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🔬 social physics

Universal statistical laws governing culinary design

This study demonstrates that global culinary traditions adhere to universal statistical laws similar to those found in language and other symbolic systems, revealing that complex recipe structures emerge from simple, constrained generative processes like preferential reuse and incremental modification.

Ganesh Bagler, Gopal Krishna Tewari, Aditya Raj Yadav, Akshat Singh, Pranay Bansal, Ujjval Dargar, Mansi Goel, Madhvi Ku (…)2026-04-30✓ Author reviewed ⓘ
🔬 materials science

Ultrafast Energy Absorption in Silicon Controlled by Two-Color Double Pulses

This theoretical study demonstrates that ultrafast energy absorption in crystalline silicon can be precisely controlled by two-color femtosecond double pulses, where the optimal wavelength combination and underlying excitation mechanisms shift from multiphoton interband absorption to tunneling ionization and intraband acceleration depending on the laser intensity regime.

Eiyu S. Gushiken, Mizuki Tani, Hiroki Katow, Kenichi L. Ishikawa2026-04-29✓ Author reviewed ⓘ
🔭 astrophysics

pyTANSPEC v1.0 and HxRGproc: Updated packages to Clean and Reduce TANSPEC data

This paper introduces upgraded versions of the `pyTANSPEC` and `HxRGproc` Python packages, which provide enhanced data reduction capabilities for the TANSPEC instrument, including support for all slit widths, improved wavelength calibration, flux calibration, and automated cleaning of detector readout frames.

Varghese Reji, Joe P. Ninan, Supriyo Ghosh, Devendra K. Ojha, Saurabh Sharma2026-04-28✓ Author reviewed ⓘ