Anomalous scaling of heterogeneous elastic lines: a new picture from sample to sample fluctuations

This paper investigates a discrete model of a heterogeneous elastic line with random springs, demonstrating that when the spring constant distribution follows a power law with exponent μ<1\mu < 1, the system exhibits anomalous scaling driven by sample-to-sample fluctuations and abrupt shape jumps, a finding that challenges previous theoretical predictions and is validated by numerical simulations.

Maximilien Bernard, Pierre Le Doussal, Alberto Rosso + 1 more2026-03-05🔬 physics

A practical approach of measuring 238^{238}U and 232^{232}Th in liquid scintillator to sub-ppq level using ICP-MS

This study presents a practical method using acid extraction and ICP-MS to measure 238^{238}U and 232^{232}Th in liquid scintillator at sub-ppq levels with nearly 100% recovery efficiency and a detection limit of 0.2–0.3 ppq, achieved through rigorous cleanliness control and validated by three standard addition techniques.

Yuanxia Li, Jie Zhao, Yayun Ding + 4 more2026-03-05🔬 physics

Advection of the image point in probabilistically-reconstructed phase spaces

This paper proposes a probabilistic reconstruction method that enhances the "Advection of the image point" hyper-parameterisation approach to accurately and efficiently approximate ocean dynamics from limited data, demonstrating superior speed and accuracy compared to traditional high-resolution NEMO model simulations while offering potential applications in operational forecasting and data gap filling.

Igor Shevchenko2026-03-05🔬 physics

Expected Lipschitz-Killing curvatures for spin random fields and other non-isotropic fields

This paper derives an explicit, non-asymptotic formula for the expected Lipschitz-Killing curvatures of excursion sets for arbitrary left-invariant Gaussian spin spherical random fields on SO(3)SO(3) with respect to an arbitrary metric, providing a general framework applicable to non-degenerate Gaussian fields on three-dimensional compact Riemannian manifolds for analyzing Cosmic Microwave Background polarization.

Francesca Pistolato, Michele Stecconi2026-03-05🔬 physics

Explanation of constant mean angular momentum in high-Reynolds-number Taylor--Couette turbulence in terms of history effects

This study explains the emergence of nearly constant mean angular momentum profiles in high-Reynolds-number Taylor–Couette turbulence by demonstrating that incorporating the history effects of Reynolds stress, specifically through the convection term modeled via the Jaumann derivative, is essential for accurately predicting these profiles in the featureless ultimate regime.

Kazuhiro Inagaki, Yasufumi Horimoto2026-03-05🔬 physics

The stochastic porous medium equation in one dimension

This paper investigates the one-dimensional stochastic porous medium equation with additive white noise, combining functional renormalization group predictions and extensive numerical simulations to characterize its growth exponents, anomalous scaling, and multiscaling properties, while identifying its stationary measure with a random walk model related to a Bessel process.

Maximilien Bernard, Andrei A. Fedorenko, Pierre Le Doussal + 1 more2026-03-05🔬 physics

Comparison of Lubrication Theory and Stokes Flow in Corner Geometries with Flow Separation

This paper investigates the sensitivity of the Reynolds lubrication equation to large surface gradients and compares its predictions with Stokes flow solutions in various corner geometries, demonstrating that while pressure drop errors increase with steeper gradients, the recirculation zones observed in Stokes flows do not significantly disrupt bulk flow characteristics.

Sarah Dennis, Thomas G. Fai2026-03-05🔬 physics

Efficient shortcuts-to-adiabaticity for loading an ultracold Fermi gas into higher orbital bands of one-dimensional optical lattice

This paper proposes and theoretically validates an efficient experimental scheme using multiparameter global optimization and lattice phase adjustment to load ultracold Fermi gases with broad momentum distributions into higher orbital bands of one-dimensional optical lattices, while identifying multiple quasi-momentum state occupancy as the primary factor limiting loading efficiency.

Hang Yu, Haoyi Zhang, Bolong Jiao + 4 more2026-03-05🔬 physics

Effects of next-nearest neighbor hopping on the pairing and critical temperatures of the attractive Hubbard model on a square lattice

Using sign-problem-free determinant quantum Monte Carlo simulations, this study demonstrates that introducing next-nearest-neighbor hopping in the attractive Hubbard model on a square lattice can significantly enhance the critical temperature by up to 50% while simultaneously reducing the pseudogap region, offering a viable route to achieve experimentally accessible superconducting temperatures.

Rodrigo A. Fontenele, Natanael C. Costa, Thereza Paiva + 1 more2026-03-05🔬 physics