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⚛️ quantum physics

Machine Learning Optimal Quantum Error Correction Thresholds

This paper establishes a theoretical link between coherent information and neural network loss to develop a transformer-based decoder that accurately predicts quantum error correction thresholds and significantly outperforms traditional minimum weight perfect matching decoders, while also proving the optimality of a novel soft post-selection scheme.

Dominik Seip, Luis Colmenarez, Markus Schmitt, Markus Müller2026-06-23✓ Author reviewed
🤖 machine learning

Comparative Evaluation of Machine Learning and Deep Learning Models for Wound-Rotor Synchronous Motor Performance Prediction

This study presents a comprehensive benchmark of eight machine learning and deep learning models for predicting wound-rotor synchronous motor performance, demonstrating that neural-network-based architectures, particularly the FT-Transformer, significantly outperform tree-based models in accuracy and computational speed while offering a robust multi-seed reproducibility protocol and Pareto analysis of cost-accuracy trade-offs.

Kıvanç Doğan, Ahmet Orhan2026-06-23✓ Author reviewed
🔭 astrophysics

The panchromatic JWST dayside spectrum of WASP-121 b reveals a refractory-rich formation

By combining new JWST observations with archival data to detect high abundances of refractory SiO in WASP-121 b's atmosphere, this study reveals that the ultra-hot Jupiter's composition resulted from accretion from multiple reservoirs and its current high-obliquity orbit can be explained by post-formation dynamical events.

K. Angelique Kahle, Paul Mollière, Laura Kreidberg, Bertram Bitsch, Mara Attia, Silke S. Dainese, Nicholas Storm, Daniel (…)2026-06-23✓ Author reviewed
🔭 astrophysics

Multiwavelength variability of the high-energy neutrino candidate PKS 0735+178 over three decades

This paper analyzes three decades of multiwavelength variability in the BL Lac object PKS 0735+178, associated with a high-energy neutrino event, revealing correlated emission with frequency-dependent delays and a ~12-day optical-gamma lag that support a jet propagation model driven by shocks and base energy variations rather than jet precession.

T. Mufakharov (State Key Laboratory of Radio Astronomy and Technology, Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory of the CAS, Spe (…)2026-06-23✓ Author reviewed
🔬 materials science

Bayesian Neural Networks versus deep ensembles for uncertainty quantification in machine learning interatomic potentials

This paper introduces a Bayesian neural network implementation within the aenet-PyTorch framework and systematically compares its uncertainty quantification capabilities against deep ensembles on TiO2_2 structures to guide the development of reliable machine learning interatomic potentials.

Riccardo Farris, Emanuele Telari, Nongnuch Artrith, Konstantin Neyman, Albert Bruix2026-06-23✓ Author reviewed
💬 NLP

CASPER in the Machine: Insights into Character Variety in LLM-Generated Stories

This paper investigates the similarities and differences between LLM-generated and human-written stories by applying narratological definitions to analyze eight intricate dimensions of character portrayal, aiming to determine if AI models produce characters with comparable variety and depth to human authors.

Anneliese Brei, Abhisheik Sharma, Nicholas Sanaie, Lu Wang, Snigdha Chaturvedi2026-06-23✓ Author reviewed
💬 NLP

Sub-Billion, Super-Frontier: Small Language Models Rival Zero-Shot Frontier LLMs on General and Literary Relation Extraction

This paper demonstrates that compact, task-adapted small language models (under 3B parameters) can significantly outperform zero-shot frontier LLMs in both general and literary relation extraction when trained on specific domain data, offering a hardware-efficient and private alternative without requiring generative scaling.

Despina Christou, Grigorios Tsoumakas2026-06-23✓ Author reviewed
🔬 physics

Resonant Pitch-Angle Scattering Of Runaway-Electrons by Externally-launched Helicon Waves in the DIII-D Tokamak

This paper demonstrates that externally launched helicon waves can effectively suppress runaway electron growth in the DIII-D tokamak through resonant pitch-angle scattering in both ideal and non-ideal antenna configurations, while highlighting that anomalous resonance enhances runaway populations and significant propagation challenges remain for post-disruption applications.

Hari Choudhury, Jeffrey Lestz, Carlos Paz-Soldan, Alexander Battey, Nils Leuthold, Andrey Lvovskiy, Claudio Marini, Jays (…)2026-06-23✓ Author reviewed