Extracting Boundary Conformal Data from Periodic Non-Hermitian Critical ChainsBoundary conformal field theory (BCFT) contains universal data that are usually accessed microscopically by imposing spatial boundaries on the lattice. In non-Hermitian many-body systems, however,…Yifan Liu, Haruki Shimizu, Dongchang Liu et al.·Jul 30, 2026SaveLearn
Quantitative analysis of fluctuating hydrodynamics in uniform shear flowMany theoretical predictions in fluctuating hydrodynamics under uniform shear flow have lacked precise quantitative verification because assessing the impact of analytical approximations is difficult…Hiroyoshi Nakano, Yuki Minami·Jul 30, 2026SaveLearn
Thermodynamic geometry of friction on graphs: Resistance, commute times, and optimal transportWe demonstrate that the thermodynamic friction metric governing dissipation in slowly driven continuous-time Markov chains is equivalent to the commute-time embedding and the resistance distance.…Jordan R Sawchuk, David A Sivak·Jul 30, 2026SaveLearn
Critical Temperature(s) of Sierpinski Carpet(s)We present a key algorithmic improvement to the generalized combinatorial Feynman--Vdovichenko method for calculating the critical temperature of the Ising model on Sierpinski carpets SCk(a,b),…Riccardo Ben Alì Zinati, Giacomo Gori, Alessandro Codello·Jul 30, 2026SaveLearn
On Entropic Characterization of Symmetry Breaking in Dynamical Systems I: Spontaneous Symmetry BreakingSymmetry breaking is a central organizing principle of nonlinear dynamics, yet its information-theoretic signatures remain poorly understood. In this work, we develop an entropic framework for…Subhrajit Sinha, Parvathi Kooloth·Jul 30, 2026SaveLearn
Restoring detailed balance in non-Hermitian Markov processesStochastic processes out-of-equilibrium often involve asymmetric contributions that break detailed balance and lead to non-monotonic entropy production, limiting thermodynamic interpretations and…Tim Van Wesemael, Gilberto Nakamura, Jan Baetens et al.·Jul 30, 2026SaveLearn
Applications of Nambu Non-equilibrium Thermodynamics to Specific PhenomenaWe apply Nambu non-equilibrium thermodynamics (NNET), a dynamics with multiple Hamiltonians coupled to entropy-induced dissipation, to paradigmatic far-from-equilibrium systems. Concretely, we…So Katagiri, Yoshiki Matsuoka, Akio Sugamoto·Jul 30, 2026SaveLearn
Optimizing optimal transport: Role of final distributions in finite-time thermodynamicsPerforming thermodynamic tasks within finite time while minimizing thermodynamic costs is a central challenge in stochastic thermodynamics. Here, we develop a unified framework for optimizing the…Kaito Tojo, Rihito Nagase, Ken Funo et al.·Jul 30, 2026SaveLearn
When trajectory-based bounds fail: information thermodynamics under noisy feedbackInformation engines exploit feedback to extract work from thermal fluctuations, extending the second law of thermodynamics through information-theoretic bounds. While several such bounds have been…Natalia Ruiz-Pino, Ludovic Bellon, Antonio Prados·Jul 29, 2026SaveLearn
Neural variational framework for random Young-diagram limit shapesWe develop a structure-preserving neural variational framework for random Young-diagram ensembles, with representations adapted to the structure and scaling of each measure. The method is validated…Qian Chen, Bo-Xuan Ge·Jul 29, 2026SaveLearn
Temporal Interference from Topological Transitions in Monitored Quantum DynamicsTemporal interference patterns can be detected with stroboscopic monitoring that treats the back action of measurements and the unitary dynamics. Previous work established that the mean detected…Qingyuan Wang, Ruoyu Yin, Eli Barkai·Jul 29, 2026SaveLearn
Boundary-Driven Anisotropic Coarsening in Conserved Phase SeparationUniversal scaling in phase separation is typically assumed to be isotropic in systems with conserved dynamics. Here we show that boundary forcing alone can break this dynamical scaling symmetry,…Emilio N. M. Cirillo, Nicklas Jävergård, Adrian Muntean et al.·Jul 29, 2026SaveLearn
The Role of Odd Diffusivity in Multipoint Statistics of State-Dependent ObservablesOdd diffusivity is a transverse transport coefficient that appears when time-reversal and parity symmetries are broken. Its most distinctive signature is a probability flux perpendicular to a density…Jong-Min Park·Jul 29, 2026SaveLearn
Quantum Brownian transport in a correlated Gaussian forceWe study a classical system-bath model in which a system particle is linearly coupled to a bath of harmonic oscillators. In a system subject to white and correlated Gaussian noises, we derive an…Yun Jeong Kang, Seungsik Min, Sung Kyu Seo et al.·Jul 29, 2026SaveLearn
Interface evolution in the two-dimensional quantum Ising modelWe consider the unitary time evolution of an interface in the regime of spontaneously broken symmetry of the two-dimensional quantum Ising model. The interface is induced by an initial condition…Georgios Kampanis, Marianna Sorba, Gesualdo Delfino·Jul 29, 2026SaveLearn
Anomalous waiting-time distributions in postselection-free quantum many-body dynamics under continuous monitoringWe investigate waiting-time distributions (WTDs) of quantum jumps in continuously monitored quantum many-body systems, whose unconditional dynamics lead to the trivial infinite-temperature state. We…Kazuki Yamamoto, Ryusuke Hamazaki·Jul 29, 2026SaveLearn
Matrix-product operator dualities in integrable lattice modelsMatrix-product operators (MPOs) appear throughout the study of integrable lattice models, notably as the transfer matrices. They can also be used as transformations to construct dualities between…Yuan Miao, Andras Molnar, Nick G. Jones·Jul 29, 2026SaveLearn
Complex nonlinear sigma modelMotivated by the recent interest in the criticality of open quantum many-body systems, we study nonlinear sigma models with complexified couplings as a general framework for nonunitary field theory.…Kazuki Yamamoto, Kohei Kawabata·Jul 29, 2026SaveLearn
Effects of Dynamic Disorder on Diffusion in Rugged Energy LandscapesEstablished theoretical studies of diffusion in rugged (or rough) potential surfaces have largely focused on quenched energy landscapes. Here we study diffusion on a rugged energy landscape in the…Biman Bagchi·Jul 29, 2026SaveLearn
Adiabatic protocol for the generalized Langevin equationThis article proposes a self-consistent methodology for determining the mechanical adiabatic work of Brownian particles trapped in optical tweezers. Rather than varying the trap frequency, the…Pedro J. Colmenares·Jul 29, 2026SaveLearn
Harnessing higher-dimensional fluctuations in an information engineWe study the optimal performance of an information engine consisting of an overdamped Brownian bead confined in a controllable, d-dimensional harmonic trap and additionally subjected to gravity.…Antonio Patrón Castro, John Bechhoefer, David A. Sivak·Jul 29, 2026SaveLearn
Solvable Quantum Circuits with non-Markovian Influence MatricesInfluence matrices encode the action exerted on local subsystems by the rest of an extended quantum many-body system during their evolution. Thus, knowledge of the influence matrix facilitates…Samuel H. Pickering, Max McGinley, Bhavik Kumar et al.·Jul 28, 2026SaveLearn
Interacting hydrodynamic modes in spinless fermions with dephasing noiseWe study the non-equilibrium dynamics of spinless fermions with dephasing noise in the framework of a many-particle Lindblad equation. Using a mapping to the exactly solvable one-dimensional Hubbard…Fabian H. L. Essler, Patrik Penc·Jul 28, 2026SaveLearn
Non-monotonic diffusion from nonequilibrium drivingThe stochastic dynamics of interacting particles far from equilibrium remains a fundamental challenge in statistical physics. While reciprocal interactions often permit effective one-body…Manish Patel, Ritwick Sarkar, Urna Basu et al.·Jul 28, 2026SaveLearn
Fluctuation-dissipation violations in mean-field non-reciprocal spin glassesWe study the out-of-equilibrium dynamics of the spherical Sherrington-Kirkpatrick model with non-reciprocal asymmetric couplings. Rather than assuming stationarity, we derive the conditions under…Ot Garcés, Demian Levis·Jul 28, 2026SaveLearn