🔭 astro-ph — 121 papers

A Comparative Study of TeV Gamma-Ray Sources with Various Objects

This study employs a novel Randomization-Adjusted Overlap Correlation (RAOC) method to statistically demonstrate that LHAASO TeV gamma-ray sources are significantly associated with supernova remnants, pulsar wind nebulae, and microquasars, while revealing the critical role of molecular clouds in enhancing pulsar wind nebula emission and identifying systematic selection effects in existing catalogs.

Xin Zhou, Ji Yang, Yang Su, Xuepeng Chen, Yang Chen, Yan Sun, Qing-Zeng Yan, Shaobo Zhang2026-04-14🔭 astro-ph

A Fast Direct Solver for Mutual Coupling Analysis of Large Arrays of Reflector Antennas

This paper presents a fast direct solver within a Method-of-Moments framework that exploits rotational symmetry and multipole decomposition to efficiently compute mutual coupling and embedded element patterns for large reflector arrays, successfully enabling the first full-wave analysis of the 320-element HERA core.

Quentin Gueuning, Eloy de Lera Acedo, Anthony Keith Brown, Nicolas Fagnoni2026-04-14🔭 astro-ph

A Path to Constraints on Common Envelope Ejection in Massive Binaries: Full Evolutionary Reconstruction of Three Black Hole X-ray Binaries

By reconstructing the evolutionary histories of three black hole X-ray binaries, this study demonstrates that standard common envelope ejection models require unphysically high efficiency parameters (significantly greater than unity), implying that either additional energy sources are necessary or the current theoretical formalism must be revised.

Zhenwei Li, Dandan Wei, Shi Jia, Hailiang Chen, Hongwei Ge, Zhuo Chen, Yangyang Zhang, Xuefei Chen, Zhanwen Han2026-04-14🔭 astro-ph

A Ring of Fire Orphan {\gamma}-Ray Flare in the Neutrino Candidate 3C 120

This paper presents 43 GHz VLBI observations of the radio galaxy 3C 120 that link a record-breaking orphan γ\gamma-ray flare to a specific jet disturbance interacting with a stationary feature, providing the first direct observational evidence for the "Ring of Fire" scenario where inverse-Compton scattering of synchrotron photons explains the extreme emission without accompanying multi-wavelength variability.

E. Traianou, G. Bruni, J. Rodi, G. F. Paraschos, S. G. Jorstad, A. P. Marscher, A. Lähteenmäki, M. Tornikoski, J. Tammi, I. Agudo2026-04-14🔭 astro-ph

A Turbulence-Driven Magnetic Reconnection Model for the High-Energy Neutrino Emission from NGC 1068

This paper proposes a turbulence-driven magnetic reconnection model within the coronal region of the Seyfert II galaxy NGC 1068, where efficient first-order Fermi acceleration of protons produces high-energy neutrinos consistent with IceCube observations while the associated gamma-rays are suppressed by pair annihilation.

Luana Passos-Reis, Elisabete M. de Gouveia Dal Pino, Juan C. Rodríguez-Ramírez, Giovani H. Vicentin2026-04-14🔭 astro-ph

A bright flare in the obscured state of GRS 1915+105 as seen by NICER and Swift

This paper reports on a bright X-ray flare from the black hole binary GRS 1915+105 during its obscured state, revealing that the event was caused by enhanced intrinsic emission and reduced obscuration within a stratified geometry following a failed disk wind, with a subsequent radio flare indicating accretion-jet coupling.

Shuaitongze Zhao, Honghui Liu, Menglei Zhou, Swarnim Shashank, Cosimo Bambi, Andrea Santangelo2026-04-14🔭 astro-ph
🔬 cond-mat — 83 papers

A Soft Penetrable Sphere Colloid Model for the Description of Charge and Excluded Volume Interactions in Antibody Solutions

This paper introduces an improved soft penetrable sphere colloid model that accurately describes charge and excluded volume interactions in antibody solutions by incorporating the Y-shaped molecular structure and amino acid-level details, thereby enabling the quantitative prediction of thermodynamic and dynamic properties using directly derived structural parameters.

Peter Schurtenberger, Marco Polimeni, Sophia Marzouk, Robin Curtis, Emanuela Zaccarelli, Anna Stradner2026-04-14🔬 cond-mat

Algorithmic overlaps as thermodynamic variables: from local to cluster Monte Carlo dynamics in critical phenomena

This paper demonstrates that the spatial overlap of successive spin configurations serves as a thermodynamic order parameter for Markov chain Monte Carlo dynamics in critical Ising and Potts models, revealing that cluster algorithms (Wolff and Swendsen-Wang) exhibit critical behavior linked to Fortuin-Kasteleins geometric clusters, whereas the local Metropolis algorithm's dynamics are governed solely by spin flip frequency.

Ian Pilé, Youjin Deng, Lev Shchur2026-04-14🔬 cond-mat

Bad metal behavior and Lifshitz transition of a Nagaoka ferromagnet

Using an extended fermionic functional renormalization group method, this study maps the phase diagram of the infinite-U Hubbard model on a square lattice, revealing a progression from paramagnetic Fermi liquid to antiferromagnetic stripes and finally to an incoherent non-Fermi liquid Nagaoka ferromagnet that undergoes a Lifshitz transition between two distinct ferromagnetic regimes.

Jonas Arnold, Peter Kopietz, Andreas Rückriegel2026-04-14🔬 cond-mat

Beyond Whittle: exact finite-time multispectral statistics from a single Brownian trajectory in a harmonic trap

This paper develops an exact finite-time multispectral theory for a Brownian particle in a harmonic trap that characterizes the joint distribution of spectral estimators and their inter-frequency correlations, enabling more accurate parameter inference from single trajectories than traditional asymptotic methods.

Isaac Pérez Castillo, François Leyvraz, Miguel Eduardo Gómez Quintanar, Andrés Álvarez Ballesteros2026-04-14🔬 cond-mat

Classical fracton spin liquid and Hilbert space fragmentation in a 2D spin-1/21/2 model

This paper introduces a simple 2D spin-1/2 model that realizes a classical U(1) fracton spin liquid with extensive ground state degeneracy, but demonstrates that perturbative quantum effects fail to restore quantum fractonic behavior due to severe Hilbert space fragmentation, resulting in either magnetic long-range order or a classical spin liquid.

Nils Niggemann, Meghadeepa Adhikary, Yannik Schaden-Thillmann, Johannes Reuther2026-04-14🔬 cond-mat

A new helical InSeI polymorph: crystal structure and polarized Raman spectroscopy study

This study reports the crystal structure of a new helical InSeI polymorph and utilizes polarized Raman spectroscopy to map its lattice dynamics and chain orientation, revealing that despite its helical structure, the material lacks chiral phonons.

Lucía Olano-Vegas, Davide Spirito, Evgeny Modin, Pavlo Solokha, Sergio Marras, Marco Gobbi, Fèlix Casanova, Serena De Negri, Luis E. Hueso, Beatriz Martín-García2026-04-14🔬 cond-mat.mes-hall

Analytical formulas for far-field radiated energy and angular momentum of metallic thin films

This paper employs the non-equilibrium Green's function framework to derive analytical formulas for the far-field radiated energy, linear momentum, and angular momentum from metallic thin films, demonstrating how an external magnetic field induces gyrotropy to enable torque radiation and establishing a unified connection between these radiative quantities and generalized Fresnel coefficients.

Hankun Zhang, Yuhua Ren, Ho-Yuan Huang, Jian-Sheng Wang2026-04-14🔬 cond-mat.mes-hall

Anyon molecules in fractional quantum Hall states

Using segment DMRG on infinite cylinders, this study demonstrates that gate-induced screening in fractional quantum Hall states can bind like-charged anyons into stable molecules across various filling factors and fusion channels by suppressing long-range repulsion and revealing intermediate-range attraction, with significant implications for addition spectra, interferometry, and anyon superconductivity.

Taige Wang, Michael P. Zaletel2026-04-14🔬 cond-mat.mes-hall

Electron localization, charge redistribution, and emergence of topological states at graphite junctions

Using a charge self-consistent tight-binding method, this study reveals that junctions between Bernal and rhombohedral graphite half-crystals universally host localized electronic states, with most configurations involving rhombohedral stacking supporting flat bands that suggest the emergence of strongly correlated and topological phenomena.

Luke Soneji, Simon Crampin, Marcin Mucha-Kruczynski2026-04-14🔬 cond-mat.mes-hall

Enhancement of topological magnon-driven spin currents through local edge strain in CrI3_3 nanoribbons

This study demonstrates that applying approximately 3% tensile edge strain to zigzag CrI3_3 nanoribbons significantly enhances topological magnon-driven spin currents and their decay lengths by inducing strongly localized edge states, thereby establishing straintronics as a viable method for controlling topological magnons in two-dimensional magnetic materials.

David Sanz Ruiz, David Soriano2026-04-14🔬 cond-mat.mes-hall

First-principles study of dispersive readout in circuit QED

This paper employs first-principles simulations of the full unitary dynamics in circuit QED to demonstrate that the observed drop in qubit T1T_1 and readout fidelity at high drive amplitudes is critically sensitive to the microscopic details of the bath spectrum, revealing limitations in standard Lindblad and effective master equation approaches.

Angela Riva, Prakritish Gogoi, Nicolas Gheeraert, Serge Florens, Alex W. Chin, Alain Sarlette, Alexandru Petrescu2026-04-14🔬 cond-mat.mes-hall

Geometry-controlled magnon-polariton excitations in a bilayer planar cavity

This paper introduces a theoretical framework for bilayer planar cavities, demonstrating that the geometric placement of two magnetic films and their symmetry properties enable precise control over collective magnon-polariton excitations by modulating coupling strength, activating dark modes, and organizing multimode interactions through exchange-driven hierarchies.

S. Solihin, Ahmad R. T. Nugraha, Muhammad Aziz Majidi2026-04-14🔬 cond-mat.mes-hall

Giant Domain-Wall Hall Magnetoresistance in Magnetic Topological Semimetal

This paper reports the discovery and theoretical verification of a giant longitudinal domain-wall Hall magnetoresistance in the magnetic Weyl semimetal Co3Sn2S2, which arises from an electric field distribution induced by the transverse giant anomalous Hall effect and offers potential for advanced multi-resistance-state modulation.

Jinying Yang, Qingqi Zeng, Yibo Wang, Meng Lyu, Yang Liu, Xingchen Liu, Xuebin Dong, Binbin Wang, Xiyang Li, Enke Liu2026-04-14🔬 cond-mat.mes-hall

A Lightweight Universal Machine-Learning Interatomic Potential via Knowledge Distillation for Scalable Atomistic Simulations

This paper introduces SevenNet-Nano, a lightweight universal machine-learning interatomic potential that leverages knowledge distillation from a large foundation model to achieve high accuracy and transferability while significantly reducing computational costs for large-scale atomistic simulations.

Sangmin Oh, Jinmu You, Jaesun Kim, Jiho Lee, Hyungmin An, Seungwu Han, Youngho Kang2026-04-14🔬 cond-mat.mtrl-sci

A critical assessment of bonding descriptors for predicting materials properties

This paper demonstrates that incorporating quantum-chemical bonding descriptors into machine learning models significantly improves the prediction of elastic, vibrational, and thermodynamic properties of approximately 13,000 solid-state materials while also enabling the discovery of intuitive physical expressions for these properties.

Aakash Ashok Naik, Nidal Dhamrait, Katharina Ueltzen, Christina Ertural, Philipp Benner, Gian-Marco Rignanese, Janine George2026-04-14🔬 cond-mat.mtrl-sci

A first-principles study of bcc chromium beyond the generalized gradient approximation (GGA)

This study demonstrates that while conventional GGA fails to predict the spin-density wave ground state of bcc chromium, various meta-GGA functionals exacerbate the issue by overestimating magnetic moments and destabilizing the SDW state, with the TPSS functional providing the most accurate description among those tested and highlighting the need for advanced non-local or hybrid functionals.

Alma Partos (Institute of Physics, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Torun, Poland), Igor Di Marco (Institute of Physics, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Torun, Poland, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden), Shivalika Sharma (Institute of Physics, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Torun, Poland, Center for Theoretical Physics of Complex Systems, Institute for Basic Science)2026-04-14🔬 cond-mat.mtrl-sci

A unified descriptor framework for hydrogen storage capacity and equilibrium pressure in interstitial hydrides

This paper establishes a unified, interpretable data-driven framework that decouples the governing mechanisms of hydrogen storage capacity and equilibrium pressure in interstitial hydrides, revealing that capacity is determined by geometric and thermal properties while pressure is controlled by elastic moduli, thereby enabling the rational design of materials with optimized performance.

Seong-Hoon Jang, Di Zhang, Xue Jia, Hung Ba Tran, Linda Zhang, Ryuhei Sato, Yusuke Hashimoto, Yusuke Ohashi, Toyoto Sato, Kiyoe Konno, Shin-ichi Orimo, Hao Li2026-04-14🔬 cond-mat.mtrl-sci

Accelerated Dopant Screening in Oxide Semiconductors via Multi-Fidelity Contextual Bandits and a Three-Tier DFT Validation Funnel

This paper introduces a multi-fidelity contextual bandit strategy combined with a three-tier DFT validation funnel to efficiently screen oxide semiconductor dopants, successfully identifying optimal Cu-containing co-doped ZnO systems for visible-light applications while reducing computational costs by 81% and revealing that dopant performance is governed by just two latent chemical dimensions.

Abhinaba Basu2026-04-14🔬 cond-mat.mtrl-sci

Alternative treatment of relativistic effects in linear augmented plane wave (LAPW) method: application to Ac, Th, ThO2 and UO2

This paper proposes alternative relativistic corrections to the linear augmented plane wave (LAPW) method—specifically new basis functions, potential matrix corrections, and refined spin-orbit coupling calculations—which significantly improve the accuracy of predicted lattice constants and elastic moduli for actinides and reveal that uranium dioxide (UO2) is a semimetal with a small band gap.

A. V. Nikolaev, U. N. Kurelchuk, E. V. Tkalya2026-04-14🔬 cond-mat.mtrl-sci

An experimentally validated end-to-end framework for operando modeling of intrinsically complex metallosilicates

This paper presents an experimentally validated, end-to-end computational framework that combines domain separation, machine-learning potentials, and in silico synthesis to enable quantitative operando atomistic modeling of complex amorphous metallosilicates, successfully reproducing key experimental observables and facilitating the analysis of catalytic processes.

Jong Hyun Jung, Tom Schächtel, Yongliang Ou, Selina Itzigehl, Marc Högler, Niels Hansen, Johanna R. Bruckner, Blazej Grabowski2026-04-14🔬 cond-mat.mtrl-sci

Autonomous Diffractometry Enabled by Visual Reinforcement Learning

This paper presents an autonomous system that utilizes model-free visual reinforcement learning to align single crystals directly from Laue diffraction patterns without requiring prior crystallographic knowledge, thereby enabling intelligent, human-like experimental workflows in materials science.

J. Oppliger, M. Stifter, A. Rüegg, I. Biało, L. Martinelli, P. G. Freeman, D. Prabhakaran, J. Zhao, Q. Wang, J. Chang2026-04-14🔬 cond-mat.mtrl-sci

Band Tail State Broadening in IGZO TFTs After pBTI-Induced Negative VT Shift Revealed via DC and 1/f Noise Measurements

This study reveals that positive bias and high-temperature stress in amorphous IGZO TFTs induce a reversible negative threshold voltage shift caused by the broadening of conduction band tail states and increased hydrogen doping, rather than the generation of new dielectric traps.

R. Asanovski, P. Rinaudo, A. Chasin, Y. Zhao, H. F. W. Dekkers, M. J. van Setten, D. Matsubayashi, N. Rassoul, A. Belmonte, G. S. Kar, B. Kaczer, J. Franco2026-04-14🔬 cond-mat.mtrl-sci
🤖 cs.AI — 320 papers

A Dual-Positive Monotone Parameterization for Multi-Segment Bids and a Validity Assessment Framework for Reinforcement Learning Agent-based Simulation of Electricity Markets

This paper addresses critical limitations in reinforcement learning agent-based electricity market simulations by proposing a dual-positive monotone parameterization that ensures continuous differentiability and invertibility for multi-segment bid generation, alongside a validity assessment framework to rigorously evaluate convergence toward Nash equilibrium.

Zunnan Xu, Zhaoxia Jing, Zhanhua Pan2026-04-14🤖 cs.AI

A Mamba-Based Multimodal Network for Multiscale Blast-Induced Rapid Structural Damage Assessment

This paper proposes a Mamba-based multimodal network that integrates multi-scale blast-loading information with optical remote sensing images to achieve accurate and rapid structural damage assessment, demonstrating significant performance improvements over state-of-the-art methods on the 2020 Beirut explosion dataset.

Wanli Ma, Sivasakthy Selvakumaran, Dain G. Farrimond, Adam A. Dennis, Samuel E. Rigby2026-04-14🤖 cs.AI

A Progressive Training Strategy for Vision-Language Models to Counteract Spatio-Temporal Hallucinations in Embodied Reasoning

This paper introduces a progressive training strategy utilizing a newly developed Chain-of-Thought dataset and a two-stage fine-tuning framework to significantly reduce spatio-temporal hallucinations and narrow the forward-backward performance gap in Vision-Language Models for embodied reasoning.

Xiaoda Yang, Shuai Yang, Can Wang, Jingyang Xue, Menglan Tang, Checheng Yu, Xunzhe Zhou, Sashuai Zhou, Tao Jin, Lixin Yang, Xiangyu Yue, Zhou Zhao2026-04-14🤖 cs.AI

A Proposed Biomedical Data Policy Framework to Reduce Fragmentation, Improve Quality, and Incentivize Sharing in Indian Healthcare in the era of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Health

This paper proposes a multi-layered incentive framework for Indian healthcare that aligns academic promotion, institutional rankings, and revenue-sharing models with data curation and sharing to overcome economic and academic barriers, thereby enabling the nation's AI ambitions while complying with emerging data protection regulations.

Nikhil Mehta, Sachin Gupta, Gouri RP Anand2026-04-14🤖 cs.AI

A collaborative agent with two lightweight synergistic models for autonomous crystal materials research

The paper introduces MatBrain, a lightweight collaborative agent system featuring two synergistic models (a 30B analytical model and a 14B executive model) that decouples reasoning from tool orchestration to significantly outperform larger general-purpose models in autonomous crystal materials research while reducing hardware requirements by over 95%.

Tongyu Shi, Yutang Li, Zhanyuan Li, Qian Liu, Jie Zhou, Wenhe Xu, Yang Li, Dawei Dai, Rui He, Wenhua Zhou, Jiahong Wang, Xue-Feng Yu2026-04-14🤖 cs.AI
💬 cs.CL — 258 papers

A Survey of Inductive Reasoning for Large Language Models

This paper presents the first comprehensive survey of inductive reasoning in large language models, systematically categorizing improvement methods, summarizing benchmarks with a new evaluation metric, and analyzing the sources of inductive ability to guide future research.

Kedi Chen, Dezhao Ruan, Yuhao Dan, Yaoting Wang, Siyu Yan, Xuecheng Wu, Yinqi Zhang, Qin Chen, Jie Zhou, Liang He, Biqing Qi, Linyang Li, Qipeng Guo, Xiaoming Shi, Wei Zhang2026-04-14💬 cs.CL

A Systematic Analysis of the Impact of Persona Steering on LLM Capabilities

This paper demonstrates that inducing Big Five personality traits in Large Language Models via the Neuron-based Personality Trait Induction (NPTI) framework systematically alters their cognitive capabilities in task-dependent ways, revealing significant alignment with human personality-cognition relationships and enabling a more effective Dynamic Persona Routing (DPR) strategy.

Jiaqi Chen, Ming Wang, Tingna Xie, Shi Feng, Yongkang Liu2026-04-14💬 cs.CL

ASPIRin: Action Space Projection for Interactivity-Optimized Reinforcement Learning in Full-Duplex Speech Language Models

The paper introduces ASPIRin, a novel reinforcement learning framework that decouples speech timing from content generation via Action Space Projection to optimize turn-taking and backchanneling in full-duplex speech models while preventing the semantic degradation and repetition common in standard approaches.

Chi-Yuan Hsiao, Ke-Han Lu, Yu-Kuan Fu, Guan-Ting Lin, Hsiao-Tsung Hung, Hung-yi Lee2026-04-14💬 cs.CL

Advancing Polish Language Modeling through Tokenizer Optimization in the Bielik v3 7B and 11B Series

This paper introduces the Bielik v3 7B and 11B models, which achieve significant performance improvements for the Polish language by replacing universal tokenizers with a dedicated, optimized vocabulary and employing a comprehensive training pipeline that includes FOCUS-based initialization, multi-stage pretraining, and advanced alignment techniques.

Krzysztof Ociepa, Łukasz Flis, Remigiusz Kinas, Krzysztof Wróbel, Adrian Gwozdziej2026-04-14💬 cs.CL
🤖 cs.LG — 262 papers

A Comparative Theoretical Analysis of Entropy Control Methods in Reinforcement Learning

This paper presents a comparative theoretical analysis demonstrating that while traditional entropy regularization introduces persistent bias leading to suboptimal policies, covariance-based entropy control achieves asymptotic unbiasedness by selectively regularizing high-covariance tokens, thereby offering a principled solution to prevent premature convergence in reinforcement learning for large language models.

Ming Lei, Christophe Baehr2026-04-14🤖 cs.LG

A Hybrid Intelligent Framework for Uncertainty-Aware Condition Monitoring of Industrial Systems

This paper proposes and evaluates a hybrid intelligent framework that integrates data-driven learning with physics-informed residuals and temporal features, demonstrating through conformal prediction that such an approach significantly enhances both diagnostic accuracy and uncertainty-aware decision reliability in nonlinear industrial systems compared to single-source baselines.

Maryam Ahang, Todd Charter, Masoud Jalayer, Homayoun Najjaran2026-04-14🤖 cs.LG

A Mathematical Explanation of Transformers

This paper proposes a novel continuous mathematical framework that rigorously interprets the Transformer architecture as a discretization of a structured integro-differential equation, thereby characterizing self-attention as a non-local integral operator and layer normalization as a time-dependent projection to provide a unified, operator-theoretic foundation for understanding and designing these models.

Xue-Cheng Tai, Hao Liu, Lingfeng Li, Raymond H. Chan2026-04-14🤖 cs.LG

A Mechanistic Analysis of Looped Reasoning Language Models

This paper provides a mechanistic analysis of looped reasoning language models, demonstrating that their recurrent blocks converge to distinct cyclic fixed points in latent space where attention stabilizes and inference stages mirror those of standard feedforward models, thereby offering practical guidance for architectural design.

Hugh Blayney, Álvaro Arroyo, Johan Obando-Ceron, Pablo Samuel Castro, Aaron Courville, Michael M. Bronstein, Xiaowen Dong2026-04-14🤖 cs.LG
📈 econ — 25 papers

A Strict Gap Between Relaxed and Partition-Constrained Spectral Compression in a Six-State Lumpable Markov Chain

This paper demonstrates that for a specific six-state reversible lumpable Markov chain, the maximum determinant achievable through partition-constrained spectral compression using indicator vectors is strictly less than that of relaxed orthonormal spectral compression, proving that indicator-based frames are fundamentally weaker than general orthonormal frames even after global optimization.

Oleg Kiriukhin2026-04-14📈 econ

Econometric Inference with Machine-Learned Proxies: Partial Identification via Data Combination

This paper proposes a framework for partial identification and inference in general moment models that utilizes machine-learned proxies by treating them as linking variables between a downstream sample and an auxiliary validation sample, thereby enabling valid asymptotic inference without restrictive assumptions on the upstream machine learning procedure or the need for resampling.

Lixiong Li2026-04-14📈 econ
⚡ eess — 168 papers

A Control-Referenced Tri-Channel OECT Receiver for Hybrid Molecular Communication Toward Brain Organoid Interfaces

This paper presents a theoretical study of a control-referenced tri-channel organic electrochemical transistor (OECT) receiver for brain organoid interfaces, demonstrating that incorporating a matched control pixel significantly improves the symbol error rate and limit of detection for hybrid molecular communication systems by effectively mitigating common-mode drift and baseline fluctuations.

Hongbin Ni, Ozgur B. Akan2026-04-14⚡ eess

A Data-Driven Optimal Control Architecture for Grid-Connected Power Converters

This paper proposes "DeePConverters," a novel data-driven optimal control architecture based on DeePC that enables grid-connected power converters to implicitly learn grid characteristics from measured data and adaptively achieve robust, optimal performance without relying on simplified or inaccurate grid models.

Ruohan Leng, Linbin Huang, Huanhai Xin, Ping Ju, Xiongfei Wang, Eduardo Prieto-Araujo, Florian Dörfler2026-04-14⚡ eess

A Geometry Map-Based Site-Specific Propagation Channel Model for Urban Scenarios

This paper proposes a geometry map-based propagation channel model that leverages 3D building data and the Uniform Theory of Diffraction to accurately predict site-specific path loss and time-varying Doppler characteristics in urban environments, demonstrating superior performance over 3GPP and simplified models in non-line-of-sight scenarios.

Junzhe Song, Ruisi He, Mi Yang, Zhengyu Zhang, Shuaiqi Gao, Xiaoying Zhang, Bo Ai2026-04-14⚡ eess

A Queueing-Theoretic Framework for Dynamic Attack Surfaces: Data-Integrated Risk Analysis and Adaptive Defense

This paper proposes a queueing-theoretic framework that models the temporal evolution of cyber-attack surfaces as a backlog of vulnerabilities, demonstrating how AI-driven automation amplifies exploit risks and validating a reinforcement learning-based adaptive defense strategy that reduces active vulnerabilities by over 90% while accounting for heavy-tailed patching times and resource constraints.

Jihyeon Yun, Abdullah Yasin Etcibasi, Ming Shi, C. Emre Koksal2026-04-14⚡ eess

A Review of Hydrogen-Enabled Resilience Enhancement for Multi-Energy Systems

This paper provides a comprehensive review of hydrogen-enabled resilience enhancement for multi-energy systems by analyzing their advantages and challenges, proposing a systematic framework for metrics and contingency modeling, categorizing planning and operational strategies, and identifying future research directions.

Liang Yu, Haoyu Fang, Goran Strbac, Dawei Qiu, Dong Yue, Xiaohong Guan, Gerhard P. Hancke2026-04-14⚡ eess

A Two-Stage Optimization Framework for Validating Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure under Grid Constraints

This paper proposes a two-stage mixed-integer optimization framework linking infrastructure planning with grid-constrained operation to demonstrate that cost-minimal EV charging designs often fail to meet service needs due to spatial concentration, whereas uniformly distributed deployments significantly improve operational performance and reduce energy shortfalls.

Biswarup Mukherjee2026-04-14⚡ eess
⚛️ gr-qc — 64 papers

Analytic semiclassical backreaction of a Schwarzschild black hole in a finite cavity: horizon shift, temperature renormalization, and canonical stability in the Hartle-Hawking State

This paper presents an analytic model of static semiclassical backreaction for a Schwarzschild black hole in the Hartle-Hawking state within a finite cavity, deriving explicit first-order corrections to the horizon location and Hawking temperature while demonstrating that the near-horizon geometry retains its universal Rindler structure, thereby confirming that semiclassical effects renormalize rather than fundamentally alter the geometric origin of Hawking radiation.

G. G. L. Nashed, Alnadhief H. A. Alfedeel, Tiberiu Harko2026-04-14⚛️ gr-qc

Comparative Study of Early-Universe Epochs in an f(R,Lm)f(R,L_m) Gravity Model with Effective Curvature--Matter Interaction and Λ\LambdaCDM Cosmology

This paper investigates a specific f(R,Lm)f(R, L_m) gravity model with effective curvature-matter interaction, demonstrating through statistical analysis of distance modulus data and a comparative study of early-Universe epochs that it predicts an earlier onset of structure formation and a higher matter-radiation equality redshift than standard Λ\LambdaCDM cosmology while remaining consistent with observed recombination data.

G. K. Goswami, J. P. Saini2026-04-14⚛️ gr-qc

Comparing astrophysical models to gravitational-wave data in the observable space

This paper advocates for comparing astrophysical population-synthesis models directly to gravitational-wave data in observable space rather than reconstructing the underlying population, demonstrating that this approach respects model validity domains and enables unbiased inference of the observable compact-binary population using LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA data.

Alexandre Toubiana, Davide Gerosa, Matthew Mould, Stefano Rinaldi, Manuel Arca Sedda, Tristan Bruel, Riccardo Buscicchio, Jonathan Gair, Lavinia Paiella, Filippo Santoliquido, Rodrigo Tenorio, Cristiano Ugolini2026-04-14⚛️ gr-qc

Constraining geometrically perturbed strange stars with minimal decoupling from heavy millisecond pulsar observations

This paper presents an exact analytical solution for geometrically perturbed strange stars using a sinusoidal spacetime deformation to generate anisotropy, demonstrating that such models can support massive pulsars up to 2.28 M2.28~M_\odot while satisfying all physical stability and causality conditions consistent with observational data.

K. N. Singh, S. K. Maurya, A. Errehymy, A. Altaibayeva, J. Rayimbaev, J. Kurbanov2026-04-14⚛️ gr-qc
⚛️ hep-ex — 25 papers

A search for microscopic black holes, string balls, and sphalerons in proton-proton collisions at s\sqrt{s} = 13 TeV

Using 138 fb⁻¹ of proton-proton collision data at 13 TeV collected by the CMS detector, this study presents model-independent and model-dependent searches that exclude semiclassical black holes and string balls with masses below approximately 8.4–11.4 TeV and 9.0–10.7 TeV, respectively, while setting a 95% confidence level upper limit of 0.0034 on the fraction of quark-quark interactions producing electroweak sphalerons above 9 TeV.

CMS Collaboration2026-04-14⚛️ hep-ex

Characterization of the 20-inch Photomultiplier Tubes for RENE Detector

This paper characterizes the charge and timing responses, gain non-uniformity, and pulse artifacts of two 20-inch Hamamatsu R12860 photomultiplier tubes to support signal interpretation and systematic uncertainty estimation for the RENE neutrino detector.

Junkyo Oh, Byeongsu Yang, Cheong Heo, Daeun Jung, Dong Ho Moon, Eungyu Yun, Hyun Woo Park, Jae Sik Lee, Jisu Park, Ji Young Choi, Kyung Kwang Joo, Ryeong Gyoon Park, Sang Yong Kim, Sunkyu Lee, Insung Yeo, Myoung Youl Pac, Jee-Seung Jang, Eun-Joo Kim, Hyunho Hwang, Junghwan Goh, Wonsang Hwang, Jiwon Ryu, Jungsic Park, Kyu Jung Bae, SeoBeom Hong, Hyunsoo Kim, Dojin Kim, Jonghee Yoo, Seunghwan Choi, Wonjun Lee, Jubin Park, Myung-Ki Cheoun, Intae Yu2026-04-14⚛️ hep-ex

First Observation of \boldmath{D+a0(980)ρD^+ \to a_0(980)\rho and D+a0(980)+f0(500)D^+ \to a_0(980)^+ f_0(500)} in \boldmath{D+π+π+πηD^+ \to \pi^+\pi^+\pi^-\eta and D+π+π0π0ηD^+ \to \pi^+\pi^0\pi^0\eta} Decays

Using 20.3 fb⁻¹ of e+ee^+e^- collision data collected by the BESIII detector, this study presents the first amplitude analysis of singly Cabibbo-suppressed D+π+π+πηD^+ \to \pi^+\pi^+\pi^-\eta and D+π+π0π0ηD^+ \to \pi^+\pi^0\pi^0\eta decays, resulting in precise measurements of their absolute branching fractions and the first observation of the D+a0(980)+f0(500)D^+ \to a_0(980)^+ f_0(500) decay alongside the D+a0(980)ρD^+ \to a_0(980)\rho modes.

BESIII Collaboration, M. Ablikim, M. N. Achasov, P. Adlarson, X. C. Ai, C. S. Akondi, R. Aliberti, A. Amoroso, Q. An, Y. H. An, Y. Bai, O. Bakina, Y. Ban, H. -R. Bao, X. L. Bao, V. Batozskaya, K. Begzsuren, N. Berger, M. Berlowski, M. B. Bertani, D. Bettoni, F. Bianchi, E. Bianco, A. Bortone, I. Boyko, R. A. Briere, A. Brueggemann, H. Cai, M. H. Cai, X. Cai, A. Calcaterra, G. F. Cao, N. Cao, S. A. Cetin, X. Y. Chai, J. F. Chang, T. T. Chang, G. R. Che, Y. Z. Che, C. H. Chen, Chao Chen, G. Chen, H. S. Chen, H. Y. Chen, M. L. Chen, S. J. Chen, S. M. Chen, T. Chen, W. Chen, X. R. Chen, X. T. Chen, X. Y. Chen, Y. B. Chen, Y. Q. Chen, Z. K. Chen, J. Cheng, L. N. Cheng, S. K. Choi, X. Chu, G. Cibinetto, F. Cossio, J. Cottee-Meldrum, H. L. Dai, J. P. Dai, X. C. Dai, A. Dbeyssi, R. E. de Boer, D. Dedovich, C. Q. Deng, Z. Y. Deng, A. Denig, I. Denisenko, M. Destefanis, F. De Mori, X. X. Ding, Y. Ding, Y. X. Ding, Yi. Ding, J. Dong, L. Y. Dong, M. Y. Dong, X. Dong, M. C. Du, S. X. Du, Shaoxu Du, X. L. Du, Y. Q. Du, Y. Y. Duan, Z. H. Duan, P. Egorov, G. F. Fan, J. J. Fan, Y. H. Fan, J. Fang, Jin Fang, S. S. Fang, W. X. Fang, Y. Q. Fang, L. Fava, F. Feldbauer, G. Felici, C. Q. Feng, J. H. Feng, L. Feng, Q. X. Feng, Y. T. Feng, M. Fritsch, C. D. Fu, J. L. Fu, Y. W. Fu, H. Gao, Y. Gao, Y. N. Gao, Y. Y. Gao, Yunong Gao, Z. Gao, S. Garbolino, I. Garzia, L. Ge, P. T. Ge, Z. W. Ge, C. Geng, E. M. Gersabeck, A. Gilman, K. Goetzen, J. Gollub, J. B. Gong, J. D. Gong, L. Gong, W. X. Gong, W. Gradl, S. Gramigna, M. Greco, M. D. Gu, M. H. Gu, C. Y. Guan, A. Q. Guo, H. Guo, J. N. Guo, L. B. Guo, M. J. Guo, R. P. Guo, X. Guo, Y. P. Guo, Z. Guo, A. Guskov, J. Gutierrez, J. Y. Han, T. T. Han, X. Han, F. Hanisch, K. D. Hao, X. Q. Hao, F. A. Harris, C. Z. He, K. K. He, K. L. He, F. H. Heinsius, C. H. Heinz, Y. K. Heng, C. Herold, P. C. Hong, G. Y. Hou, X. T. Hou, Y. R. Hou, Z. L. Hou, H. M. Hu, J. F. Hu, Q. P. Hu, S. L. Hu, T. Hu, Y. Hu, Y. X. Hu, Z. M. Hu, G. S. Huang, K. X. 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Implementation and commissioning of an experimental system towards sub-eV axion-like particle searches with 0.1 PW laser at ELI-NP

This paper reports the successful development and commissioning of an integrated experimental system at ELI-NP, utilizing a 0.1 PW laser to search for axion-like particles via Four-Wave Mixing, which has been validated for background studies and is ready for a stepwise energy scale-up from 20 mJ to 2.5 J.

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Improved measurement of the branching fraction of Ds+μ+νμD_s^+\to\mu^+\nu_\mu

Using e+ee^+e^- collision data collected by the BESIII detector, this study presents an improved measurement of the branching fraction for the leptonic decay Ds+μ+νμD_s^+\to\mu^+\nu_\mu, which is subsequently used to determine the Ds+D_s^+ decay constant fDs+f_{D_s^+} and the CKM matrix element Vcs|V_{cs}| with enhanced precision.

BESIII Collaboration, M. Ablikim, M. N. Achasov, P. Adlarson, X. C. Ai, R. Aliberti, A. Amoroso, M. R. An, Q. An, Y. Bai, O. Bakina, I. Balossino, Y. Ban, V. Batozskaya, K. Begzsuren, N. Berger, M. Berlowski, M. Bertani, D. Bettoni, F. Bianchi, E. Bianco, J. Bloms, A. Bortone, I. Boyko, R. A. Briere, A. Brueggemann, H. Cai, X. Cai, A. Calcaterra, G. F. Cao, N. Cao, S. A. Cetin, J. F. Chang, T. T. Chang, W. L. Chang, G. R. Che, G. Chelkov, C. Chen, Chao Chen, G. Chen, H. S. Chen, M. L. Chen, S. J. Chen, S. M. Chen, T. Chen, X. R. Chen, X. T. Chen, Y. B. Chen, Y. Q. Chen, Z. J. Chen, W. S. Cheng, S. K. Choi, X. Chu, G. Cibinetto, S. C. Coen, F. Cossio, J. J. Cui, H. L. Dai, J. P. Dai, A. Dbeyssi, R. E. de Boer, D. Dedovich, Z. Y. Deng, A. Denig, I. Denysenko, M. Destefanis, F. De Mori, B. Ding, X. X. Ding, Y. Ding, Y. Ding, J. Dong, L. Y. Dong, M. Y. Dong, X. Dong, S. X. Du, Z. H. Duan, P. Egorov, Y. L. Fan, J. Fang, S. S. Fang, W. X. Fang, Y. Fang, R. Farinelli, L. Fava, F. Feldbauer, G. Felici, C. Q. Feng, J. H. Feng, K Fischer, M. Fritsch, C. Fritzsch, C. D. Fu, J. L. Fu, Y. W. Fu, H. Gao, Y. N. Gao, Yang Gao, S. Garbolino, I. Garzia, P. T. Ge, Z. W. Ge, C. Geng, E. M. Gersabeck, A Gilman, K. Goetzen, L. Gong, W. X. Gong, W. Gradl, S. Gramigna, M. Greco, M. H. Gu, Y. T. Gu, C. Y Guan, Z. L. Guan, A. Q. Guo, L. B. Guo, M. J. Guo, R. P. Guo, Y. P. Guo, A. Guskov, T. T. Han, W. Y. Han, X. Q. Hao, F. A. Harris, K. K. He, K. L. He, F. H. H. Heinsius, C. H. Heinz, Y. K. Heng, C. Herold, T. Holtmann, P. C. Hong, G. Y. Hou, X. T. Hou, Y. R. Hou, Z. L. Hou, H. M. Hu, J. F. Hu, T. Hu, Y. Hu, G. S. Huang, K. X. Huang, L. Q. Huang, X. T. Huang, Y. P. Huang, T. Hussain, N Hüsken, W. Imoehl, M. Irshad, J. Jackson, S. Jaeger, S. Janchiv, J. H. Jeong, Q. Ji, Q. P. Ji, X. B. Ji, X. L. Ji, Y. Y. Ji, X. Q. Jia, Z. K. Jia, P. C. Jiang, S. S. Jiang, T. J. Jiang, X. S. Jiang, Y. Jiang, J. B. Jiao, Z. Jiao, S. Jin, Y. Jin, M. Q. Jing, T. Johansson, X. K., S. Kabana, N. 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Liu, W. M. Liu, X. Liu, Y. Liu, Y. Liu, Y. B. Liu, Z. A. Liu, Z. Q. Liu, X. C. Lou, F. X. Lu, H. J. Lu, J. G. Lu, X. L. Lu, Y. Lu, Y. P. Lu, Z. H. Lu, C. L. Luo, M. X. Luo, T. Luo, X. L. Luo, X. R. Lyu, Y. F. Lyu, F. C. Ma, H. L. Ma, J. L. Ma, L. L. Ma, M. M. Ma, Q. M. Ma, R. Q. Ma, R. T. Ma, X. Y. Ma, Y. Ma, Y. M. Ma, F. E. Maas, M. Maggiora, S. Malde, A. Mangoni, Y. J. Mao, Z. P. Mao, S. Marcello, Z. X. Meng, J. G. Messchendorp, G. Mezzadri, H. Miao, T. J. Min, R. E. Mitchell, X. H. Mo, N. Yu. Muchnoi, Y. Nefedov, F. Nerling, I. B. Nikolaev, Z. Ning, S. Nisar, Y. Niu, S. L. Olsen, Q. Ouyang, S. Pacetti, X. Pan, Y. Pan, A. Pathak, P. Patteri, Y. P. Pei, M. Pelizaeus, H. P. Peng, K. Peters, J. L. Ping, R. G. Ping, S. Plura, S. Pogodin, V. Prasad, F. Z. Qi, H. Qi, H. R. Qi, M. Qi, T. Y. Qi, S. Qian, W. B. Qian, C. F. Qiao, J. J. Qin, L. Q. Qin, X. P. Qin, X. S. Qin, Z. H. Qin, J. F. Qiu, S. Q. Qu, C. F. Redmer, K. J. Ren, A. Rivetti, V. Rodin, M. Rolo, G. Rong, Ch. Rosner, S. N. Ruan, N. Salone, A. Sarantsev, Y. Schelhaas, K. Schoenning, M. Scodeggio, K. Y. Shan, W. Shan, X. Y. Shan, J. F. Shangguan, L. G. Shao, M. Shao, C. P. Shen, H. F. Shen, W. H. Shen, X. Y. Shen, B. A. Shi, H. C. Shi, J. L. Shi, J. Y. Shi, Q. Q. Shi, R. S. Shi, X. Shi, J. J. Song, T. Z. Song, W. M. Song, Y. J. Song, Y. X. Song, S. Sosio, S. Spataro, F. Stieler, Y. J. Su, G. B. Sun, G. X. Sun, H. Sun, H. K. Sun, J. F. Sun, K. Sun, L. Sun, S. S. Sun, T. Sun, W. Y. Sun, Y. Sun, Y. J. Sun, Y. Z. Sun, Z. T. Sun, Y. X. Tan, C. J. Tang, G. Y. Tang, J. Tang, Y. A. Tang, L. Y Tao, Q. T. Tao, M. Tat, J. X. Teng, V. Thoren, W. H. Tian, W. H. Tian, Y. Tian, Z. F. Tian, I. Uman, S. J. Wang, B. Wang, B. L. Wang, Bo Wang, C. W. Wang, D. Y. Wang, F. Wang, H. J. Wang, H. P. Wang, J. P. Wang, K. Wang, L. L. Wang, M. Wang, Meng Wang, S. Wang, S. Wang, T. Wang, T. J. Wang, W. Wang, W. Wang, W. P. Wang, X. Wang, X. F. Wang, X. J. Wang, X. L. Wang, Y. Wang, Y. D. Wang, Y. F. Wang, Y. H. Wang, Y. N. Wang, Y. Q. Wang, Yaqian Wang, Yi Wang, Z. Wang, Z. L. Wang, Z. Y. Wang, Ziyi Wang, D. Wei, D. H. Wei, F. Weidner, S. P. Wen, C. W. Wenzel, U. W. Wiedner, G. Wilkinson, M. Wolke, L. Wollenberg, C. Wu, J. F. Wu, L. H. Wu, L. J. Wu, X. Wu, X. H. Wu, Y. Wu, Y. J. Wu, Z. Wu, L. Xia, X. M. Xian, T. Xiang, D. Xiao, G. Y. Xiao, H. Xiao, S. Y. Xiao, Y. L. Xiao, Z. J. Xiao, C. Xie, X. H. Xie, Y. Xie, Y. G. Xie, Y. H. Xie, Z. P. Xie, T. Y. Xing, C. F. Xu, C. J. Xu, G. F. Xu, H. Y. Xu, Q. J. Xu, Q. N. Xu, W. Xu, W. L. Xu, X. P. Xu, Y. C. Xu, Z. P. Xu, Z. S. Xu, F. Yan, L. Yan, W. B. Yan, W. C. Yan, X. Q. Yan, H. J. Yang, H. L. Yang, H. X. Yang, Tao Yang, Y. Yang, Y. F. Yang, Y. X. Yang, Yifan Yang, Z. W. Yang, Z. P. Yao, M. Ye, M. H. Ye, J. H. Yin, Z. Y. You, B. X. Yu, C. X. Yu, G. Yu, J. S. Yu, T. Yu, X. D. Yu, C. Z. Yuan, L. Yuan, S. C. Yuan, X. Q. Yuan, Y. Yuan, Z. Y. Yuan, C. X. Yue, A. A. Zafar, F. R. Zeng, X. Zeng, Y. Zeng, Y. J. Zeng, X. Y. Zhai, Y. C. Zhai, Y. H. Zhan, A. Q. Zhang, B. L. Zhang, B. X. Zhang, D. H. Zhang, G. Y. Zhang, H. Zhang, H. H. Zhang, H. H. Zhang, H. Q. Zhang, H. Y. Zhang, J. J. Zhang, J. L. Zhang, J. Q. Zhang, J. W. Zhang, J. X. Zhang, J. Y. Zhang, J. Z. Zhang, Jianyu Zhang, Jiawei Zhang, L. M. Zhang, L. Q. Zhang, Lei Zhang, P. Zhang, Q. Y. Zhang, Shuihan Zhang, Shulei Zhang, X. D. Zhang, X. M. Zhang, X. Y. Zhang, X. Y. Zhang, Y. Zhang, Y. Zhang, Y. T. Zhang, Y. H. Zhang, Yan Zhang, Yao Zhang, Z. H. Zhang, Z. L. Zhang, Z. Y. Zhang, Z. Y. Zhang, G. Zhao, J. Zhao, J. Y. Zhao, J. Z. Zhao, Lei Zhao, Ling Zhao, M. G. Zhao, S. J. Zhao, Y. B. Zhao, Y. X. Zhao, Z. G. Zhao, A. Zhemchugov, B. Zheng, J. P. Zheng, W. J. Zheng, Y. H. Zheng, B. Zhong, X. Zhong, H. Zhou, L. P. Zhou, X. Zhou, X. K. Zhou, X. R. Zhou, X. Y. Zhou, Y. Z. Zhou, J. Zhu, K. Zhu, K. J. Zhu, L. Zhu, L. X. Zhu, S. H. Zhu, S. Q. Zhu, T. J. Zhu, W. J. Zhu, Y. C. Zhu, Z. A. Zhu, J. H. Zou, J. Zu2026-04-14⚛️ hep-ex

Improving Neutrino Oscillation Measurements through Event Classification

This paper proposes a machine-learning-based strategy that classifies neutrino interaction types prior to energy reconstruction to exploit intrinsic kinematic differences, thereby reducing modeling uncertainties and improving the accuracy and sensitivity of next-generation long-baseline oscillation experiments like DUNE by 10–20%.

Sebastian A. R. Ellis, Daniel C. Hackett, Shirley Weishi Li, Pedro A. N. Machado, Karla Tame-Narvaez2026-04-14⚛️ hep-ex
⚛️ hep-lat — 11 papers

Revealing chiral-odd two-meson generalized distribution amplitudes in ee+(ππ)(ππ)e^- e^+ \to (\pi \pi) (\pi \pi) reactions

This paper demonstrates that chiral-odd dimeson generalized distribution amplitudes, which encode the spin-orbit correlation in spin-zero mesons, can be experimentally accessed in ee+(ππ)(ππ)e^- e^+ \to (\pi \pi)(\pi \pi) reactions through the interference between leading one-photon and two-photon exchange amplitudes, offering a direct path to probe this previously unmeasured sector of meson structure at facilities like BES III.

Shohini Bhattacharya, Renaud Boussarie, Bernard Pire, Lech Szymanowski2026-04-14⚛️ hep-lat

Scalable Generative Sampling and Multilevel Estimation for Lattice Field Theories Near Criticality

This paper introduces a multiscale generative sampler that combines conditional Gaussian mixture models and masked continuous normalizing flows to overcome critical slowing down in lattice field theories, achieving significantly reduced autocorrelation times and enabling unbiased Multilevel Monte Carlo variance reduction for the two-dimensional scalar ϕ4\phi^4 theory near criticality.

A. Singha, J. Kauffmann, E. Cellini, K. Jansen, S. Nakajima2026-04-14⚛️ hep-lat

The color force acting on a quark in the pion and nucleon

This paper utilizes the instanton liquid model enhanced by correlated instanton-anti-instanton pairs to derive and analyze the transverse distribution of the color Lorentz force acting on quarks in pions and nucleons, demonstrating that these force form factors are intimately related to gravitational and transversity form factors and yield results for nucleons consistent with recent lattice QCD calculations.

Wei-Yang Liu, Edward Shuryak, Ismail Zahed2026-04-14⚛️ hep-lat

Understanding the structure of nucleon excitations from their wavefunctions

This paper utilizes approximately 4000 lattice QCD propagators on a heavy pion ensemble to analyze relativistic nucleon wavefunctions, revealing that the observed node structure in the spectrum arises from two distinct mechanisms: "superposition nodes" created by combining interpolating fields and novel "built-in nodes" inherent to the s-wave Dirac components of individual fields.

Jackson A. Mickley, Waseem Kamleh, Derek B. Leinweber, Finn M. Stokes2026-04-14⚛️ hep-lat
⚛️ hep-ph — 41 papers

A Consistent Treatment of Final-State Interactions in NuWro Quasielastic Channel

This paper presents a unified framework within the NuWro Monte Carlo generator that consistently treats final-state interactions in quasielastic lepton-nucleus scattering by combining convolution-based inclusive calculations with an event-level cascade classification, significantly improving agreement with both inclusive electron-scattering data and exclusive MicroBooNE measurements.

Rwik Dharmapal Banerjee2026-04-14⚛️ hep-ph

An Analytic Formalism of Inflation for Derivative Coupled Scalar Field and Validating its predictions for Some Inflationary Potentials

This paper proposes an analytic formalism for a non-minimally coupled inflationary model involving derivative interactions between gravity and a scalar field, demonstrating that it successfully generates scalar spectral index and tensor-to-scalar ratio values consistent with ACT and Planck observations across a wide range of inflaton potentials without encountering singularities in the slow-roll regime.

Aayush Randeep, Rajib Saha2026-04-14⚛️ hep-ph

Completing Axion Double Level Crossings

This paper refines the theory of axion double level crossings in multi-axion systems, demonstrating that these phenomena—characterized by a high-temperature crossing followed by a QCD-induced crossing—are common in ZNZ_{\mathcal N} axion models but are constrained by the number of axions (N\mathcal N) in both light and heavy scenarios, with significant implications for axion cosmology.

Hai-Jun Li, Wei Chao, Huai-Ke Guo, Yu-Feng Zhou2026-04-14⚛️ hep-ph

DREAMuS: Dark matter REsearch with Advanced Muon Source

The paper proposes DREAMuS, a fixed-target experiment at HIAF designed to search for GeV-scale muon-philic dark matter mediated by light flavor-violating bosons, demonstrating competitive sensitivity to couplings around 10410^{-4} and highlighting the enhanced discovery potential of a complementary μ+\mu^+ beam option for sub-200 MeV dark matter.

Xiang Chen, Zejia Lu, Liangwen Chen, Jun Gao, Shao-Feng Ge, Zhanxu Hao, Yang Hu, Bingzhi Li, Cen Mo, Zhiyu Sun, Huayang Wang, Chonghao Wu, Yu Xu, Xueheng Zhang, Yulei Zhang, Liang Li2026-04-14⚛️ hep-ph

Enhanced sensitivity to the HZγ+γH \to Z\gamma \to \ell^+\ell^-\gamma decay at the LHC using machine learning and novel kinematic observables

This paper demonstrates that enhancing the sensitivity of the HZγ+γH \to Z\gamma \to \ell^+\ell^-\gamma decay search at the LHC is achievable by combining a Boosted Decision Tree classifier with novel, physics-motivated kinematic observables derived from the (PHiggs,θZγ)(P_{\mathrm{Higgs}}, \theta_{Z\gamma}) plane to significantly improve the discrimination against the dominant Drell--Yan background.

Manisha Kumari, Amal Sarkar2026-04-14⚛️ hep-ph
🔢 math — 378 papers

C(SOq(4)/SOq(2))C(SO_q(4)/SO_q(2)) as a Groupoid CC^*-algebra

This paper establishes that the CC^*-algebra C(SOq(4)/SOq(2))C(SO_q(4)/SO_q(2)) is isomorphic to the tight groupoid CC^*-algebra associated with a specific inverse semigroup, thereby providing a complete classification of its irreducible representations as four families parametrized by the circle group T\mathbb{T} that correspond to Soibelman's representations.

Shreema Subhash Bhatt, Vinay Deshpande, Bipul Saurabh2026-04-14🔢 math

A Bifidelity Proximal Quasi-Newton Method for Dense Rigid Body Suspension Collision Resolution

This paper introduces a custom monofidelity and a bi-fidelity proximal quasi-Newton method that significantly accelerates the resolution of dense rigid body suspension collisions by solving the underlying linear complementary problem in just three to four matrix-vector products, achieving speedups of up to 2x and reducing total simulation time for 216 particles from eight to five days.

Nicholas Rummel, Tyler Jensen, Stephen Becker, Eduardo Corona2026-04-14🔢 math

A Hierarchical Robust Control Strategy for Stochastic Kuramoto--Sivashinsky--Korteweg--de Vries Equations

This paper establishes the robust Stackelberg null controllability of a one-dimensional stochastic Kuramoto--Sivashinsky--Korteweg--de Vries equation under worst-case disturbances by formulating a hierarchical game with two leaders and a follower, and proving the result through duality techniques and novel Carleman estimates for coupled forward--backward stochastic systems.

Abdellatif Elgrou, Omar Oukdach, Abdelaziz Rhandi2026-04-14🔢 math
🔢 math-ph — 41 papers

Automorphism-Induced Entanglement Bounds in Many-Body Systems

This paper establishes a new upper bound on the maximum balanced bipartite entanglement entropy of ground states in many-body systems with nontrivial automorphism groups, showing that the entropy is limited by the logarithm of a weighted sum of irreducible representation multiplicities and offering significant improvements over existing bounds, such as reducing scaling from linear to logarithmic for complete graphs.

Saikat Sur2026-04-14🔢 math-ph

Central limit theorem for the determinantal point process with the confluent hypergeometric kernel

This paper establishes a central limit theorem for additive functionals of the determinantal point process with the confluent hypergeometric kernel as the scaling parameter RR tends to infinity, proving their convergence to a Gaussian distribution with a quantitative bound on the Kolmogorov-Smirnov distance derived from an exact identity for multiplicative functionals.

Sergei M. Gorbunov2026-04-14🔢 math-ph

Confined kinetics and heterogeneous diffusion driven by fractional Gaussian noise: A path integral approach

This paper employs a path-integral approach with a stationary-phase approximation to derive a Gaussian propagator for diffusion driven by fractional Gaussian noise with multiplicative coupling, revealing how the interplay between confinement and heterogeneous noise induces an effective drift that accumulates probability in regions of low noise amplitude.

David Santiago Quevedo, Felipe Segundo Abril-Bermúdez, Cristiane Morais Smith2026-04-14🔢 math-ph
🌀 nlin — 27 papers

Bio-inspired learning algorithm for time series using Loewner equation

This paper proposes two bio-inspired learning algorithms for one-dimensional time series based on the statistical-mechanical properties of the Loewner equation—specifically Gaussian process regression via driving force normality and a fluctuation-dissipation relation for sensitivity analysis—which are numerically validated on neuronal dynamics and discussed in the context of biological self-organization.

Yusuke Kosaka Shibasaki2026-04-14🌀 nlin

Coarsening and Bifurcations in Wide-Range Two-Dimensional Totalistic Cellular Automata

This paper investigates wide-range two-dimensional totalistic cellular automata with majority and frustrated majority vote rules, revealing that their dynamics deviate from mean-field predictions by exhibiting coarsening processes that halt at a specific curvature radius and active patterns with stable densities, alongside bifurcations in asymptotic behavior dependent on initial conditions and interaction ranges.

Franco Bagnoli, Luca Mencarelli2026-04-14🌀 nlin
⚛️ nucl-ex — 7 papers

All-charm tetraquarks at hadron colliders: A high-precision fragmentation perspective

This paper presents the TQ4Q2.0 fragmentation functions, a high-precision, uncertainty-quantified framework for modeling the production of all-heavy SS-wave tetraquarks in hadronic collisions, which extends previous models by incorporating nonconstituent heavy-quark contributions and advanced evolution schemes to establish a definitive baseline for future collider phenomenology.

Francesco Giovanni Celiberto2026-04-14⚛️ nucl-ex

Nonlinear response of flow harmonics in Gubser flow with participant-reaction planes mismatch

This paper extends perturbative Gubser flow solutions to derive analytic nonlinear response relations for flow harmonics v2v_2 and v4v_4, revealing that a mismatch between participant and reaction planes introduces a critical angular factor that can significantly alter the magnitude and even the sign of effective nonlinear response coefficients.

Xiang Ren, Jin-Yu Hu, Hao-jie Xu, Shi Pu2026-04-14⚛️ nucl-ex

The B(E2)B(E2) anomaly: Evidence for a low-lying mixed-symmetry collective excitation mode

This paper proposes that the anomalous suppression of B(E2;41+21+)/B(E2;21+0gs+)B(E2;4^+_1\rightarrow2^+_1)/B(E2;2^+_1\rightarrow0^+_{\mathrm{gs}}) ratios in neutron-deficient nuclei, which standard models fail to explain, arises from a low-lying mixed-symmetry collective excitation mode that bridges single-particle and collective dynamics.

Bo Cederwall, Chong Qi2026-04-14⚛️ nucl-ex

Toward Neutrino and Dark Matter Detection with Ancient Minerals: TEM Study of Heavy-Ion Tracks in Olivine

This study validates olivine as a promising candidate for the "paleo-detector" technique by using STEM to characterize heavy-ion tracks at various depths without etching, confirming that observed changes in track continuity align with SRIM simulation predictions regarding the transition between electronic and nuclear stopping power.

Andrew Calabrese-Day, Emilie LaVoie-Ingram, Kathryn Ream, Hannah Ross, Joshua Spitz, Patrick Stengel, Kai Sun, Alexander Takla2026-04-14⚛️ nucl-ex
⚛️ nucl-th — 19 papers

Δl=1\Delta l =1 coupling of single-particle orbitals in octupole deformed nuclei

This paper challenges the conventional view that octupole deformation is driven solely by Δl=3\Delta l=3 couplings by demonstrating, through Nilsson model analysis and particle-rotor calculations, that the often-overlooked Δl=1\Delta l=1 coupling plays a synergistic and essential role in driving reflection asymmetry in octupole-deformed nuclei.

XuDong Wang, Bin Qi, Shouyu Wang, Chen Liu2026-04-14⚛️ nucl-th

Emulator-Assisted Nuclear DFT Inference and Its Consequences for the Structure of Neutron Stars

This paper presents an updated Bayesian inference of a Skyrme energy density functional, enhanced by a flexible high-density meta-model and an efficient Gaussian emulator, to derive consistent neutron star crust and core properties that satisfy both *ab initio* nuclear matter constraints and recent astrophysical observations.

Pietro Klausner, Marco Antonelli, Gianluca Colò, Francesca Gulminelli, Xavier Roca-Maza, Enrico Vigezzi2026-04-14⚛️ nucl-th

General equilibrium second-order hydrodynamic coefficients for free quantum fields

This paper presents a systematic calculation of non-dissipative, quantum-origin second-order hydrodynamic corrections to the stress-energy tensor and currents for free boson and Dirac fields in thermal vorticity, deriving their Kubo formulae via equilibrium correlators and demonstrating that the axial current receives vorticity-proportional corrections independent of anomalous terms.

M. Buzzegoli (U. Florence), E. Grossi (U. Heidelberg), F. Becattini (U. Florence)2026-04-14⚛️ nucl-th
🔬 physics — 87 papers

3D Kinetic Simulations of Driven Reconnection in Merging Flux Tubes

This study utilizes 2D and 3D Particle-in-Cell simulations to demonstrate that while 3D effects and strong guide fields delay the onset of driven reconnection in merging flux tubes, the system ultimately converges to a fast-merging phase with a consistent reconnection rate and produces similar nonthermal particle spectra characterized by an electric-field-limited acceleration process.

Camille Granier, Fabio Bacchini, Daniel Groselj, Lorenzo Sironi2026-04-14🔬 physics

A (Dτ,Dx)(D_\tau,D_x)-manifold with NN-correlators of NtN_t-objects

This paper presents a mathematical formalism for a (Dτ,Dx)(D_\tau,D_x)-dimensional manifold featuring NN-correlators of NtN_t-type objects with cross-correlations and contaminants, constructed using concepts from mathematical physics, field theory, topology, algebra, and statistics, and demonstrates its applicability across cosmological scales from astronomical to quantum levels.

Pierros Ntelis2026-04-14🔬 physics

A Conjugate Bayesian Framework for Fast 3D Positronium Lifetime Estimation with a Partial System Matrix

This paper presents a scalable conjugate Bayesian framework that enables fast, closed-form 3D positronium lifetime estimation by restricting the system matrix to observed detector-time channels and utilizing a posterior-weighted Gamma-Exponential update, thereby reducing computational time from over a minute to just seconds while maintaining accuracy in both simulated and experimental data.

Berkin Uluutku, Giulianno Gasparato, Manish Das, Jarosław Choinski, Anand Pandey, Sushil Sharma, Paweł Moskal, Ewa St\k{e}pien, Chien-Min Kao, Hsin-Hsiung Huang2026-04-14🔬 physics

A Regime Shift in Atlantic Surface Currents Reveals a Step-like Decline of the Meridional Overturning Circulation

This study identifies a previously unrecognized Atlantic Convergence Divergence Mode (ACDM) that underwent a nonlinear, step-like regime shift in 2009, providing a dynamical explanation for the abrupt weakening of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) driven by a combination of low-frequency oceanic reorganization and episodic atmospheric shocks.

Han Huang, Ningning Tao, Hongyu Wang, Teng Liu, Fei Xie, Xichen Li, Yongwen Zhang, Niklas Boers, Jingfang Fan, Deliang Chen, Xiaosong Chen2026-04-14🔬 physics

Admissible Reconstruction of Reaction-Channel Levels on Fixed Subgroup Support for Cross-Section-Space Probability Table Constructions

This paper proposes a constrained convex optimization framework for reconstructing reaction-channel levels on fixed subgroup supports that guarantees physical nonnegativity by retaining low-order channel information exactly while fitting remaining conditions via weighted least squares, thereby resolving nonnegativity violations in cross-section-space probability tables at a manageable cost to response-level accuracy.

Beichen Zheng, Lili Wen2026-04-14🔬 physics

Atmospheric Methane Removal as a Third Climate Intervention: Termination Risks and Air Pollutant Effects

This paper characterizes Atmospheric Methane Removal (AMR) as a distinct climate intervention that offers non-durable warming reduction with a less abrupt termination rebound than Solar Radiation Management, while its impact on surface ozone air quality is modulated by background pollutant levels.

Katsumasa Tanaka, Weiwei Xiong, Didier A. Hauglustaine, Daniel J. A. Johansson, Nico Bauer, Philippe Bousquet, Philippe Ciais, Renaud de Richter, Marianne T. Lund, Ragnhild Skeie, Eric Zusman2026-04-14🔬 physics

Beyond directions: Symmetry-aware rotation sets for triaxial diffusion encoding by geometric filter optimization

This paper introduces Geometric Filter Optimization (GFO), a method that leverages the intrinsic D2D_2 symmetry of triaxial diffusion encoding to generate optimal rotation sets that significantly improve the accuracy and precision of powder-averaged signals compared to existing spherical and electrostatic-repulsion-based designs.

Sune Nørhøj Jespersen, Filip Szczepankiewicz2026-04-14🔬 physics
🔬 physics.app-ph — 15 papers

ALD W-Doped SnO2_2 TFTs for Indium-Free BEOL Electronics

This work demonstrates that back-end-of-line compatible, indium-free thin-film transistors featuring sub-10 nm tungsten-doped tin oxide channels deposited via low-temperature atomic layer deposition achieve superior performance and stability, particularly after post-fabrication oxygen annealing, making them a promising platform for monolithic 3D integration.

Mansi Anil Patil (Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India), Devarshi Dhoble (Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India), Shivaram Kubakaddi (Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India), Mamta Raturi (Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India), Marco A Villena (Department of Electronics and Computer Technology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, Fuentenueva Avenue s/n, Granada, Spain), Gaurav Thareja (Department of Electronics and Computer Technology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, Fuentenueva Avenue s/n, Granada, Spain), Saurabh Lodha (Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India)2026-04-14🔬 physics.app-ph

Colossal low-field negative magnetoresistance in CaAl2_{2}Si2_{2}-type diluted magnetic semiconductors (Ba,K)(Cd,Mn)2_{2}As2_{2}

This paper reports that the layered diluted magnetic semiconductor (Ba,K)(Cd,Mn)2_2As2_2 exhibits bulk ferromagnetism and a colossal negative magnetoresistance of approximately -100% at low fields, establishing it as a promising platform for low-temperature magnetoresistive applications.

Bijuan Chen, Zheng Deng, Changqing Jin2026-04-14🔬 physics.app-ph

Data-Driven Automated Identification of Optimal Feature-Representative Images in Infrared Thermography Using Statistical and Morphological Metrics

This paper proposes a data-driven, unsupervised methodology for automatically identifying optimal defect-representative images in infrared thermography by utilizing three complementary statistical and morphological metrics—the Homogeneity Index of Mixture, Representative Elementary Area, and Total Variation Energy—to overcome the limitations of conventional evaluation methods that require prior knowledge of defect locations.

Harutyun Yagdjian, Martin Gurka2026-04-14🔬 physics.app-ph

Investigating nucleation-driven phase transitions in neopentyl molecular crystals using infrared thermography and polarised light microscopy

This study demonstrates that doping neopentyl glycol with 1 mol% pentaerythritol reduces thermal hysteresis and supercooling in barocaloric molecular crystals by increasing microstructural disorder and nucleation events, as revealed through combined infrared thermography and polarised light microscopy.

Frederic Rendell-Bhatti, Vinzent G. Hana, Csongor Joba, David Boldrin, Donald A. MacLaren2026-04-14🔬 physics.app-ph

Multiple spiking functionalities in annealing-optimized Ag/Hf0.5_{0.5}Zr0.5_{0.5}O2_2-based memristive neurons

This paper presents an energy-efficient artificial neuron based on annealing-optimized Ag/Hf0.5_{0.5}Zr0.5_{0.5}O2_2 memristors that exhibits multiple spiking functionalities, including leaky integrate-and-fire behavior and various coding modes, using a simple circuit without additional electronic overhead.

Nikita Zhidkov, Andrei Zenkevich, Anton Khanas2026-04-14🔬 physics.app-ph

Nature-Inspired Hyperuniform Nanohole Patterning for Robust Broadband Absorption Enhancement in Perovskite Solar Cells

This paper demonstrates that integrating nature-inspired hyperuniform nanohole patterning into the front glass of planar perovskite solar cells significantly enhances broadband light absorption and power conversion efficiency to 23.62% by optimizing light redistribution and angular tolerance while preserving electronic interfaces and maintaining robustness against fabrication-induced disorder.

Arpan Sur, Kawshik Nath, Ahmed Zubair2026-04-14🔬 physics.app-ph

Observation of narrow-band γ\gamma radiation from a boron-doped diamond superlattice with an 855 MeV electron beam

Researchers successfully demonstrated the first observation of narrow-band 1.3 MeV γ\gamma radiation by channeling an 855 MeV electron beam through a boron-doped diamond superlattice acting as a crystalline micro-undulator, a breakthrough that paves the way for generating highly directional 14.5 MeV γ\gamma-ray beams with optimized doping profiles for future 3 GeV accelerators.

Hartmut Backe, José Baruchel, Simon Bénichou, Rébecca Dowek, David Eon, Pierre Everaere, Lutz Kirste, Pascal Klag, Werner Lauth, Patrik Stranák, Thu Nhi Tran Caliste2026-04-14🔬 physics.app-ph
🔬 physics.atom-ph — 12 papers

A Theoretical Investigation of He I Line Profiles for the Spectroscopic Analysis of DB White Dwarfs

This paper presents a comprehensive investigation of He I line profiles for DB white dwarf spectroscopic analysis, utilizing SDSS DR17 data to compare traditional semi-analytical Stark profiles with new computer-simulated profiles while examining various physical effects such as frequency sampling, Doppler broadening, and 3D hydrodynamical corrections.

Patrick Tremblay, Pierre Bergeron, Alain Beauchamp2026-04-14🔬 physics.atom-ph

A stable phase-locking-free single beam optical lattice with multiple configurations

This paper presents a stable, phase-locking-free method for generating optical lattices by passing a single laser beam through a prism with n-fold symmetric facets, successfully demonstrating various configurations like triangular and ten-fold quasi-crystal lattices with minimal lattice constant variation and positional drift.

Yirong Wang, Xiaoyu Dai, Xue Zhao, Guangren Sun, Kuiyi Gao, Wei Zhang2026-04-14🔬 physics.atom-ph

An efficient method to generate near-ideal hollow beams of different shapes for box potential of quantum gases

This paper presents a hybrid optical scheme combining fixed optics (axicons and prisms) with a digital micromirror device to efficiently generate high-quality, near-ideal hollow beams of various shapes, enabling the creation of highly homogeneous cold atom samples in customizable box potentials for advanced quantum many-body physics research.

Tongtong Ren, Yirong Wang, Xiaoyu Dai, Xiaoxu Gao, Guangren Sun, Xue Zhao, Kuiyi Gao, Zhiyue Zheng, Wei Zhang2026-04-14🔬 physics.atom-ph

Extraction of Effective Electromagnetic Material Properties for Rydberg Electrometer Vapor Cells from 10-300 MHz

This paper presents a new stripline measurement method combined with full-wave modeling to extract the complex permittivity and conductivity of commercially available Rydberg vapor cells across the 10–300 MHz range, thereby quantifying packaging-induced field distortions to enable precise corrections and optimized sensor designs.

D. Richardson, J. Dee, J. Yaeger, M. Viray, J. Marsh, B. Kayim, B. C. Sawyer, D. S. La Mantia, R. Wyllie, R. S. Westafer2026-04-14🔬 physics.atom-ph

K-shell ionization and characteristic x-ray radiation by high-energy electrons and positrons in oriented silicon crystals

This paper presents a detailed computer simulation method to investigate the non-monotonic evolution of K-shell ionization and characteristic x-ray radiation angular distributions from high-energy electrons and positrons traversing oriented silicon crystals across a wide energy range (1–1000 GeV), with a specific focus on the underlying physical mechanisms such as dechanneling.

S. V. Trofymenko, I. V. Kyryllin2026-04-14🔬 physics.atom-ph

Many-Body Super- and Subradiance in Ordered Atomic Arrays

This paper demonstrates that geometrically ordered, spatially extended 2D atom arrays with subwavelength spacing enable a new regime of collective light-matter interaction where photon-mediated interactions drive extensive superradiance and subradiance, revealing their underlying magnetic-like correlations and establishing a programmable platform for dissipative many-body quantum physics.

Alec Douglas, Lin Su, Michal Szurek, Robin Groth, Sandra Brandstetter, Ognjen Markovic, Oriol Rubies-Bigorda, Stefan Ostermann, Susanne F. Yelin, Markus Greiner2026-04-14🔬 physics.atom-ph

Observation of Discrete 1D Solitons in an Optically Induced Lattice in Rubidium Atomic Vapor

This paper reports the experimental observation and numerical verification of discrete one-dimensional solitons formed by balancing discrete diffraction and self-focusing in an optically induced photonic lattice within warm rubidium atomic vapor, offering a versatile platform for exploring non-Hermitian nonlinear dynamics and parity-time-symmetric systems.

Vjekoslav Vulic, Neven Šantic, Hrvoje Buljan, Damir Aumiler2026-04-14🔬 physics.atom-ph
🔬 physics.optics — 39 papers

A general framework for knowledge integration in machine learning for electromagnetic scattering using quasinormal modes

This paper proposes a universal physics-informed neural network framework for electromagnetic scattering that leverages quasinormal mode expansions to ensure physical consistency, guarantee energy conservation and causality, and significantly improve data efficiency for modeling and inverse design of optical devices.

Viktor A. Lilja, Albin J. Svärdsby, Timo Gahlmann, Philippe Tassin2026-04-14🔬 physics.optics

CV-HoloSR: Hologram to hologram super-resolution through volume-upsampling three-dimensional scenes

This paper introduces CV-HoloSR, a complex-valued deep learning framework that achieves physically consistent hologram super-resolution for 3D volume up-sampling by combining a depth-aware residual network, a specialized 4K dataset, and an efficient LoRA fine-tuning strategy to eliminate depth distortion and significantly improve perceptual realism.

Youchan No, Jaehong Lee, Daejun Choi, Dae Youl Park, Duksu Kim2026-04-14🔬 physics.optics

Direct volumetric reconstruction for highly compressive x-ray fluorescence ghost tomography

This paper introduces direct volumetric X-ray fluorescence ghost tomography, a compressive sensing approach that reconstructs 3D elemental distributions from multiplexed measurements across all angles via a single inverse problem, achieving a 43-fold reduction in acquisition time compared to conventional raster scanning while preserving spatial resolution.

A. Ben-Yehuda, A. Rack, S. Shwartz, N. Viganò2026-04-14🔬 physics.optics

Directional and contra-directional coupling in Huygens' metawaveguide microring resonators

This paper presents the first integrated Huygens'-based microring resonators and directional/contradirectional couplers operating at S- and C-band wavelengths, demonstrating high-Q resonances with negative group index and near-zero dispersion to enable advanced applications in optical communications, quantum photonics, and sensing.

M. Saad Bin-Alam, Yunus Denizhan Sirmaci, Alejandro Fernández-Hinestrosa, Jianhao Zhang, Ksenia Dolgaleva, Robert W. Boyd, José Manuel Luque-González, Thomas Pertsch, Isabelle Staude, Jens H. Schmid, Pavel Cheben2026-04-14🔬 physics.optics

Efficient imaging of quantum emitters using compressive sensing

This paper demonstrates a compressive sensing-based imaging technique that utilizes random binary excitation patterns and GPSR-BB reconstruction to efficiently image sparse quantum emitters, such as NV centers in diamond, achieving high-fidelity intensity and g(2)(0)g^{(2)}(0) maps with only 20% of the measurements required by conventional raster scanning.

Sonali Gupta, Kiran Bajar, Alexander McFarland, Amit Kumar, Subhas Manna, Sushil Mujumdar2026-04-14🔬 physics.optics

Electro-optically controlled photon group velocity, temporal walk-off and two-photon entanglement via nematic liquid crystal

This paper presents a unified theoretical framework demonstrating that voltage-controlled nematic liquid crystals can serve as tunable quantum photonic devices to manipulate the group velocity, temporal walk-off, and entanglement properties of orthogonally polarized photon wave packets for applications in quantum communication and information processing.

Gyaprasad, Rajneesh Joshi2026-04-14🔬 physics.optics

Engineering Multi-wavelength Emission in All-Fiber Laser Mode-Locked Through Nonlinear Polarization Rotation

This paper presents a compact, all-fiber erbium-doped laser utilizing nonlinear polarization rotation to achieve continuously tunable and deterministically switchable multi-wavelength mode-locking, enabling flexible spectral control from single to seven wavelengths for applications in dense wavelength-division multiplexing and photonic signal processing.

Subrata Manna, Amala Jose, K. Nithyanandan2026-04-14🔬 physics.optics
🧬 q-bio — 27 papers

A molecular clock for writing systems reveals the quantitative impact of imperial power on cultural evolution

This study introduces the Global Script Database to demonstrate that writing systems evolve according to a detectable molecular clock, a pattern significantly disrupted by imperial interventions that selectively rewrite deep structural features and accelerate script extinction, with the Spanish and Japanese empires identified as the most destructive forces in script replacement history.

Hiroki Fukui2026-04-14🧬 q-bio

Behavior Score Prediction in Resting-State Functional MRI by Deep State Space Modeling

This paper introduces a deep state space modeling framework that leverages raw blood-oxygenation-level-dependent time series from resting-state fMRI to predict Alzheimer's disease behavior scores and identify key brain regions, outperforming traditional methods that rely on static functional connectivity matrices.

Javier Salazar Cavazos, Maximillian Egan, Krisanne Litinas, Benjamin Hampstead, Scott Peltier2026-04-14🧬 q-bio

How complex behavioural contagion can prevent infectious diseases from becoming endemic

This paper demonstrates that incorporating nonlinear complex behavioural contagion into epidemic models can lead to multiple disease-free equilibria, where an initial epidemic triggers a self-sustaining increase in protective behaviours that ultimately eliminates the disease, even for high basic reproduction numbers.

Michael J. Plank, Matt Ryan, Lloyd Chapman, Roslyn I. Hickson, Thomas House, Emma McBryde, James M. McCaw2026-04-14🧬 q-bio
💰 q-fin — 26 papers

A Multilevel Stochastic Approximation Algorithm for Value-at-Risk and Expected Shortfall Estimation

This paper proposes a multilevel stochastic approximation algorithm that significantly improves the computational efficiency of estimating Value-at-Risk and Expected Shortfall for nested simulation problems, achieving near-optimal complexity orders of ε2δ\varepsilon^{-2-\delta} and ε2lnε2\varepsilon^{-2}|\ln{\varepsilon}|^2 respectively, compared to the standard ε3\varepsilon^{-3} complexity.

Stéphane Crépey (LPSM), Noufel Frikha (CES), Azar Louzi (LPSM)2026-04-14💰 q-fin

AI Patents in the United States and China: Measurement, Organization, and Knowledge Flows

This paper introduces a high-precision AI patent classifier to reveal that while the United States and China exhibit converging AI patenting growth and market value premiums, they differ significantly in organizational structures—with the U.S. dominated by large private firms and China by diverse institutions—and remain technologically interdependent through cross-border knowledge flows.

Hanming Fang, Xian Gu, Hanyin Yan, Wu Zhu2026-04-14💰 q-fin

Dynamic Forecasting and Temporal Feature Evolution of Stock Repurchases in Listed Companies Using Attention-Based Deep Temporal Networks

This paper proposes a hybrid Temporal Convolutional Network and Attention-based LSTM model using Chinese A-share data to outperform traditional static methods in predicting stock repurchases, while leveraging Explainable AI to reveal that prolonged undervaluation serves as a long-term motive and sharp cash flow increases act as short-term triggers for these decisions.

Xiang Ao, Jingxuan Zhang, Xinyu Zhao2026-04-14💰 q-fin
⚛️ quant-ph — 116 papers

A Comparative Study of Hybrid Quantum and Classical Genetic Algorithms in Portfolio Optimization

This paper demonstrates that a Hybrid Quantum Genetic Algorithm outperforms classical Genetic Algorithms in portfolio optimization by achieving faster convergence to the optimal solution, maintaining greater population diversity, and requiring significantly fewer evaluations than brute-force methods.

Romeu Rossi Junior, José Augusto Miranda Nacif, Leonardo Antônio Mendes Souza, Marcus Henrique Soares Mendes2026-04-14⚛️ quant-ph

Accelerating Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computation with Good qLDPC Codes

The paper proposes a broadly applicable fault-tolerant quantum computation scheme for good qLDPC codes that achieves constant qubit overhead and asymptotically faster time complexity of O(d1+o(1))O(d^{1+o(1)}) by utilizing parallelized code surgery and classical locally testable codes, significantly outperforming existing methods for codes with distance scaling d=Ω(n1/a)d = \Omega(n^{1/a}) where a<2a < 2.

Guo Zhang, Yuanye Zhu, Ying Li2026-04-14⚛️ quant-ph

Accuracy and resource advantages of quantum eigenvalue estimation with non-Hermitian transcorrelated electronic Hamiltonians

This paper demonstrates that applying a quantum eigenvalue estimation algorithm to non-Hermitian transcorrelated Hamiltonians with the xTC approximation can achieve chemical accuracy comparable to standard qubitization on significantly larger basis sets for small atoms, though the method's accuracy degrades for larger second-row elements.

Alexey Uvarov, Artur F. Izmaylov2026-04-14⚛️ quant-ph

Accuracy-Cost Trade-offs for Reference VQE Calculations of H2_2 on IBM Quantum Hardware

This paper presents a hardware-validated reference dataset and analysis of H2_2 ground-state energy calculations on 2026 IBM Quantum processors, demonstrating that circuit simplification via tapered mappings offers the most consistent accuracy gains while resilience level 1 incurs substantial costs and session-based execution provides no systematic accuracy advantage despite higher billed time.

Julen Larrucea, Marita Oliv, Jeanette Lorenz2026-04-14⚛️ quant-ph
📊 stat — 115 papers

α\alpha-Mutual Information for the Gaussian Noise Channel

This paper establishes a systematic framework for α\alpha-mutual information in additive Gaussian noise channels by proving key regularity properties, deriving a generalized α\alpha-I-MMSE relationship that links information derivatives to estimation errors under tilted distributions, and characterizing asymptotic behaviors across low and high signal-to-noise regimes.

Mohammad Milanian, Alex Dytso, Martina Cardone2026-04-14📊 stat

A Multiparty Homomorphic Encryption Approach to Confidential Federated Kaplan Meier Survival Analysis

This paper introduces a privacy-preserving federated framework using threshold CKKS homomorphic encryption to enable multi-institutional Kaplan-Meier survival analysis that achieves high-fidelity results comparable to centralized data while preventing the reconstruction of sensitive individual records through encrypted aggregation and threshold decryption.

Narasimha Raghavan Veeraragavan, Svetlana Boudko, Jan Franz Nygård2026-04-14📊 stat

A Unified Spatiotemporal Framework for Modeling Censored and Missing Areal Responses

This paper proposes a unified Bayesian spatiotemporal framework using a flexible random effect that integrates SAR, DAGAR, and temporal autoregressive components to effectively model censored and missing areal data, demonstrating superior performance over ad hoc imputation methods and offering enhanced interpretability compared to traditional CAR approaches in air quality analysis.

Jose A. Ordoñez, Tsung-I Lin, Victor H. Lachos, Luis M. Castro2026-04-14📊 stat

A comprehensive study on causal discovery between degradation paths

This paper proposes a causal discovery strategy using degradation increments combined with non-temporal techniques to uncover dependencies between system parameters, demonstrating through numerical and engineering case studies that this approach outperforms raw data methods, with stable Peter-Clark and greedy equivalence search identified as the most robust algorithms.

Shi-Shun Chen, Shuai Gao, Xiao-Yang Li, Enrico Zio2026-04-14📊 stat

A novel reference prior for Gaussian hierarchical models with intrinsic conditional autoregressive random effects

This paper introduces a novel reference prior for Gaussian hierarchical models with intrinsic conditional autoregressive random effects that maintains equivalence to a previously published prior while drastically reducing computational complexity from O(n32k)O(n^3 2^k) to O(n3)O(n^3), thereby enabling efficient objective Bayesian variable selection for large datasets.

Marco A. R. Ferreira2026-04-14📊 stat