Physics
We formulate a tangent-space method for algebraic varieties of matrix product states (MPS) to study excitation spectra of non-uniform quantum many-body systems with open boundary conditions. We further introduce a rank tomography of the MPS…
Molecular crystals are a highly polymorphic class of materials, with a single molecule commonly crystallizing via multiple packing patterns, making structure and property prediction very challenging. Crystal structure prediction typically…
We analyze the finite-temperature two-point function of the large-$N$ SYK model at intermediate couplings away from the infrared fixed point. Specifically, we examine its analytic structure in the complex time plane, tracking the…
We investigate elastic binary collisions of relativistic spinning particles in special relativity. The spin of each particle is represented by an antisymmetric second order tensor. Assuming the conservation of total four momentum and total…
Tracing the evolution of the thin accretion disk during the soft-to-hard state transition in black hole X-ray binaries (BHXRBs) remains difficult because conventional spectral estimates of the disk inner radius become highly model-dependent…
We present results from a comprehensive multi-wavelength monitoring campaign of the changing-look active galactic nucleus 1ES 1927+654 during the onset and evolution of a radio jet (May 2022-August 2025). Using observations from XMM-Newton,…
TeV halos around Geminga and Monogem (B0656+14) reveal regions of strongly suppressed diffusion near middle-aged pulsars. Determining the sizes and magnetic-field strengths of these slow-diffusion zones is important for modelling lepton…
The sign of the Kerr nonlinear coefficient has long been regarded as irrelevant to the direction of the Raman-induced soliton self-frequency shift. Yet the standard generalized nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation (GNLSE) predicts a frequency…
Aggregation and fragmentation processes are widespread in engineering and the natural world. Here, we investigate a distinct colloidal aggregation mechanism in an active system of motile bacteria in highly anisotropic environments.…
LISA Pathfinder (LPF) is the technology demonstration mission for the future Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA). Besides the science interferometric channel, LPF is equipped with numerous auxiliary channels that monitor the…
We describe the variable flavor number scheme to three-loop order, which modifies the massless parton densities by single- and two-mass effects and introduces heavy-quark parton distribution functions for charm and bottom. A renormalization…
The development of Group Theory in Mathematics as well as its impact in Physics has been spectacular during the twentieth century, and more particularly these last fifty years. If its contribution to Particle Physics deserves a special…
A direct detection of the cosmic neutrino background (CNB) in laboratories on Earth has been called the ``holy grail'' of experimental neutrino physics, but a still more glorious prize awaits. Beyond simply detecting the presence of relic…
We develop a framework for quasi-holonomy in non-adiabatic quantum time evolution of subspaces along loops in a complex Grassmannian. By factoring the Schr\"odinger evolution into dynamical and connection-induced contributions in a moving…
Circular states in Rydberg atoms offer a promising platform for quantum computation, quantum simulation and quantum sensing. However, the final step of their preparation - termed as circularization, a process that involves the transfer of a…
The recent detection of a gravitational wave background (GWB) by pulsar timing arrays (PTAs) may represent the first evidence of gravitational waves from merging supermassive black hole binaries, opening a new window on the low-frequency…
The symbiotic recurrent nova (SyRNe) TCrB (T-Coronae Borealis) is perhaps the most famous example of the group of known four symbiotic nova systems, for which at least two previous nova eruptions are known and accurately recorded: in 1866…
Classical nucleation theory (CNT) describes the formation of a stable phase from a metastable one in terms of a single reaction coordinate that corresponds to the radius of a nucleating droplet. In this work, we provide a full account of…
Despite more than 6000 exoplanets being discovered to date, no satellite orbiting an exoplanet, an exomoon, has ever been confidently detected. While there are some candidates, they lack clear and convincing confirmation and remain…
Strong light-matter coupling in optical cavities provides a versatile platform for modulating chemical structure, reactivity, and spectroscopy, and hence motivates the development of ab initio cavity quantum electrodynamics (cQED) methods…