Scaling, fractal dynamics, and critical exponents in the equilibrium phase transitionStatistical methods are essential for understanding thermodynamic systems with many degrees of freedom. For systems in equilibrium, a very useful method is that of correlation functions, which…Adauto F. Souza, Henrique A Lima, Anderson L. R. Barbosa et al.·Jun 18, 2026SaveLearn
Space-time duality approach to (inhomogeneous) integrable quenchesCharacterising the universal aspects of non-equilibrium quantum many-body dynamics is one of the key goals of this century's physics research. Progress, however, is hindered by the lack of…Riccardo Travaglino, Pasquale Calabrese, Katja Klobas et al.·Jun 18, 2026SaveLearn
Composite-Operator Scaling on Triadic Hypergraphs: Formation Transitions in Multi-Agent Architectures with Three-Body CouplingWe study phase transitions on dynamic triadic hypergraphs, in which a continuous formation field evolves under stochastic Ginzburg--Landau dynamics with a cubic three-body coupling gτϕiϕjϕk,…Eduardo Salazar·Jun 18, 2026SaveLearn
Dynamics of Aligning Active Matter: Mapping to a Schrödinger Equation and Exact DiagonalizationThere has been recent interest in the relaxational modes of small-scale fully connected systems of aligning self-propelled particles (Spera et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 132: 078301 (2024)). We…Tara Steinhöfel, Horst-Holger Boltz, Thomas Ihle·Jun 18, 2026SaveLearn
Metastable phase separation and information retrieval in multicomponent mixturesLiquid mixtures can separate into phases with distinct composition. This phenomenon has recently come back to prominence due to its role in complex biological liquids, such as the cytoplasm, which…Rodrigo Braz Teixeira, Davide Marcato, Izaak Neri et al.·Jun 18, 2026SaveLearn
Exact operator dynamics in Lindbladian Wess-Zumino-Witten conformal field theoriesUnderstanding the time evolution of physical observables in open quantum many-body systems coupled to external environments is a natural and difficult problem, and exact results are still rare. In…Qicheng Tang, Ruhanshi Barad, Xueda Wen·Jun 17, 2026SaveLearn
Odd fluids from chiral cellular automataCellular automata are discrete dynamical systems defined on a lattice, in which each site carries a finite set of states that evolve in time according to local deterministic rules. An important…Andrew A. Allocca, Shiva Heidari, Thomas Iadecola et al.·Jun 17, 2026SaveLearn
Spectra as a classical phenomenon, and the Einstein classical programAccording to Born (Atomic Physics, page 103), spectra are ``quantum phenomena, which from a classical standpoint are perfectly unintelligible''. However we illustrate results on…Andrea Carati, Luigi Galgani, Fabrizio Gangemi·Jun 17, 2026SaveLearn
Topological spectral form factor reveals emergent non-Hermitian single-particle PT transitions from many-body quantum chaosIn equilibrium, topological defect insertions in quantum and classical partition functions provide non-perturbative probes of phase transitions beyond local observables. In non-equilibrium physics,…Daniel Harkin, Chun Y. Leung, Amos Chan·Jun 17, 2026SaveLearn
Large-deviation tails of critical order-parameter distributionsLarge-deviation tails of critical probability distributions provide a sensitive probe of universality beyond standard finite-size scaling. We study these tails for critical percolation and…Jinhong Zhu, Yihao Xu, Abbas Ali Saberi et al.·Jun 17, 2026SaveLearn
Nonequilibrium nucleation theory for nonconserved fields: from active matter to population dynamicsClassical nucleation theory (CNT) describes the formation of a stable phase from a metastable one. In equilibrium systems, it quantifies the free-energy competition between a favorable bulk gain and…Michalis Chatzittofi, Noah Ziethen, Cesare Nardini et al.·Jun 17, 2026SaveLearn
Thermodynamics of photonic nonlinear Aharonov-Bohm cagesWe investigate equilibrium and non-equilibrium thermodynamics of one-dimensional photonic diamond lattices with Kerr nonlinearity. The equilibrium phase diagram is obtained as a function of the…Stefano Iubini, Carlo Danieli·Jun 17, 2026SaveLearn
Classical dissipative search of unstructured databaseWe propose a physical realization of the unstructured database search that works via classical, dissipative model of spherical spins. The database is implemented via spin-spin couplings, where the…A. E. Allahverdyan, Y. Bisharyan·Jun 17, 2026SaveLearn
Why dimensional analysis works: general classification of self-similarity based on scale-invarianceIn this work, we formulate self-similarity from the perspective of scale invariance, where a self-similar form is understood as the transformation of a function into a form invariant under scale…Hirokazu Maruoka·Jun 17, 2026SaveLearn
Density Profiles and Direct Correlation Functions from Density Functional Theory in Binary Hard-Sphere Crystals: Substitutional Solid and Interstitial Solid SolutionWe determine the fully resolved equilibrium density profiles for two binary hard-sphere crystal structures using classical density functional theory through the White Bear II functional from…Alessandro Simon, Martin Oettel·Jun 17, 2026SaveLearn
Beyond dynamic scaling: rare events break universalitySurface growth driven by non-monomeric deposition has remained largely unexplored. We investigate a model based on the deposition of blobs with a power-law size distribution P(s) s-τ. We…Ulysse Marquis, Riccardo Gallotti, Marc Barthelemy·Jun 17, 2026SaveLearn
Compensating random transition-detection blackouts in Markov networksIn Markov networks, measurement blackouts with unknown frequency compromise observations such that thermodynamic quantities can no longer be inferred reliably. In particular, the observed currents…Alexander M. Maier, Benjamin Häsler, Udo Seifert·Jun 17, 2026SaveLearn
Exact and variational identities for free energy differences in strongly coupled open systemsWe derive exact identities for open systems connecting two equilibrium endpoints without imposing microscopic reversibility, detailed balance (DB), fluctuation-dissipation structure, or local…Mohammad Rahbar, Christopher J. Stein·Jun 17, 2026SaveLearn
Taylor Dispersion in Sedimentation of an Axisymmetric Brownian Particle with Centre OffsetWhen a non-spherical particle sediments, its velocity generally changes in time as the particle orientation changes in time. This gives extra dispersion of the particle position in addition to the…Zhongqiang Xiong, Ryohei Seto, Masao Doi·Jun 17, 2026SaveLearn
Making complex CFTs real: The two-dimensional Potts model for Q>4 and complex QThe two-dimensional Q-state Potts model with real couplings has a first-order transition for Q>4. Starting from a triangular-lattice Potts model with two- and three-spin interactions, we study an…Jesper Lykke Jacobsen, Kay Joerg Wiese·Jun 16, 2026SaveLearn
Equilibrium cluster statistics of cooperative and anticooperative binding on finite one-dimensional ringsWe study equilibrium clustering in a finite one-dimensional lattice gas of L sites with periodic boundary conditions, as a minimal model for adsorption and binding on small ring-like substrates.…Thomas Alfonsi, Jérôme Dorignac, John Palmeri et al.·Jun 16, 2026SaveLearn
Thermodynamic description of wealth inequality in the worldAccording to the recent Wealth Thermalization Hypothesis (WTH) the wealth inequality in the world is described by the Rayleigh-Jeans (RJ) thermal distribution of interacting agents in a society with…Klaus M. Frahm, Leonardo Ermann, Dima L. Shepelyansky·Jun 16, 2026SaveLearn
Work Extraction via Backward Motion in Optimal Closed-Loop Stochastic ControlWe experimentally realize finite-time feedback control in an overdamped colloidal system using real-time optical tweezers with in situ reinforcement learning (RL). By varying the protocol duration tf…Luis Frieder Reinalter, Emanuele Panizon, Lokesh Muruga et al.·Jun 16, 2026SaveLearn
Brownian gyration of an inertial ellipsoidRecent studies on Brownian gyration (BG) have focused primarily on spherically symmetric particles under overdamped conditions. To explore BG in the underdamped regime with a spherically asymmetric…Soham Dutta, Arnab Saha·Jun 16, 2026SaveLearn
Mass generation at a fixed point: A Functional Renormalization Group Study of the tricritical O(N) model in d=3 and N=∞Renormalization group (RG) fixed points are commonly associated with scale invariance and a divergent correlation length. We show that this connection can fail in the tricritical O(N) model in…Shunsuke Yabunaka, Bertrand Delamotte·Jun 16, 2026SaveLearn