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Finite-Amplitude Stability of Thermal Convection in a Densely Perforated Generalized Couette Cell

This paper establishes a rigorous finite-amplitude stability criterion for thermal convection in a densely perforated generalized Couette cell by deriving an exact energy identity that proves the nonlinear stability threshold coincides with the linear critical threshold, while analytically characterizing the effects of perforation intensity and thermal contact on the system's stability.

Volodymyr V. Gotsulenko2026-08-25
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Dynamic Response of a Long Cylindrical Rod to Spherical and Plane Elastic Waves in an Unbounded Fluid Saturated Permeable Medium

This study investigates and compares the dynamic response of an elastic cylindrical rod to spherical and plane elastic waves within an unbounded fluid-saturated porous medium using Biot's and Lame-Navier's formulations, analyzing the effects of material properties, porosity, frequency, and source distance on induced stresses through numerical examples and validation against existing research.

Hamed Hosseini, Omidreza Balilashaki2026-08-25
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Does time or space shape black hole accretion in Rainbow Gravity? Observational constraints from Pantheon+SH0ES, CC+BAO, and joint data

This paper utilizes Pantheon+SH0ES, CC+BAO, and joint observational data within a Rainbow Gravity framework coupled with generalized holographic dark energy models to demonstrate that temporal versus spatial metric modifications yield distinct cosmological constraints and black hole accretion histories, with the temporal modification (RF1) providing more stable results while the spatial modification (RF2) predicts a higher Hubble constant and slightly lower mass growth.

Puja Mukherjee, Ujjal Debnath2026-08-25
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Corrected Spectral Current-Matching and Physically Bounded Temperature Sensitivity in Perovskite-Silicon Tandem Solar Cells: Implications for Climate-Aware Bandgap Optimization

This study corrects previous spectral and temperature assumptions in perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell modeling, revealing that the bandgap maximizing annual energy yield is identical to the standard-test-condition optimum (1.72 eV) across diverse climates, thereby refuting earlier claims of a climate-dependent optimization advantage while confirming the significant gains of optimizing against an uncorrected baseline.

Auwal Adam2026-08-25
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Silicon Nitride (Si3N4) as a CMOS Gate Dielectric: A Critical Review With Quantitative Meta-Analysis of Equivalent Oxide Thickness Scaling, Nitrogen Stoichiometry Control, and Reliability Across Technology Nodes (250nm to 3nm)

This paper presents the first quantitative meta-analysis of Silicon Nitride (Si3N4) as a CMOS gate dielectric across technology nodes from 250 nm to 3 nm, establishing a universal scaling framework and identifying distinct material-specific reliability physics that position Si3N4 as a critical, resurgent component for advanced gate stacks, memory, and photonic applications.

Md. Yeahyea Hassan Siddique, Zarir Redwan Adib, Zarzis Ahmed2026-08-25
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Crystallization of pristine cubic ice from liquid at ambient pressure

This study demonstrates that pristine cubic ice (Ic) can be reproducibly formed directly from the liquid state at atmospheric pressure by cooling a hydrate-forming aqueous solution confined within mesoporous silica, revealing that nanoconfinement and clathrate promoters enable a naturally accessible pathway for this previously elusive polymorph.

Neal Skipper, Chenwei Zheng, Paul Henry, Aasim Shaffi, Sanghamitra Mukhopadhyay, Miroslava Novoveska, Milz Beaumont, Yid (…)2026-08-24
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Circuit Topology as a First-Order Noise-Response Parameter in Variational Quantum Circuits

This study demonstrates that circuit topology is a primary determinant of noise propagation in variational quantum circuits, accounting for nearly half of the explainable variance in noise response and establishing a consistent ranking hierarchy (star > grid ≈ linear > ring) that persists across diverse noise models and IBM hardware, while also revealing a shared noise-response structure between quantum and classical machine learning systems.

Yongjin Chen, Xiyuan Wang, Yiman Gao, Songze Zhu2026-08-24