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⚛️ high-energy theory

Abelian 2-Form Gauge Theory: Basic Canonical Brackets and Nilpotency Property of Noether (Anti-)BRST Charges

This paper establishes the nilpotency and invariance of Noether (anti-)BRST charges in D-dimensional free Abelian 2-form gauge theory by deriving consistently modified charge versions that satisfy Dirac quantization conditions, utilizing basic canonical (anti)commutators, the Gauss divergence theorem, and equations of motion to overcome the limitations of standard Noether charges.

R. P. Malik2026-07-08✓ Author reviewed
⚛️ general relativity

Two fluid CFL strange quark stars with scalar dark matter: critical mass and mass gap implications

This study demonstrates that incorporating scalar bosonic dark matter into two-fluid color-flavor-locked strange quark star models allows for the existence of massive compact objects in the lower mass-gap region, such as the secondary component of GW190814, while maintaining qualitative compatibility with tidal deformability constraints from GW170817, noting that the dark matter component does not always form an extended halo as this depends on the model parameters.

J. Sedaghat, G. H. Bordbar, M. Haghighat, S. M. Zebarjad2026-07-08✓ Author reviewed
🔭 astrophysics

Chandra X-Ray Imaging and Spatially Resolved Spectroscopy of SN 1987A: Energy-Dependent Morphology of the Equatorial Ring

This paper presents a systematic Chandra X-ray study of SN 1987A from 1999 to 2025, revealing that the remnant's equatorial ring morphology has evolved to exhibit energy-dependent radial structures, with soft-band emission broadening and extending inward relative to hard-band emission since the early 2010s, alongside spatially resolved Fe K line enhancements in the eastern region.

Yusuke Sakai, Shinya Yamada, Koji Mori, Hiromasa Suzuki, Haruka Sakemi, Tsukasa Matsushima, Shintaro Kaneko, Kai Matsuna (…)2026-07-08✓ Author reviewed
🔭 astrophysics

Instrument response generation using high-resolution 3D voxelization of GRBAlpha and VZLUSAT-2 satellites with MEGAlib

This paper presents a novel voxelization methodology to generate accurate instrumental response matrices for the GRBAlpha and VZLUSAT-2 CubeSat missions using MEGAlib, validating the approach by demonstrating agreement within 10% with Geant4 simulations.

Jean-Paul Breuer, Masato Yokota, Yasushi Fukazawa, Hiromitsu Takahashi, Norbert Werner, Jakub Ripa, Marianna Dafcikova (…)2026-07-08✓ Author reviewed
🔬 condensed matter

AtomBench: A Benchmarking Framework for Generative Crystal Reconstruction Models in Conventional Superconductors

The paper introduces AtomBench, an open-source, model-agnostic framework for benchmarking generative crystal reconstruction models on conventional superconductors, which reveals that reconstruction fidelity varies significantly based on the amount of crystallographic information provided and identifies MatterGen and CDVAE as top performers for atomic coordinates and lattice parameters, respectively.

Charles Rhys Campbell, Aldo H. Romero, Kamal Choudhary2026-07-08✓ Author reviewed
💻 computer science

MatrixFSDP: communication-free matrix optimizers under ZeRO-3 parameter sharding

MatrixFSDP enables communication-free large-scale training with matrix optimizers like Muon under ZeRO-3 sharding by reorganizing parameter placement so that each 2D weight matrix resides entirely on a single rank, thereby eliminating the need for costly matrix reconstruction during optimizer steps while maintaining memory efficiency and achieving significant latency reductions.

Ming Gao, Yanwu Xu, Hao Zhang2026-07-08✓ Author reviewed
🤖 machine learning

Shape Over Intensity: Directional Topological Encoding for False Positive Reduction in Intracranial Aneurysm Detection

This paper introduces a plug-and-play framework utilizing the Smooth Euler Characteristic Transform (SECT) to significantly reduce false positives in intracranial aneurysm detection by encoding global 3D vascular geometry independently of intensity, thereby outperforming traditional persistence-based methods, particularly for small lesions under 3 mm and across different scanner manufacturers.

Akshay Gokhale, Mansi Dhamne2026-07-08✓ Author reviewed