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📊 statistics

GEMSS: A Variational Method for Discovering Multiple Sparse Solutions in Classification and Regression Problems

The paper introduces GEMSS, a variational method that utilizes a single mixture model with built-in repulsion to efficiently discover multiple distinct, sparse, and statistically plausible solutions for high-dimensional classification and regression problems, outperforming existing baselines in both synthetic benchmarks and real-world applications.

Kateřina Henclová, Václav Šmídl2026-08-03✓ Author reviewed
🔭 astrophysics

CHORD HI-Galaxy Survey Forecasts: Searching for nearby dark galaxies and high redshift giants

This paper forecasts that the next-generation CHORD radio telescope will revolutionize the census of neutral hydrogen galaxies by detecting roughly ten times more sources than current catalogs, extending the survey to significantly lower-mass galaxies (MHI105.5MM_{\mathrm{HI}} \sim 10^{5.5} M_{\odot}) and uncovering thousands of massive high-redshift giants to better understand the evolution of galactic gas reservoirs.

Akanksha Bij (Department of Physics, Engineering Physics and Astronomy, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada), Kristine (…)2026-07-29✓ Author reviewed
🔭 astrophysics

Syntriod: A Robust Initial Parameter Estimator for Radial Velocity Curve Solutions Beyond Conventional Sampling Limits

The paper introduces Syntriod, a robust template-based algorithm that provides reliable initial orbital parameter estimates for spectroscopic binaries across diverse and sparse observational sampling regimes, outperforming classical period-search techniques and serving as an effective pre-solver for modern orbit-fitting pipelines.

Emre Barbaros, Hasan Ak, N. Filiz Ak2026-07-29✓ Author reviewed
⚛️ nuclear theory

Beyond leading-logarithm photon production from two-loop diagrams in a hot QCD medium

This paper investigates high-energy photon production in a quark-gluon plasma by deriving analytical expressions for both leading-logarithmic and beyond-leading-logarithmic contributions to the photon production rate using two-loop photon self-energies in thermal QCD, confirming consistency with kinetic theory calculations.

Sumit, Ritesh Ghosh, Munshi G. Mustafa2026-07-29✓ Author reviewed
🔭 astrophysics

Primordial Physics in the Nonlinear Universe: Revealing the oscillating halo bias from cosmological collider models

This paper introduces a new simulation method to accurately model cosmological collider signatures, presenting the first measurements of oscillating halo bias in simulations and demonstrating that its mass-dependent amplitude and phase provide a robust, unique probe of primordial high-energy physics that is distinct from observational systematics.

Dhayaa Anbajagane, Neal Dalal2026-07-29✓ Author reviewed
💬 NLP

Forensic Reproducibility Audit of a Radiology Vision-Language Model Benchmark: From Intended Protocol to Released Artifact

This paper presents a forensic reproducibility audit of a chest-radiograph vision-language model benchmark that uncovered critical discrepancies in data rendering, the tracing of preserved import and call paths to support an inference regarding prompt binding, and statistical analysis—including the clarification that while the fixed-cohort analysis produced 27/45 unadjusted and 20/45 Holm-adjusted comparisons, the 28/45 result was reproduced in a separate pairwise available-case analysis where each comparison used its own denominator—leading to the withdrawal of the original performance and automated report-label discordance claims and the proposal of machine-verifiable controls to ensure future artifact integrity.

Mateusz Kozłowski2026-07-29✓ Author reviewed
🔭 astrophysics

Shape Shifting Light Dark Matter Solitons

This paper presents a unified analytic model describing how ultralight dark matter solitons shift from cored to cusped shapes under the influence of central black holes, demonstrating that observations of dwarf galaxies are consistent with a universal particle mass of approximately 1.5×10221.5\times 10^{-22} eV/c2^2 when accounting for these shape changes and potential central black holes.

Dor Ben-Amotz2026-07-29✓ Author reviewed
⚡ electrical engineering

Structural Deterioration of Reinforced Concrete Roofs in Marine Environments Due to Improper Rehabilitation Practices: A Case Study of the Central Bank of Yemen Building, Aden

This case study of the Central Bank of Yemen in Aden demonstrates that improper roof rehabilitation, specifically the accumulation of excessive superimposed layers, significantly accelerated structural deterioration in a marine environment, but strategic load reduction through material removal and drainage improvement successfully mitigated these risks by decreasing the column load by nearly 59%.

Abubaker M. Ba Rahim2026-07-29✓ Author reviewed
🔢 mathematics

Kernel-Checked Exclusions for the Erdős-Selfridge Odd Covering Problem: Any Odd Covering of ℤ Has lcm Exceeding 10000

This paper presents a fully kernel-verified Lean 4 formalization proving that any finite covering of the integers by distinct odd moduli greater than 1 must have a least common multiple exceeding 10,000, thereby establishing a mechanically certified exclusion for the Erdős-Selfridge odd covering problem without relying on unverified computational solvers.

Ibrahim Mian, Shayaan Siddique2026-07-29✓ Author reviewed