Successive single-q and double-q orders in an anisotropic XY model on the diamond structure: a model for quadrupole ordering in PrIr2_2Zn20_{20}

This study utilizes classical Monte Carlo simulations of an effective Γ3\Gamma_3 quadrupole model on a diamond lattice to demonstrate that the competition between magnetic fields and quadrupole anisotropy, mediated by a crucial symmetry-allowed biquadratic interaction, drives successive single-qq and double-qq ordering transitions that reproduce the experimentally observed weak-field topology in PrIr2_2Zn20_{20}.

Kaito Sasa, Kazumasa Hattori2026-03-06🔬 physics

Hollow toroidal rotation profiles in strongly electron heated H-mode plasmas in the ASDEX Upgrade tokamak

This study on ASDEX Upgrade H-mode plasmas reveals that strong electron heating induces hollow toroidal rotation profiles by generating a counter-current intrinsic torque through a transition to mixed ITG-TEM turbulence, which balances inward convective momentum transport and is critically influenced by pedestal-top density.

C. F. B. Zimmermann, R. M. McDermott, C. Angioni + 8 more2026-03-06🔬 physics

Disorder effects in Ising metamagnetic phase transition

This study employs Monte Carlo simulations to investigate how nonmagnetic impurities and quenched random magnetic fields suppress the antiferromagnetic phase transition in Ising metamagnets, revealing distinct linear and nonlinear dependencies of the critical temperature on disorder concentration and field width, respectively, while confirming that the pure system's Néel temperature is recovered in the limit of vanishing disorder.

A. B. Acharyya, M. Acharyya2026-03-06🔬 physics

Six-αα cluster Bose-Einstein condensation and supersolid 12^{12}C($0_2^+)++^{12}C(C(0_2^+)molecularstructurein molecular structure in ^{24}$Mg

This paper demonstrates that the Superfluid α\alpha-Cluster Model, by rigorously treating Nambu-Goldstone zero modes, provides a unified description of low-spin six-α\alpha condensate states and high-spin 12^{12}C($0_2^+)+)+^{12}C(C(0_2^+)molecularresonancesin) molecular resonances in ^{24}$Mg, identifying these states as a signature of nuclear supersolidity characterized by the coexistence of superfluidity and crystallinity.

S. Ohkubo, J. Takahashi, Y. Yamanaka2026-03-06🔬 physics

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

When minor issues matter: symmetries, pluralism, and polarization in similarity-based opinion dynamics

This paper introduces a stochastic agent-based model of opinion dynamics incorporating heterogeneous issue weights and both attractive and repulsive social forces, revealing that even minor issues can destabilize consensus and drive polarization or pluralism depending on similarity thresholds, while offering symmetry-based insights and strategies to mitigate polarization through diversified discourse.

Brian Mintz, Daniel Simonson, Dominik Wodarz + 2 more2026-03-06🔬 physics

Fast array-based particle coincidence detection in a TimePix3-based velocity map imaging instrument

This paper presents a rapid, GPU-parallelized array-based algorithm that enables real-time, high-fidelity particle coincidence detection and centroiding for TimePix3-based velocity map imaging instruments, achieving processing speeds 25 times faster than data acquisition while outperforming traditional delay line anode detectors in discriminating simultaneous hits.

Ian Gabalski, Eleanor Weckwerth, Chuan Cheng + 1 more2026-03-06🔬 physics

A loop quantization of the marginally bound Lemaître-Tolman-Bondi dust model

This paper presents a loop quantization of the marginally bound Lemaître-Tolman-Bondi dust model, demonstrating that the classical central singularity is resolved by a quantum bounce at Planckian densities, while also revealing that interference patterns in the wave function near the bounce limit the accuracy of effective loop quantum gravity theories compared to the full quantum dynamics.

Luca Cafaro, Farshid Soltani2026-03-06🔬 physics