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Entanglement Before Geometry: Random Tensor Networks as the Quantum Completion of the Flux-Gauge Area Law

This paper bridges the gap between combinatorial flux-gauge models and quantum tensor networks by demonstrating that SU(N) link ensembles constitute exact tensor networks whose random intertwiner distributions and renormalization-group structure naturally reproduce the Ryu–Takayanagi area law, thereby establishing a rigorous quantum derivation of emergent spacetime geometry from gauge-theoretic microstates.

Mohammad Hannan2026-07-20
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Geometry-resolved avalanche criterion in disordered spin systems: transverse connectivity corrections and asymptotic recovery of the flat-front law

This study demonstrates that while the many-body localization avalanche criterion asymptotically recovers a simple area-dependent law at strong disorder, finite-width disordered spin systems exhibit systematic, geometry-dependent corrections to their stability driven by transverse connectivity and closed loops, thereby explaining the slow growth of apparent critical disorder with system width and providing a quantitative framework for interpreting MBL crossovers in higher dimensions.

Hikaru Wakaura, Taiki Tanimae2026-07-20
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Generation of bright quantum high-order harmonic driven by combined coherent and bright squeezed vacuum light

This study demonstrates that combining strong coherent and weak bright squeezed vacuum lasers to drive high-order harmonic generation in atomic gas enables the creation of bright quantum high-order harmonics, where macroscopic propagation effects and gas pressure modulate the phase and quantum properties of the resulting attosecond bursts, paving the way for attosecond quantum spectroscopy.

Sizuo Luo, Wentao Wang, Yaoshun Sun, Liyuan Wang, Lingrui Hu, Dajun Ding, Xiangyu Tang, Mingxuan Li, Jianmin Yuan2026-07-17✓ Author reviewed
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Benchmarking 26 DFT Functionals for Zeolites: Structural Metrics, Tetrahedron-Normalized Properties, Energetic Accuracy, and the PBE- Grimme Paradox

This study presents a comprehensive benchmark of 26 DFT functionals against experimental data for four zeolite frameworks, introducing tetrahedron-normalized metrics to identify GGA-HCTH as the optimal general-purpose functional, m-GGA-M06-L for electronic properties, and GGA-PBE-Grimme for thermodynamic accuracy despite its reliance on error cancellation.

Faezeh Gorgichi, Mehdi Shahraki, Tayebeh Hadadi2026-07-17
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Accurate estimation of velocity and acceleration, their statistics and position prediction in Lagrangian Particle Tracking

This study introduces complementary adaptive filtering, track-merging, and statistical noise correction strategies to accurately estimate instantaneous Lagrangian velocities and accelerations and their statistics from noisy particle tracking data, overcoming the biases and limitations of conventional global filtering methods.

Tom Buchwald, Daniel Schanz, Philipp Godbersen, Andreas Schröder2026-07-17
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Chirality-Enhanced Two-Photon Absorption with Asymmetric Vortex Beams in Twisted Gold Nanorods

This study introduces a vortex offset technique using asymmetric Laguerre–Gaussian beams to drive two-photon absorption in twisted gold nanorods, achieving single-particle chiral sensitivity 10^5-fold greater than conventional methods by defining a new momentum dichroism parameter that captures combined spin and orbital angular momentum effects.

Nicholas Kotov, Joseph Daafour, Bing Ni, Pascal Bassene, Ciu Law, Moussa N'gom2026-07-17
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Spectral Tunable Room Temperature Superfluorescence

This paper proposes a state-entropy framework and a novel excitation strategy to achieve spectrally tunable, multi-stage room-temperature superfluorescence in NaNdF₄ nanocrystals, expanding the emission range from two orange-red bands to six distinct bands across the ultraviolet-to-red spectrum while enabling real-time enhancement and potential applications in on-chip ultrafast optical computing.

Kai Han, Hanchang Huang, Hao Liu, Ye Huang, Mingchen Li, Wenda Cui, Changqing Song, Zhongjie Xu, Tongcheng Yu, Chuan Guo2026-07-17