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🔢 algebraic geometry

From Hitchin Systems to Rational Elliptic Surfaces with C*-actions via Orbifold Hilbert Schemes

By establishing the smoothness, connectedness, and Poisson structure of orbifold Hilbert schemes on projective orbifold surfaces, this paper constructs natural compactifications of two-dimensional Hitchin systems associated with affine Dynkin diagrams A~0,D~4,E~6,E~7\tilde{A}_0, \tilde{D}_4, \tilde{E}_6, \tilde{E}_7, and E~8\tilde{E}_8 as rational elliptic surfaces with C∗\mathbb{C}^*-actions that arise from iterated blow-ups of the second Hirzebruch surface.

Yonghong Huang2025-09-18✓ Author reviewed ⓘ
🔭 high-energy astrophysics

Arcsecond-Scale X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy of SS 433 with Chandra HETG

This study presents a systematic analysis of 24 Chandra HETG observations of SS 433, utilizing subpixel repositioning and deconvolution techniques to reveal arcsecond-scale, non-thermal knot-like structures in the relativistic jets that align with kinematic precession models and exhibit distinct spectral properties compared to the thermal core emission.

Yusuke Sakai, Shinya Yamada, Haruka Sakemi, Mami Machida, Taichi Igarashi, Ryota Hayakawa, Miho Tan, Taisei Furuyama2025-08-09✓ Author reviewed ⓘ
🔢 numerical analysis

Global optimization tailored for graphics processing units: Complete and rigorous search for large-scale nonlinear minimization

This paper presents a rigorous, GPU-based interval analysis method that guarantees the enclosure of global minima for large-scale nonlinear functions with up to 10,000 dimensions, significantly outperforming existing literature in both scalability and computational efficiency.

Guanglu Zhang, Qihang Shan, Jonathan Cagan2025-07-02✓ Author reviewed ⓘ