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Snowflake-tracing large-scale PIV enables full-scale measurements of atmospheric flow around a wall-mounted cube

This study introduces a novel snowflake-tracing large-scale particle image velocimetry (LPIV-s) technique to perform the first full-scale, high-resolution measurements of atmospheric flow around a wall-mounted cube, revealing unique unsteady wake behaviors like "wake breathing" and distinct flow states driven by high-Reynolds-number turbulence.

Biao Li, Kun Zhang, Zhuohang Ji, Qingwei Lyu, Xinhua Su, Shengli Mao, Wenchao Su, Yong Shuai, Cunyan Jiang, Yingli Xuan (…)2026-08-24
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Testing predictive-state sufficiency and recursive closure in additive-manufacturing microstructure models

This study demonstrates that a compact, recursively updated predictive-state representation using just two or three coordinates significantly outperforms conventional thermal-history descriptors in accurately forecasting Ti–6Al–4V microstructure evolution during additive manufacturing, revealing that minimal memory is sufficient for high-fidelity predictions.

Junwen Ji, Jie Liu, Anatoliy Zavdoveev, Viacheslav Kopylov2026-08-24
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Phase-Field Modeling of Ductile Fracture in Similar and Dissimilar Welded Pipes under Four-Point Bending

This study presents a validated three-dimensional phase-field modeling framework implemented in ABAQUS to simulate crack initiation, propagation, and path deviation in structurally significant similar and dissimilar welded pipes under four-point bending, demonstrating its capability to predict load-displacement responses and fracture trajectories driven by material heterogeneity without predefined crack paths.

Nitin Khandelwal, Ramachandra Murthy A., Vishnuvardhan S.2026-08-24
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Exponential Advantage of Multipartite Entanglement over Quantum Communication with Applications to Bounded-Storage Cryptography

This paper demonstrates that multipartite entanglement enables an exponential advantage in communication efficiency and cryptographic security over unentangled quantum protocols, showing that shared Greenberger-Horne-Zeilinger states allow tasks to be solved with logarithmic classical communication and minimal memory, whereas unentangled quantum approaches require polynomial resources.

Ananya Chakraborty, Manik Banik, Ronald de Wolf2026-08-24
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From “Interaction” to Explanation: The Virial Expansion and the Explanatory Structure of Interactional Emergence

This paper argues that the virial expansion in statistical mechanics serves as a crucial explanatory framework for interactional emergence in real gases by structurally articulating the baseline, relational units, organizing principles, and applicability conditions that transform the mere identification of molecular interactions into a complete causal explanation of macroscopic deviations from ideal behavior.

Young-Ha Hwang2026-08-24
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Retrieving Vortex-Driven Non-Hermiticity from Trajectory-Resolved Measurements in Optical Levitation

This paper experimentally demonstrates how to reconstruct non-Hermitian eigenmodes and force landscapes in optically levitated systems by analyzing trajectory-resolved measurements, revealing that non-Hermiticity arises from real force-field vortices in single-particle traps and virtual phase-space vortices in multi-particle assemblies.

Jack Ng, Mian Wu, Xiao Li, Nan Li, Han Cai, Che Ting Chan, Huizhu Hu2026-08-24
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Voronoi-entropy characterisation of geometric disorder in two-dimensional porous networks

This paper demonstrates that the Shannon entropy of the Voronoi cell-area distribution serves as a scalar, porosity-independent metric to quantify the geometric disorder in two-dimensional porous networks, thereby complementing traditional porosity and permeability measures by capturing how pore-space reorganization affects fluid transport.

Vladivostok Suxo, Alexsandro Kirch, Caetano Rodrigues Miranda2026-08-24
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Geometry-controlled vortex dynamics and critical currents in asymmetric superconducting loops with Dayem and nano-bridge weak links

This study utilizes time-dependent Ginzburg–Landau simulations to demonstrate that geometric asymmetry in mesoscopic superconducting loops containing non-equivalent Dayem and nano-bridge weak links enables precise tailoring of vortex dynamics, critical currents, and voltage responses through the manipulation of bridge widths.

C. A. Aguirre, J. Faúndez, D. Laroze, A. M. Vallejo, J. S. Victorino, J. Barba-Ortega2026-08-24
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Entropy-Audited Thermoviscoelastic Modelling of Polymer Relaxation Under Non-Isothermal Loading: A Reproducible Numerical Study

This study presents a reproducible numerical framework for thermoviscoelastic polymer modeling that integrates Arrhenius-based temperature acceleration with explicit thermodynamic auditing, demonstrating that neglecting thermal effects significantly overpredicts stress while the fully coupled approach ensures energetic consistency and accurate dissipation tracking under non-isothermal loading.

Connor Nitchals2026-08-24