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⚛️ quantum physics

Emergent Quantum Dynamics as a Bayesian Inference Problem: A Critical Analysis

This paper establishes a connection between coarse-grained quantum dynamics and the quantum conditional states formalism from a Bayesian perspective, addressing the existence of emergent dynamics through analytical solutions and semidefinite programming while introducing a new robustness measure to quantify noise tolerance in these effective descriptions.

Thales B. S. F. Rodrigues, Lucas L. Brugger, Vinicius G. Valle, Bruno F. Rizzuti, Cristhiano Duarte2026-05-07✓ Author reviewed
🤖 AI

Temporal Reasoning Is Not the Bottleneck: A Probabilistic Inconsistency Framework for Neuro-Symbolic QA

This paper challenges the notion that temporal reasoning is the primary bottleneck for large language models, proposing instead that failures stem from unstructured text-to-event representation and introducing a neuro-symbolic framework with a Probabilistic Inconsistency Signal that achieves perfect accuracy on benchmarks by decoupling semantic extraction from symbolic reasoning.

Tran Quang Liem2026-05-07✓ Author reviewed
⚛️ quantum physics

A Transferable Machine Learning Approach to Predict Optimized Orbitals for Electronic Structure Problems

This paper introduces a transferable graph neural network framework that predicts optimized molecular orbital coefficients directly from geometry, enabling scalable, retraining-free acceleration of variational quantum eigensolver workflows by significantly reducing classical pre-processing overhead and improving convergence for larger hydrogen systems.

Lucas van der Horst, Maniraman Periyasamy, Abhishek Y. Dubey, Davide Bincoletto, Jakob S. Kottmann, Daniel D. Scherer2026-05-07✓ Author reviewed
⚛️ general relativity

Thermodynamic stability in an Einstein universe

This paper demonstrates that in an Einstein universe, conformal coupling (ξ=1/6\xi=1/6) is the unique parameter value ensuring thermodynamic stability for massless scalar fields across all temperatures and radii, while also establishing that the presence of electromagnetic and neutrino radiations necessitates at least one scalar field to maintain stability.

E. S. Moreira Jr., J. P. A. Paula2026-05-07✓ Author reviewed
⚡ electrical engineering

Kinematic Discriminants of Deceleration Behavior Modes in Car-Following: Evidence from NGSIM Trajectory Data

Analyzing over one million car-following observations from the NGSIM dataset, this study reveals that deceleration intensity dictates whether drivers prioritize gap-closing rate or visual looming for braking decisions, while rendering traditional spacing headway negligible, thereby challenging conventional driver behavior models and offering critical insights for autonomous vehicle control.

Eni Solomon Laughter2026-05-07✓ Author reviewed
🤖 machine learning

On the Architectural Complexity of Neural Networks

This paper introduces a unified theoretical framework for analyzing and constructing deep neural networks by explicitly modeling tensor operations, revealing historical links between architectural complexity and breakthroughs while identifying and releasing a dataset of 3,000+ unexplored high-complexity architectures.

Nicholas J. Cooper, François G. Meyer, Michael L. Roberts, Carlos Zapata-Carratalá, Lijun Chen, Danna Gurari2026-05-07✓ Author reviewed