CTMRG as a tensor-network message-passing algorithmWe formulate the corner transfer matrix equations, and the corner transfer matrix renormalization group built on them, as a set of local equations on general planar graphs. These equations depend…Illia Lukin, Andrii Sotnikov·Sep 30, 2026SaveLearn
The Ericson Transition in Time-Reversal Invariant Systems: Symplectically Invariant HamiltoniansWe investigate the distributions of off-diagonal scattering matrix elements and cross-sections in the Ericson regime for time-reversal invariant systems with odd spin. Within the universal Heidelberg…Simon Köhnes, Thomas Guhr·Sep 30, 2026SaveLearn
Generative Modeling of Stochastic Dynamics for Long-Time EvolutionExact stochastic equations for non-equilibrium dynamics are rarely accessible. We show that the long-time evolution of stochastic dynamics can be predicted from configuration pairs at a fixed short…Yang-yang Tan, Jinyang Li, Lingxiao Wang·Sep 30, 2026SaveLearn
Active-Matter BatteryHarnessing active matter to power functional devices has attracted growing interest. We propose a minimal battery model for storing energy extracted from active matter and derive its charging and…Yun-Qian Lin, Rui-Han Liu, Yu-Han Ma·Sep 30, 2026SaveLearn
Spectral theory for dynamical large deviations in non-Markov self-interacting processesWe develop a spectral theory for dynamical large deviations in non-Markov jump processes and non-Markov chains, whose dynamics depends on the past through state- and jump-dependent empirical…Francesco Coghi, Juan P. Garrahan·Sep 30, 2026SaveLearn
Many-body topology in parity-preserving tensor networksPlanar parity-preserving tensor networks (ppTNs) admit a fermionic formulation in which the Gaussian, efficiently contractible limit is deformed by local interactions. We investigate how many-body…Maksimilian Usoltcev, Nguyen Hanh Dung, Carolin Wille et al.·Sep 30, 2026SaveLearn
Minimizing capture time with many small traps in heterogeneous mediaWe study the problem of optimally placing a large number of small absorbing traps to minimize the mean first-passage time (MFPT) of particles diffusing in a heterogeneous medium with space-dependent…Denis S. Grebenkov, Theodore Kolokolnikov·Sep 30, 2026SaveLearn
CYNAR: a trajectory-based estimator of entropy productionInferring the entropy production rate σ from recorded trajectories is a key challenge in stochastic thermodynamics. In experiments, the forces governing the dynamics are usually unknown and often…Marco Baiesi, Ivan DI Terlizzi·Sep 30, 2026SaveLearn
The Hidden Topology of Network EntanglementTopology and geometry are inseparable in physical networks. Here we show that, after factoring out the topology-dependent number of eligible edge pairs, exchangeability makes the mean crossing…Debasish Sarker·Sep 30, 2026SaveLearn
Square-root growth of operator entanglement in an integrable brickwork circuitIt is widely expected that the von Neumann entanglement of a local operator grows at most logarithmically in integrable many-body systems in infinite volume. We give a counterexample in a four-state…Balázs Pozsgay·Sep 30, 2026SaveLearn
Phase Separation in Fractonic Fluids: Coarsening, Interfaces, Nucleation, and Hyperuniformity in and out of EquilibriumWe develop a theory of phase separation in fluids conserving higher-order multipole moments of a scalar density, and investigate the resulting coarsening dynamics, nucleation, and interfacial…Raphael Maire·Sep 30, 2026SaveLearn
Logarithmic Quasi-Long-Range Order and Novel Continuous Phase Transition in the Two-Dimensional XY Model with 1/r4 InteractionWe investigate the phase diagram and critical properties of the two-dimensional classical XY model with interactions decaying as 1/r2+σ. At the marginal case σ=2, we show that the…Xianzhi Pan, Zhijie Fan, Youjin Deng·Sep 30, 2026SaveLearn
Excursion-Resolved Thermodynamic Inference without Observing Reverse TransitionsExperiments often detect only selected transitions, leaving the underlying state dynamics and dissipation hidden. We show that waiting-time distributions between directed visible events can…Jie Gu·Sep 30, 2026SaveLearn
Interdependent-Network Criticality without a Second Network: Cascading Collapse of the Joule-Coupled Insulator-Metal Transition in VO2When driven by a large enough electric field or current, the insulating state of vanadium dioxide (VO2) typically collapses abruptly into the metallic state (the insulator-metal transition, IMT)…Ouriel Gotesdyner, Michal Wasserman, Hodaya Kaster et al.·Sep 30, 2026SaveLearn
Reference-Measure Freedom of the Effective Hamiltonian: From Stochastic Thermodynamics to the Macroscopic LimitThe effective Hamiltonian (EH), also referred to as the potential of mean force or free-energy landscape, is widely used to describe equilibrium properties and slow dynamics in chemical and…Ryuichi Okamoto·Sep 30, 2026SaveLearn
Classification of topological phases of matter in stochastic systemsTopological phases of matter support edge states protected from random perturbations, and the identification of the discrete non-spatial symmetries and dimensions that support such phases was…Dexin Li, Evelyn Tang·Sep 29, 2026SaveLearn
The Principle of Minimum Justified CorrelationIt is shown that Shannon entropy, Fisher information, and quantum-mechanical kinetic energy may all be viewed as measures of correlation. We begin with a fundamental correlation-destroying map: a…John H Van Drie·Sep 29, 2026SaveLearn
Blind directions of linear response and the limits of finite-perturbation bounds on efficiency fluctuationsThermodynamic uncertainty relations bound the fluctuations of time-antisymmetric currents. Stochastic efficiency is not one: a ratio of two odd quantities, it is even under path reversal, and for the…Badr Farih·Sep 29, 2026SaveLearn
Quantum Statistical Thermal Engine at the BCS-BEC crossoverWe propose a quantum heat engine based on a two-component Fermi gas with s-wave contact interaction, operating across the BCS-BEC crossover. The work is extracted from the statistical properties of…Santiago Henríquez Lira, Felipe Isaule, Martín HvE Groves et al.·Sep 29, 2026SaveLearn
Exact anomalous current fluctuations in the strong-anisotropy limit of the XXZ chainWe study spin-current fluctuations of the folded XXZ chain, which describes the strong-anisotropy limit of the XXZ chain. We obtain an exact expression for the moment-generating function of the…Taiki Ishiyama, Taiga Kurose, Kazuya Fujimoto et al.·Sep 29, 2026SaveLearn
Phase separation, morphology, and metastability in the three-dimensional active Potts modelWe study the three-dimensional active Potts model (APM) on a cubic lattice with 2, 4, and 6 orientational states. The steady-state phase diagrams exhibit low-density gaseous, high-density polar…Aditya Kumar Dutta, Raja Paul·Sep 29, 2026SaveLearn
Anomalous transport in periodic systems driven by active fluctuationsThis dissertation investigates the transport of Brownian particles driven by active fluctuations in periodic potential landscapes. Unlike thermal noise, active fluctuations break detailed balance and…Karol Białas·Sep 29, 2026SaveLearn
Scale invariance, fractal dynamics, and critical exponents at the phase transitionWe propose that, at criticality, equilibrium dynamics effectively evolves on a fractal subspace rather than throughout the full Euclidean space. Starting from Fisher's formulation of the…Henrique Alves de Lima·Sep 29, 2026SaveLearn
The Spectral Cost of Detecting Nonequilibrium at Finite Temporal ResolutionA detector that cannot take two snapshots closer than a time τ0 still identifies a fully observed finite Markov generator exactly, provided its gaps are randomized by two clocks. Identification is…Murad Aznagulov·Sep 29, 2026SaveLearn
Accurate ground-state entropies from population Monte Carlo: The antiferromagnetic Ising model on the Shastry-Sutherland latticeWe demonstrate how the population annealing Monte Carlo simulation method can be used to compute the ground-state entropy to high precision. This approach is tested for the classical…Denis Gessert, Wolfhard Janke, Martin Weigel·Sep 29, 2026SaveLearn