Randomization Times under Quantum Chaotic Hamiltonian EvolutionRandomness generation through quantum-chaotic evolution underpins foundational questions in statistical mechanics and applications across quantum information science, including benchmarking,…Souradeep Ghosh, Nicholas Hunter-Jones, Joaquin F. Rodriguez-Nieva·Dec 31, 2025SaveLearn
Large language models and the entropy of EnglishWe use large language models (LLMs) to uncover long-ranged structure in English texts from a variety of sources. The conditional entropy or code length in many cases continues to decrease with…Colin Scheibner, Lindsay M. Smith, William Bialek·Dec 31, 2025SaveLearn
Tethering effects on first-passage variables of lattice random walks in linear and quadratic focal point potentialsDiffusion in a confining potential offers a minimal setting to understand the interplay between random motion and deterministic forces driving a particle towards a focal point or potential minimum.…Debraj Das, Luca Giuggioli·Dec 30, 2025SaveLearn
Assessing generative modeling approaches for free energy estimates in condensed matterThe accurate estimation of free energy differences between two states is a long-standing challenge in molecular simulations. Traditional approaches generally rely on sampling multiple intermediate…Maximilian Schebek, Jiajun He, Emil Hoffmann et al.·Dec 30, 2025SaveLearn
The Preservation Tradeoff: A Thermodynamic Bound in the Diminishing-Returns RegimeThermodynamic systems that preserve information against thermal fluctuations face a tradeoff distinct from transmission (Shannon) or erasure (Landauer). We formalize the preservation problem by…Amadeus Brandes·Dec 29, 2025SaveLearn
Renormalization group approach to the elastic properties of graphene bilayersWe investigate the effects of thermal fluctuations in graphene bilayers by means of a nonperturbative renormalization group (NPRG) approach, following the pioneering work of Mauri et al. [Phys. Rev.…L. Delzescaux, D. Mouhanna·Dec 29, 2025SaveLearn
Ergodicity Breaking in Active Run-and-Tumble Particles in a Double-Well PotentialWe investigate the dynamics of a run-and-tumble particle in a double-well potential and demonstrate that, in stark contrast to Brownian particles, active dynamics can lead to strong ergodicity…Urna Basu, Satya N. Majumdar, Alberto Rosso·Dec 29, 2025SaveLearn
Universal Aging Dynamics and Scaling Laws in Three-Dimensional Driven Granular GasesWe establish universal scaling laws and quantify aging in three-dimensional uniformly heated hard sphere granular gases through large-scale event-driven molecular dynamics (N=500,000). We report…Rameez Farooq Shah, Syed Rashid Ahmad·Dec 29, 2025SaveLearn
The Geometric Foundations of Microcanonical Thermodynamics: Entropy Flow Equation and Thermodynamic EquivalenceWe develop a geometric foundation of microcanonical thermodynamics in which entropy and its derivatives are determined from the geometry of phase space, rather than being introduced through an a…Loris Di Cairano·Dec 29, 2025SaveLearn
Geometric decomposition of information flow for overdamped Langevin systems and optimal transport in subsystemsInformation flow between subsystems is a central concept in information thermodynamics, which provides the second-law-like inequalities for subsystems. This paper discusses the geometric…Sosuke Ito, Yoh Maekawa, Ryuna Nagayama et al.·Dec 28, 2025SaveLearn
Active-Absorbing Phase Transitions in the Parallel Minority GameThe Parallel Minority Game (PMG) is a synchronous adaptive multi-agent model that exhibits active-absorbing transitions characteristic of non-equilibrium statistical systems. We perform a…Aryan Tyagi, Soumyajyoti Biswas, Anirban Chakraborti·Dec 28, 2025SaveLearn
Phase transition revealed by eigen microstate entropyWe introduce the eigen microstate entropy (SEM), a novel metric of complexity derived from the probabilities of statistically independent eigen microstates. After establishing its scaling…Teng Liu, Xuezhi Niu, Mingli Zhang et al.·Dec 28, 2025SaveLearn
Effective Kinetic Monte Carlo for a Quantum Epidemic ProcessInspired by previous works on epidemic-like processes in open quantum systems, we derive an elementary quantum epidemic model that is simple enough to be studied via Quantum Jump Monte Carlo…Alexander Sturges, Hugo Smith, Matteo Marcuzzi·Dec 28, 2025SaveLearn
On the Cocycle Structure of the Boltzmann DistributionBased on a cocycle structure, we identify a new derivation of the Boltzmann distribution for finite energy-level systems from the maximal entropy principle (MEP). Our approach does not rely on the…Chuan-Tsung Chan, Chan-Yi Chang, Zhong-Tang Wu·Dec 28, 2025SaveLearn
Structural changes in the Lennard-Jones supercooled liquid and ideal glass: an improved integral equation for the replica methodFraming the glass formation within standard statistical mechanics is an outstanding problem of condensed matter theory. To provide new insight, we investigate the structural properties of the…Bomont Jean-Marc, Bretonnet Jean-Louis, Costa Dino et al.·Dec 27, 2025SaveLearn
Site-Order Optimization in the Density Matrix Renormalization Group via Multi-Site RearrangementIn the approaches based on matrix-product states (MPSs), such as the density-matrix renormalization group (DMRG) method, the ordering of the sites crucially affects the computational accuracy. We…Ryo Watanabe, Toshiya Hikihara, Hiroshi Ueda·Dec 26, 2025SaveLearn
Diffusion in Rugged Energy Landscapes in the Presence of Spatial Correlations : A Surprising Route to Zwanzig's Mean-Field PredictionDiffusion in rugged free-energy landscapes is central to diverse problems in chemical physics, biomolecular dynamics, polymer transport and numerous disordered systems. Zwanzig's well-known…Biman Bagchi·Dec 26, 2025SaveLearn
Memory of topologically constrained disorder in Shakti artificial spin iceComplex behaviors often sit at a critical threshold between order and disorder. But not all disorder is created equal. Disorder can be trivial or constrained, and correlated disorder can even be…Priyanka Priyanka, Cristiano Nisoli, Yair Shokef·Dec 25, 2025SaveLearn
On Critical Temperature and Finite Size Scaling of Continuous Spin 2d Ising ModelIn this paper, we have studied the critical temperature Tc of continuous spin 2d square-lattice Ising model using Monte-Carlo simulation. We have considered spins s in a bounded interval,…Swapna Mahapatra, Rudra Majhi, Jahangir Mohammed et al.·Dec 25, 2025SaveLearn
Charging capacitors using diodes at different temperatures. II Numerical studiesThis study is presented in a series of two papers. The first paper is an analytical study. This is the second paper, and here we numerically study the thermal energy harvesting capability of two…J. M. Mangum, L. L. Bonilla, A. Torrente et al.·Dec 25, 2025SaveLearn
Charging capacitors using diodes at different temperatures. I TheorNonlinear elements in a rectifying circuit can be used to harvest energy from thermal fluctuations either steadily or transitorily. We study an energy harvesting system comprising a small variable…L. L. Bonilla, A. Torrente, J. M. Mangum et al.·Dec 25, 2025SaveLearn
Collective behavior of independent scaled Brownian particles with renewal resettingWe study fluctuations of an ensemble of N independent particles undergoing anomalous diffusion with random renewal resetting. The anomalous diffusion is modeled by the scaled Brownian motion (sBm):…Ohad Vilk, Baruch Meerson·Dec 24, 2025SaveLearn
Feedback Driven Convergence, Competition, and Entanglement in Classical Stochastic ProcessesWe present a dynamical theory of statistical convergence in which the law of large numbers arises from outcome-outcome feedback rather than assumed independence. Defining the convergence field and…Allen Lobo, Saravanan A·Dec 24, 2025SaveLearn
Universality of equilibration dynamics after quantum quenchesWe investigate the distribution of the eigenvalues of the reduced density matrix (entanglement spectrum) after a global quantum quench. We show that in an appropriate scaling limit the lower part of…Vincenzo Alba, Sanam Azarnia, Gianluca Lagnese et al.·Dec 24, 2025SaveLearn
Potential energy landscape description with Gamma distribution for supercooled liquids and glassesThe potential energy landscape, PEL, theory stands as one of the most successful frameworks for understanding supercooled liquids and glassy systems. A central element of this theory is the…Hongqin Liu·Dec 23, 2025SaveLearn