Universal Information-Theoretic Structure of the Quasi-Stationary Domany--Kinzel AutomatonWe characterize the quasi-stationary distribution (QSD) of the bond directed-percolation line of the Domany--Kinzel automaton using a matrix-product-state representation of the probability…Hyun-Yong Lee, Kenji Harada, Naoki Kawashima·Jul 18, 2026SaveLearn
Absence of O (2) symmetry in the Vicsek modelThe phase transition in the Vicsek model is widely believed to be associated with spontaneous symmetry breaking of the two-dimensional rotational symmetry O (2). In this paper, we revisit…Yushin Takahashi, Kota Mitsui, Tsuyoshi Mizohata et al.·Jul 18, 2026SaveLearn
A microscopic heat engine with many hidden variablesMicroscopic motors are commonly monitored through a single mechanical coordinate, whereas the chemical, conformational, or rotational cycles that sustain their motion remain unresolved. Mechanical…Mesfin Asfaw Taye·Jul 17, 2026SaveLearn
Representation-Dependent Machine Learning of the Isotropic-Nematic Transition in the Lebwohl-Lasher ModelMachine-learning detection of phase transitions depends not only on the learning algorithm, but also on whether the input representation preserves the symmetries of the system. We examine this for…Maninder Kaur, Aojie Xue, David P Landau·Jul 17, 2026SaveLearn
Nonequilibrium thermodynamics of feedback-control: a phase-space perspectiveMaxwell demons can convert knowledge into thermodynamic advantage by using measurement-acquired information. However, standard formulations of this problem assume that the demon has access to the…José A. Almanza-Marrero·Jul 17, 2026SaveLearn
Zigzag ordering, defects, and anomalous relaxation in antiferromagnetic Kuramoto latticesWe investigate the nonequilibrium ordering dynamics of coupled Kuramoto oscillators with negative nearest-neighbor coupling, which induces a zigzag antiferromagnetic ordering. In one dimension, the…Priyanka D. Bhoyar, Prashant M. Gade·Jul 17, 2026SaveLearn
Scaling regimes of the Kuramoto-Sivashinsky equation from the functional renormalization groupWe revisit the renormalization group (RG) approach to the one-dimensional stochastic Kuramoto-Sivashinsky (KS) equation and show that previous approaches based on perturbative Wilsonian RG with a…Liubov Gosteva, Nicolás Wschebor, Léonie Canet·Jul 17, 2026SaveLearn
Learning the Fermion sign structure in path-integral Monte CarloStarting from a probabilistic numerics approach to the Fermion sign problem in path integral Monte Carlo, we recast the arithmetic calculation of a Fermionic observable as a statistical…Jarvist Moore Frost·Jul 17, 2026SaveLearn
Compressed minimum-purity time evolution for late-time quantum dynamicsUnitary time evolution of initially simple quantum many-body states rapidly generates entanglement and complex correlations, which limits direct numerical simulations. The late-time dynamics of…Moksh Bhateja, Jonas B. Rigo, Markus Schmitt·Jul 17, 2026SaveLearn
An Information-theoretic Collective Variable for Configurational EntropyEntropy governs molecular self-assembly, phase transitions, and material stability, yet remains challenging to quantify and directly control in molecular systems. Here, we demonstrate that the…Ashley Z. Guo, Kaelyn Chang, Nicholas J. Corrente·Jul 17, 2026SaveLearn
Turing patterns in Matrix-Weighted NetworksDiffusion-driven instability is a fundamental mechanism underlying pattern formation in spatially extended systems. In almost all existing works, diffusion across the links of the underlying network…Anna Gallo, Wilfried Segnou, Timoteo Carletti·Jul 17, 2026SaveLearn
Shaping causality: programmable nonlocal signal generation in long-range spin systemsUnderstanding how information spreads in non-relativistic many-body systems is a central issue for quantum information processing. While short-range interactions confine information within a local…Shreyas Sadugol, Giuseppe Luca Celardo, Fausto Borgonovi et al.·Jul 17, 2026SaveLearn
Fragmented ETH and Ensemble InequivalenceWe investigate thermalization in finite quantum systems with strong long-range interactions. Nearly conserved quantities inherited from the fully connected limit organize the Hilbert space into…C. L. Sriram, Soumya Kanti Pal, Lea F. Santos·Jul 16, 2026SaveLearn
Thermodynamic theory of voting and EU electionsWe introduce a thermodynamic theory of voting and show that it provides a good description of distribution of party votes in EU elections. The theory traces parallels between system energies of…Klaus M. Frahm, Dima L. Shepelyansky·Jul 16, 2026SaveLearn
The distribution of eccentricities in random regular graphsWe derive a closed-form analytical expression for the distribution of eccentricities (DoE) in random regular graphs (RRGs) that consist of N nodes of degree c. The DoE is given by the tail…Dor Lev-Ari, Ofer Biham, Eytan Katzav·Jul 16, 2026SaveLearn
Moment-Resolved Readout and Reservoir Diversity in Nonequilibrium Langevin ComputingNonlinear thermodynamic computers based on Langevin dynamics exploit thermal fluctuations as a physical substrate for computation. Recent work has shown that quartic-confined fluctuating degrees of…JiZheng Duan, MingYang Zhao, YanWei Chen et al.·Jul 16, 2026SaveLearn
Self-propulsion of a polaron with an oscillating coupling to its quantum bathMotivated by the quest for active quantum matter, we investigate the dynamics of an impurity immersed in a quantum gas -- a polaron -- whose coupling to the surrounding medium is periodically…Jacopo Romano, Andrea Gambassi·Jul 16, 2026SaveLearn
Families of planar lattices with arbitrarily high T c for the ferromagnetic Ising modelWe construct families of periodic tessellations of the plane with arbitrarily high critical temperature, T c, for the classical nearest-neighbor ferromagnetic Ising model. Our approach is…Davidson Noby Joseph, Connor M. Walsh, Igor Boettcher·Jul 16, 2026SaveLearn
Speed fluctuations of a stochastic Huxley-Zel'dovich frontThe empirical speed of travelling reaction-diffusion fronts fluctuates due to the intrinsic shot noise of the reactions and diffusion. Here we study the long-time front speed fluctuations of a…Evgeniy Khain, Baruch Meerson, Pavel V. Sasorov·Jul 16, 2026SaveLearn
Resolving Speed and Encoding Bottlenecks in Fast Heteromeric Self-AssemblyThe cytoplasm is a heterogeneous mixture containing many types of proteins that self-assemble into a wide variety of complexes. The accuracy and speed of cytoplasmic self-assembly is astonishing…Félix Benoist, Pablo Sartori·Jul 16, 2026SaveLearn
Dissimilarity measures for generalized Lotka-Volterra systems on networksIn this paper, we introduce a general framework to quantify dissimilarities between generalized Lotka-Volterra dynamical processes, ranging from classical predator-prey systems to multispecies…Nicolás A. Márquez, Maryam Chaib De Mares, Alejandro P. Riascos·Jul 16, 2026SaveLearn
An exactly solvable asymmetric simple inclusion processWe study a generalization of the asymmetric simple inclusion process (ASIP) on a periodic one-dimensional lattice, where the integers in the particles rates are deformed to their t-analogues. We…Arvind Ayyer, Samarth Misra·Jul 16, 2026SaveLearn
Thermodynamics of quantum oscillatorsIn this work, we present a compact analytical approximation for the quantum partition function of systems composed of quantum oscillators. The proposed formula is general and applicable to an…Michel Caffarel·Jul 16, 2026SaveLearn
Nonequilibrium orders in parametrically driven field theoriesDriving quantum materials with coherent light has proven a powerful platform to realize a plethora of interesting phases and transitions, ranging from ferroelectricity to superconductivity and limit…Carl Philipp Zelle, Romain Daviet, Andrew J. Millis et al.·Jul 16, 2026SaveLearn
Using operator covariance to disentangle scaling dimensions in lattice modelsIn critical lattice models, distance (r) dependent correlation functions contain power laws r-2Δ governed by scaling dimensions Δ of an underlying continuum field theory. In Monte Carlo…Anders W. Sandvik·Jul 16, 2026SaveLearn