This section explores the intersection where physics meets data analysis, a rapidly evolving frontier where complex datasets reveal hidden patterns in the universe. From tracking particle collisions to modeling cosmic structures, these studies rely on advanced statistical methods to turn raw numbers into fundamental insights about how reality works.

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Below are the latest papers in physics and data analysis, organized for easy reading and discovery.

High-Accuracy Material Classification via Reference-Free Terahertz Spectroscopy: Revisiting Spectral Referencing and Feature Selection

This paper demonstrates that high-accuracy, reference-free material classification using sparse-frequency terahertz spectroscopy can be achieved by applying data-driven feature selection algorithms to identify discriminative absorption bands, thereby eliminating the need for broadband sources and reference measurements for compact sensor applications.

Mathias Hedegaard Kristensen, Paweł Piotr Cielecki, Esben Skovsen2026-03-03🔬 physics.app-ph

Algorithm to extract direction in 2D discrete distributions and a continuous Frobenius norm

This paper presents a novel algorithm that determines the directionality of 2D discrete data distributions by rotating a reference matrix to minimize the Frobenius norm of the difference, a process generalized via a derived continuous analog (CFND) that approximates the relationship as an absolute sine function for applications in fields like neutrino detection and astronomy.

Jeffrey G. Yepez, Jackson D. Seligman, Max A. A. Dornfest, Brian C. Crow, John G. Learned, Viacheslav A. Li2026-03-02🔭 astro-ph

Dichography: Two-frame Ultrafast Imaging from a Single Diffraction Pattern

This paper introduces and experimentally validates "Dichography," a method that algorithmically separates overlapping diffraction signals from two time-delayed, multi-color X-ray pulses to reconstruct two distinct ultrafast images of nanoscale samples from a single detector pattern, thereby enabling the capture of structural dynamics before significant radiation damage occurs.

Linos Hecht, Andre Al Haddad, Björn Bastian, Thomas M. Baumann, Johan Bielecki, Christoph Bostedt, Subhendu De, Alberto De Fanis, Simon Dold, Thomas Fennel, Fanny Goy, Christina Graf, Robert Hartmann (…)2026-03-02🔬 physics.optics

Geometric Autoencoder Priors for Bayesian Inversion: Learn First Observe Later

This paper introduces Geometric Autoencoders for Bayesian Inversion (GABI), a framework that learns geometry-aware generative models from large datasets of varying physical systems to serve as informative priors for robust, well-calibrated uncertainty quantification in ill-posed inverse problems without requiring knowledge of governing equations.

Arnaud Vadeboncoeur, Gregory Duthé, Mark Girolami, Eleni Chatzi2026-03-02📊 stat

NuBench: An Open Benchmark for Deep Learning-Based Event Reconstruction in Neutrino Telescopes

This paper introduces NuBench, an open benchmark comprising seven large-scale simulated datasets across six detector geometries, designed to facilitate the development and comparative evaluation of deep learning-based event reconstruction methods for neutrino telescopes.

Rasmus F. Orsoe, Stephan Meighen-Berger, Jeffrey Lazar, Jorge Prado, Ivan Mozun-Mateo, Aske Rosted, Philip Weigel, Arturo Llorente Anaya2026-03-02⚛️ hep-ex

Short-Term Forecasting of Energy Production and Consumption Using Extreme Learning Machine: A Comprehensive MIMO based ELM Approach

This paper proposes a novel Multi-Input Multi-Output (MIMO) Extreme Learning Machine (ELM) approach for short-term energy forecasting in Corsica that leverages sliding windows and cyclic time encoding to achieve high accuracy and computational efficiency for real-time applications, significantly outperforming persistence models while offering a closed-form solution superior to deep learning methods like LSTM.

Cyril Voyant, Milan Despotovic, Luis Garcia-Gutierrez, Mohammed Asloune, Yves-Marie Saint-Drenan, Jean-Laurent Duchaud, hjuvan Antone Faggianelli, Elena Magliaro2026-02-27🤖 cs.LG

Uncertainties of a Spherical Magnetic Field Camera

This paper presents a systematic Monte Carlo-based uncertainty propagation analysis for a spherical magnetic field camera, quantifying how sensor calibration and positioning errors impact the spatial distribution of field estimation uncertainty to identify dominant error sources and assess the robustness of spherical harmonic methods.

Fynn Foerger, Philip Suskin, Marija Boberg, Jonas Faltinath, Tobias Knopp, Martin Möddel2026-02-24🔬 physics.app-ph