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⚛️ lattice

Glueballs and fractional anomalous determinants at nonzero θ\theta, and the decays of the X(2370)

This paper presents a model using fractional anomalous determinants to describe trace and axial anomalies in SU(3)SU(3) gauge theory at nonzero θ\theta, successfully reproducing lattice results for vacuum energy and glueball masses while explaining the observed three-pseudoscalar decay channels of the X(2370)X(2370) candidate.

Francesco Giacosa, Shahriyar Jafarzade, Győző Kovács, Péter Kovács, Robert D. Pisarski, Fabian Rennecke2026-10-02✓ Author reviewed ⓘ
💻 computer science

CompProv Produces Machine Readable Graphs Encoding Microscopic Algebraic Provenance for Reproducible Computation

This paper introduces CompProv, a Java-based framework that ensures reproducible and auditable computational results by capturing microscopic algebraic provenance at the atomic operation level through a serializable Calculation Provenance Graph, enabling deterministic replay and sensitivity analysis without exposing proprietary source code.

Minas Abramyan, Mohammed Alaa Ala'anzy, Nasir Saeed2026-10-02✓ Author reviewed ⓘ
📄 medicine

Gangrenous Appendico-ileal knotting causing strangulated small-bowel obstruction and shock in a patient with a virgin abdomen: a case report

This case report describes a rare instance of gangrenous appendico-ileal knotting causing strangulated small-bowel obstruction and shock in a 52-year-old man with no prior abdominal surgery, highlighting the critical need for urgent operative intervention despite the difficulty of preoperative diagnosis.

Birhanu Ayana Chekol, Anteneh Kehaliw Temesgen¹, Zelalem Mulu Lashite², Mandante Bogale¹2026-10-01✓ Author reviewed ⓘ
🔢 mathematics

Z-Sigil: A Public-Key Cryptosystem with Chained Selection over a Fiber Bundle of Module-Lattice Keys

This paper introduces Z-Sigil, a public-key cryptosystem that chains Module-Lattice keys via a fiber bundle structure and a hash-based state update mechanism to achieve IND-CPA security under decisional Module-LWE assumptions, while providing a formal correctness proof and noise analysis without establishing authentication, chosen-ciphertext security, or concrete security levels.

Andrea Rondelli2026-10-01✓ Author reviewed ⓘ
📄 earth science

A rising water table mobilizes deep, iron-bound soil phosphorus

This study reveals that seasonal rising water tables can mobilize traditionally inaccessible iron-bound phosphorus from deep soil layers, suggesting that many landscapes currently considered phosphorus-poor may actually possess significant, dynamic nutrient reserves driven by redox fluctuations.

Daniel Petticord, Benjamin Uveges, Elizabeth Boughton, Rohit Fenn, Lucille Hentzen, Amartya Saha, Allasandra Valdez, Ste (…)2026-10-01✓ Author reviewed ⓘ
🔭 astrophysics

Dynamical friction vs. subhalo heating in Cold Dark Matter haloes

This paper demonstrates that in Cold Dark Matter haloes, a critical mass exists where the orbital decay caused by dynamical friction is balanced by stochastic heating from dark matter subhaloes, a mechanism that may significantly delay the sinking of globular clusters and help resolve the timing problem observed in dwarf spheroidal galaxies like Fornax.

Jorge Peñarrubia, Pierfrancesco Di Cintio, Eduardo Vitral, Matthew G. Walker2026-09-30✓ Author reviewed ⓘ
💻 computer science

What if automating AI R&D triggers an intelligence explosion?

This paper argues that the accelerating automation of AI research and development could trigger an "intelligence explosion" with transformative benefits and extreme existential risks, urging policymakers to urgently increase visibility into these trends and develop strategies to steer and constrain such rapid advancements.

Alan Chan, Christoph Winter, Andrew Barto, Jakub Pachocki, Geoffrey Hinton, Eric Horvitz, Yoshua Bengio, Dawn Song, Jack (…)2026-09-30✓ Author reviewed ⓘ
⚛️ quantum physics

Observation of relativistic Bohmian dynamics

Using weak measurements in a single-photon interferometer, this study experimentally reconstructs relativistic Bohmian trajectories that align with theoretical predictions and exhibit superluminal velocities and negative effective squared-mass near destructive interference, thereby establishing an empirical foundation for investigating quantum motion in relativistic spacetime.

Yun-Fei Wang, Hui Wang, Tong Zhang, Yi-Teng Ye, Xiao-Yu Wang, Ming-Cheng Chen, Chao-Yang Lu, Jian-Wei Pan2026-09-30✓ Author reviewed ⓘ