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988 papers reviewed by authors · 801–810 / 988

💻 computer science

The Antipodal Method: Fast, Accurate, and Robust 3D Generalized Winding Numbers

The paper introduces the Antipodal Method, a novel algorithm that computes generalized winding numbers for 3D surfaces with arbitrary precision and exceptional speed by reformulating the problem as a sum of signed ray intersections and a boundary integral, thereby overcoming the accuracy-efficiency trade-offs of existing approaches for both meshes and parametric surfaces.

Cedric Martens, Philip Trettner, Mikhail Bessmeltsev2026-05-05✓ Author reviewed
💻 computer science

The "Astonishing Regularity'' Revisited: Sensitivity of Learning-Rate Estimates to Practice-Sequence Length

This paper challenges the finding of "astonishing regularity" in student learning rates by demonstrating that estimates of learning-rate heterogeneity are highly sensitive to practice-sequence length, with shorter observation windows artificially inflating the perceived variability in student learning speeds.

Hansol Lee, Guilherme Lichand, Cristina Barnard, Lucas Klotz, Candace Thille, Yunsung Kim, Benjamin W. Domingue2026-05-05✓ Author reviewed
🔬 materials science

Quantum Limits of Electronic Transport in Nanostructured Macroscopic Conductors

By combining a unified atomistic framework with ultrahigh-field measurements on carbon nanotube fibers, this study reveals that macroscopic transport in disordered low-dimensional networks is primarily governed by junction-level quantum interference, where positive magnetoresistance stems from junction overlap and negative magnetoresistance arises from lattice-mismatched heterojunctions.

Agnieszka E. Lekawa-Raus, John S. Bulmer, Teresa Kulka, Magdalena Marganska, Nick Papior, Dwight G. Rickel, Fedor F. Bal (…)2026-05-04✓ Author reviewed
⚛️ high-energy experiments

Muonphilic asymmetric dark matter at a future muon collider

This paper investigates phenomenological constraints and future discovery potential for muonphilic portals to fermionic asymmetric dark matter, analyzing both effective field theory operators and specific LμLτL_\mu - L_\tau UV models to determine how 3 and 10 TeV muon colliders can probe parameter spaces currently allowed by direct detection, collider limits, and muon g2g-2 anomalies.

Arnab Roy, Raymond R. Volkas2026-05-01✓ Author reviewed
⚡ systems & control

Sampled-data Robust Control of Electrically Stimulated Engineered Cell Factories

This paper presents a robust sampled-data control framework, featuring an adaptive PID controller with advanced filtering and risk-aware updates, to achieve stable closed-loop regulation of electrically stimulated engineered cell factories despite significant intracellular delays, nonlinearities, and measurement constraints.

Papri Dey, Ksenia Zlobina, Nicholas A. Rondoni, Marcella M. Gomez2026-05-01✓ Author reviewed
🔬 social physics

Universal statistical laws governing culinary design

This study demonstrates that global culinary traditions adhere to universal statistical laws similar to those found in language and other symbolic systems, revealing that complex recipe structures emerge from simple, constrained generative processes like preferential reuse and incremental modification.

Ganesh Bagler, Gopal Krishna Tewari, Aditya Raj Yadav, Akshat Singh, Pranay Bansal, Ujjval Dargar, Mansi Goel, Madhvi Ku (…)2026-04-30✓ Author reviewed
🔬 materials science

Ultrafast Energy Absorption in Silicon Controlled by Two-Color Double Pulses

This theoretical study demonstrates that ultrafast energy absorption in crystalline silicon can be precisely controlled by two-color femtosecond double pulses, where the optimal wavelength combination and underlying excitation mechanisms shift from multiphoton interband absorption to tunneling ionization and intraband acceleration depending on the laser intensity regime.

Eiyu S. Gushiken, Mizuki Tani, Hiroki Katow, Kenichi L. Ishikawa2026-04-29✓ Author reviewed