Control protocols for harmonically confined run-and-tumble particlesRun-and-tumble particles constitute one of the simplest models of self-propelled active matter, and provide an ideal playground to the understanding of out-of-equilibrium systems. We consider an…Marco Baldovin, Alessandro Manacorda·Jul 27, 2026SaveLearn
Statistical Mechanics of ParaparticlesQuantum mechanics broadly classifies the particles into two categories: (1) fermions and (2) bosons. Fermions are half-integer spin particles, obeying Pauli's exclusion principle and…Nupoor Thakur, Navinder Singh Bathinda·Jul 27, 2026SaveLearn
Rare Events and Redundancy in Random Walkers Target Search in a Finite DomainFinding a target in a complex environment is a fundamental challenge across natural systems, from chemical reactions to sperm cells reaching an egg. A powerful strategy to reduce search times is…Elisabetta Ellettari, Giacomo Nasuti, Alberto Bassanoni et al.·Jul 27, 2026SaveLearn
Gibbs Factorials Become Kinetic in History-Dependent ReactionsGibbs factorials are usually regarded as equilibrium counting factors. We show that they can also appear directly in a measurable kinetic observable when products formed at different stages are…Nanako Hirano, Akira Yoshida, Takenobu Nakamura et al.·Jul 27, 2026SaveLearn
The Uhlenbeck-Ford model in two dimensions: Reference system for fluid-phase free-energy calculationsWe investigate the Uhlenbeck-Ford (UF) model as a reference system for free-energy calculations in two-dimensional (2D) fluids. The 2D virial coefficients are computed exactly up to tenth order and…Samuel Cajahuaringa, Rodolfo Paula Leite, Maurice de Koning·Jul 26, 2026SaveLearn
Critical Dynamics of Spin Boson ModelIn this work, we study the low-energy properties of the spin-boson model (SBM), which describes the dynamics of a spin-1/2 coupled to a bosonic environment characterized by a power-law spectral…M. G. Vasin, S. V. Remizov, A. A. Elistratov·Jul 26, 2026SaveLearn
Fate of entanglement in quadratic Markovian dissipative systemsWe develop a hydrodynamic description for the driven-dissipative dynamics of the entanglement negativity, which quantifies the genuine entanglement in mixed-state systems. We focus on quantum…Fabio Caceffo, Vincenzo Alba·Jul 26, 2026SaveLearn
Kinetic and Hydrodynamic Theories of Chiral Intruder Dynamics in Nonequilibrium BathsWe study the chiral dynamics of an intruder immersed in a nonequilibrium bath in two complementary limits: the dilute kinetic regime and the dense hydrodynamic regime. In the dilute limit, starting…Raphaël Maire, Ignacio Pagonabarraga·Jul 25, 2026SaveLearn
Chiral Dynamics of an Intruder across Dilute and Hydrodynamic RegimesWe introduce and simulate an analytically tractable model for an intruder of arbitrary shape in a nonequilibrium bath, with chirality originating from the bath, the intruder, or their coupling. In…Raphaël Maire, Ignacio Pagonabarraga·Jul 25, 2026SaveLearn
Quantum fluctuation-driven transport crossover between two liquid states in distinguishable helium-4We show the emergence of a quantum fluctuation-driven transport crossover between two liquid states in distinguishable helium-4 obeying Boltzmann statistics, in the absence of atomic exchange. Using…Mika Tanabe, Momoko Tsujimoto, Kenichi Kinugawa·Jul 25, 2026SaveLearn
Response Morphologies of a Canonical Fluctuation Diagnostic Across Ehrenfest Phase TransitionsMicrocanonical inflection-point analysis identifies MIPA-type higher-order transition structures from derivatives of the microcanonical entropy. Until recently, however, there was no canonical…Fangfang Wang, Wei Liu, Ying Tang et al.·Jul 25, 2026SaveLearn
Model of Simplicial Complexes with dimension-wise preferential attachmentNetwork science is a powerful framework allowing to model complex systems, it is capable to describe and take into account the intricate web of connections existing among the constituting basic…Diego Febbe, Duccio Fanelli, Timoteo Carletti·Jul 25, 2026SaveLearn
Extreme First-Passage Time of Many Interacting ParticlesExtreme first-passage events are broadly relevant to biological, chemical, and physical processes in which the first successful arrival determines the outcome. Existing theories are confined to…Ruicheng Bao·Jul 24, 2026SaveLearn
Effective field theories of nonlinear fluctuating hydrodynamics in one dimensionDescribing emergent macroscopic phenomena in low spatial dimensions is known to be notoriously challenging, primarily due to strong interactions that render perturbative approaches inapplicable. On…Matija Koterle, Enej Ilievski·Jul 24, 2026SaveLearn
An Experimental Scheme for Testing Molecular Rectification with Only Micrometer-Scale Fabrication RequirementsIn our previous work, we proposed a theoretical model capable of inducing sustained directed transport without consuming information or external energy. However, the experimental verification schemes…Jiantang Jiang·Jul 24, 2026SaveLearn
Inertial Asynchronous ComputationComputation is the controlled evolution of a state. Asynchronous evolutions, where all parts of the state change in their own time without stopping each other, put this control in jeopardy. It is in…Doruk Efe Gökmen, Michel Fruchart, Dmitrii Zendrikov et al.·Jul 24, 2026SaveLearn
Weakly Nonlinear Dynamics of Unstable Modes in Jammed Amorphous SolidsWe investigate the structural evolution in jammed amorphous solids by analyzing the eigenmodes of a generalized Hessian matrix that incorporates spatial modulation via wave numbers. Unlike the…Kota Noto, Harukuni Ikeda, Kuniyasu Saitoh et al.·Jul 24, 2026SaveLearn
Markov state models revisited: Principles and algorithms for unbiased observablesMarkov state models (MSMs) have become ubiquitous tools for analyzing molecular dynamics (MD) simulations because of their simple, powerful premise: although complete MD sampling may be impossible,…David Aristoff, Robert J. Webber, Daniel M. Zuckerman·Jul 24, 2026SaveLearn
Finite-time Scaling of the surface special transition in a 3D classical Heisenberg modelWe investigate nonequilibrium driven dynamics across the special surface phase transition in the three-dimensional classical Heisenberg model with open boundaries, where tuning the surface coupling…Dong-Xu Liu, Zhe Wang, Shuai Yin et al.·Jul 24, 2026SaveLearn
Lack of self-averaging of the critical internal energy in a weakly-disordered Baxter modelWe investigate the first two moments of the critical internal energy E in a weakly disordered two-dimensional Baxter eight-vertex model as a function of the system size L, evaluated at the…Ramgopal Agrawal, Victor Dotsenko, Maxym Dudka et al.·Jul 24, 2026SaveLearn
Quantum Brownian Motion: proving that the Schmid transition belongs to the Berezinskii-Kosterlitz-Thouless universality classWe investigate the equilibrium properties of a quantum Brownian particle moving in a periodic potential, specifically addressing the nature of the dissipation-driven Schmid transition in the Ohmic…Francesco G. Capone, Antonio de Candia, Vittorio Cataudella et al.·Jul 24, 2026SaveLearn
Memory-induced active particle ratchets: Mean currents and large deviationsWe analyse a continuous-time random walk model with stochastic reversals of direction. There is no external potential but the reorientation mechanism generates a non-zero current from asymmetry in…Venkata D. Pamulaparthy, Rosemary J. Harris·Jul 24, 2026SaveLearn
The Limits of Inference in Complex Systems: When Stochastic Models Become IndistinguishableRobust inference for stochastic dynamical systems is often hampered by sparse sampling and the absence of closed-form likelihoods. We introduce a Monte Carlo path-inference framework that leverages…Javier Aguilar, Miguel A. Muñoz, Sandro Azaele·Jul 24, 2026SaveLearn
Optimal feedback control under stepwise equilibration and partial observationMany microscopic machines rely on noisy signals to direct nonequilibrium transformations and operate in a timescale-separated regime. We consider feedback protocols in which a system equilibrates…Francesco Mottes, Michael P. Brenner·Jul 23, 2026SaveLearn
Free-volume origin of diverging direct correlations in hard crystals: insights from an exact one-dimensional modelSecond order direct correlation functions in three-dimensional hard-sphere crystals have much larger amplitudes (of the order of 1/nvac where nvac is the vacancy…Alessandro Simon, Martin Oettel·Jul 23, 2026SaveLearn