential, they come at the cost of significantly increased code complexity.

Dominik Krengel, Yuki Watanabe, Ko Kandori + 2 more2026-03-06🔬 physics

Empirical Stability Analysis of Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks in Hard-Constrained Recurrent Physics-Informed Discovery

This paper empirically demonstrates that while Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks (KANs) can compete with MLPs on simple univariate residuals in hard-constrained recurrent physics-informed architectures, they suffer from severe hyperparameter fragility, instability in deeper configurations, and consistent failure on multiplicative terms, ultimately revealing limitations in their additive inductive bias for modeling state coupling in oscillatory systems.

Enzo Nicolas Spotorno, Josafat Leal Filho, Antonio Augusto Medeiros Frohlich2026-03-06🔬 physics

Supervised Metric Regularization Through Alternating Optimization for Multi-Regime Physics-Informed Neural Networks

This paper introduces Topology-Aware PINNs (TAPINN), a novel framework that employs supervised metric regularization and alternating optimization to effectively resolve spectral bias and mode collapse in multi-regime physics-informed neural networks, achieving superior convergence stability and accuracy compared to standard and hypernetwork-based baselines.

Enzo Nicolas Spotorno, Josafat Ribeiro Leal, Antonio Augusto Frohlich2026-03-06🔬 physics

Bayesian Inference for PDE-based Inverse Problems using the Optimization of a Discrete Loss

This paper introduces B-ODIL, a Bayesian extension of the Optimization of a Discrete Loss (ODIL) method that integrates PDE-based prior knowledge with data likelihood to solve inverse problems with quantified uncertainties, demonstrating its effectiveness through synthetic benchmarks and a clinical application for estimating brain tumor concentration from MRI scans.

Lucas Amoudruz, Sergey Litvinov, Costas Papadimitriou + 1 more2026-03-06🔬 physics

Uncertainty quantification and stability of neural operators for prediction of three-dimensional turbulence

This study introduces a factorized-implicit Fourier Neural Operator (F-IFNO) framework that enhances long-term stability and accuracy in predicting three-dimensional turbulence by integrating uncertainty quantification and error propagation analysis to overcome the limitations of traditional models and existing neural operators.

Xintong Zou, Zhijie Li, Yunpeng Wang + 2 more2026-03-06🔬 physics

A Comparative Study of the Streaming Instability: Unstratified Models with Marginally Coupled Grains

This study presents the first systematic comparison of seven hydrodynamic codes simulating the unstratified streaming instability, revealing broad qualitative agreement across methods while identifying dust modeling choices and resolution as key factors influencing quantitative density statistics and highlighting the superior energy efficiency and scalability of GPU-based implementations.

Stanley A. Baronett, Wladimir Lyra, Hossam Aly + 19 more2026-03-06🔭 astro-ph

Escaping the Hydrolysis Trap: An Agentic Workflow for Inverse Design of Durable Photocatalytic Covalent Organic Frameworks

This paper introduces "Ara," an LLM-based agentic workflow that leverages chemical priors to efficiently navigate the design space of covalent organic frameworks, successfully identifying durable and active photocatalysts for solar hydrogen production with significantly higher hit rates and faster convergence than random search or Bayesian optimization.

Iman Peivaste, Nicolas D. Boscher, Ahmed Makradi + 1 more2026-03-06🔬 cond-mat.mtrl-sci

Inverse-design of two-dimensional magnonic crystals via topology optimization with frequency-domain micromagnetics

This study presents an inverse-design framework combining genetic algorithms with frequency-domain micromagnetics to successfully discover unconventional two-dimensional magnonic crystal structures featuring large band gaps, thereby addressing the challenges of optimizing complex lattice geometries for targeted spin-wave properties.

Ryunosuke Nagaoka, Takahiro Yamazaki, Chiharu Mitsumata + 2 more2026-03-06🔬 cond-mat.mtrl-sci

Unraveling the Atomic-Scale Pathways Driving Pressure-Induced Phase Transitions in Silicon

This study employs advanced GAP interatomic potentials, molecular dynamics, and solid-state nudged elastic band calculations to elucidate the atomic-scale mechanisms and pressure-dependent nucleation barriers driving the phase transformations of silicon, particularly linking simulation results to experimental observations of hexagonal phase formation from BC8/R8 precursors.

Fabrizio Rovaris, Anna Marzegalli, Francesco Montalenti + 1 more2026-03-06🔬 cond-mat.mtrl-sci

Metabolic quantum limit to the information capacity of magnetoencephalography

By combining the energy resolution limits of quantum sensors with the human brain's metabolic power, this paper establishes a technology-independent fundamental bound of approximately 2.2 Mbit/s on the information capacity of magnetoencephalography, revealing an inherent spatio-temporal trade-off that limits the spatial complexity of detectable neural patterns.

E. Gkoudinakis, S. Li, I. K. Kominis2026-03-06⚛️ quant-ph

Mixed-State Measurement-Induced Phase Transitions in Imaginary-Time Dynamics

This paper introduces measurement-dressed imaginary-time evolution (MDITE) as a novel framework for studying mixed-state phase transitions driven by the competition between coherence-restoring dynamics and decoherence, demonstrating the existence of new critical behaviors in one- and two-dimensional models that fall outside known universality classes.

Yi-Ming Ding, Zenan Liu, Xu Tian, Zhe Wang, Yanzhang Zhu, Zheng Yan2026-03-06⚛️ quant-ph

Extending spin-lattice relaxation theory to three-phonon processes

This paper extends first-principles spin-lattice relaxation theory to include three-phonon processes, demonstrating that while these contributions are negligible for the studied Chromium nitride complex under experimental conditions—thereby validating the weak coupling assumption—the framework reveals that slightly stronger coupling could make three-phonon effects significant at room temperature.

Nilanjana Chanda, Alessandro Lunghi2026-03-06⚛️ quant-ph

Fast proton transport and neutron production in proton therapy using Fourier neural operators

This paper introduces a Fourier Neural Operator-based surrogate model that rapidly and accurately predicts angle- and energy-resolved proton transport and neutron production in proton therapy, achieving Monte Carlo-level accuracy within seconds to enable real-time adaptive range verification and neutron dose estimation.

Francesco Blangiardi, Hunter N. Ratliff, Fabian Teichert + 3 more2026-03-05🔬 physics