Impurity Self-Trapping in Lattice Bose systems

Using sign-problem-free quantum Monte Carlo simulations, this study maps the global phase diagram of a mobile impurity in a two-dimensional Bose-Hubbard model to reveal two distinct self-trapping mechanisms: an interaction-driven crossover in the superfluid phase characterized by impurity winding number collapse, and a compressibility-controlled localization in the Mott insulator phase driven by bath stiffness loss and defect quantization.

Chao Zhang2026-03-05🔬 physics

On nonlinear self-duality in $4p$ dimensions

This paper extends self-dual nonlinear electrodynamics from four to $4pdimensionsbydemonstratingthateveryfourdimensionalmodeladmitsa dimensions by demonstrating that every four-dimensional model admits a \mathsf{U}(1)dualityinvariantgeneralizationforgauge duality-invariant generalization for gauge (2p-1)$-forms, while introducing new theories where the energy-momentum tensor trace governs the flow with respect to a duality-invariant deformation parameter.

Sergei M. Kuzenko2026-03-05🔬 physics

From Beam to Bedside: Reinforcing Domestic Supply of 99^{99}Mo/99m^{99m}Tc using Novel High-Current D+ Cyclotrons for Compact Neutron Generation and 99^{99}Mo Production

This paper proposes a novel, decentralized approach to securing the domestic supply of the medical isotope 99^{99}Mo by adapting high-current deuterium cyclotrons, originally designed for neutrino research, to generate sufficient neutrons for isotope production without relying on nuclear reactors or highly enriched uranium.

Jarrett Moon, Daniel Winklehner, Jose Alonso + 3 more2026-03-05🔬 physics

Initialization with a Fock State Cavity Mode in Real-Time Nuclear--Electronic Orbital Polariton Dynamics

This study demonstrates that while mean-field methods fail to predict polariton formation with a Fock state cavity initialization, full-quantum simulations reveal that such non-classical initial conditions uniquely induce light-matter entanglement and specific operator oscillations, highlighting the necessity of a quantum electrodynamics treatment for capturing these phenomena.

Millan F. Welman, Sharon Hammes-Schiffer2026-03-05🔬 physics

Guiding Peptide Kinetics via Collective-Variable Tuning of Free-Energy Barriers

This paper presents a framework called CV-FEST that utilizes Harmonic Linear Discriminant Analysis to predict and rationally engineer the conformational transition rates of proteins like Chignolin by correlating residue-level mutation effects and statistical separation metrics with free-energy barriers, all derived from minimal local sampling without the need for exhaustive simulations.

Alexander Zhilkin, Muralika Medaparambath, Dan Mendels2026-03-05🔬 physics

A Menagerie of Wormholes and Cosmologies in the Gravitational Path Integral

This paper investigates a diverse spectrum of Euclidean gravitational saddles, including wormholes and oscillatory solutions, within Einstein-Scalar-Maxwell models to identify phase transitions, demonstrate how potential flat directions are stabilized, and estimate the probabilities of various cosmological outcomes by analytically continuing these backgrounds to Lorentzian FLRW universes.

Panos Betzios, Paul Ghiringhelli, Ioannis D. Gialamas + 1 more2026-03-05🔬 physics

Clustering the Flow: A Data-Driven Framework for Pattern Discovery in Fluid Dynamics

This paper introduces a novel, low-cost, data-driven framework using Vector Quantization Principal Component Analysis (VQPCA) to identify structural sensitivity zones and dominant flow patterns in fluid dynamics, successfully validating the method on cylinder wakes and synthetic jets to enable effective flow control strategies without relying on adjoint methods.

Juan Angel Martin, Eva Muñoz, Himanshu Dave + 2 more2026-03-05🔬 physics