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The probability of trajectories of weakly diffusive processes to remain in the tubular neighbourhood of a smooth path is given by the Freidlin-Wentzell-Graham theory of large deviations. The most probable path between two states (the…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2020-08-12 Lukas Kikuchi , Rajesh Singh , Mike E. Cates , Ronojoy Adhikari

Stable states in complex systems correspond to local minima on the associated potential energy surface. Transitions between these local minima govern the dynamics of such systems. Precisely determining the transition pathways in complex and…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-10-25 Adittya Pal

Phase transitions, being the ultimate manifestation of collective behaviour, are typically features of many-particle systems only. Here, we describe the experimental observation of collective behaviour in small photonic condensates made up…

We show in this paper the results on the phase transition of the so-called fully frustrated simple cubic lattice with the Ising spin model. We use here the Monte Carlo method with the flat energy-histogram Wang-Landau technique which is…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2015-05-20 V. Thanh Ngo , D. Tien Hoang , Hung The Diep

In this work, we developed a network inference method from incomplete data ("PathInf") , as massive and non-uniformly distributed missing values is a common challenge in practical problems. PathInf is a two-stages inference model. In the…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2018-10-02 Xiang Li , Qitian Chen , Xing Wang , Ning Guo , Nan Wu , Quanzheng Li

The density of states of continuous models is known to span many orders of magnitudes at different energies due to the small volume of phase space near the ground state. Consequently, the traditional Wang-Landau sampling which uses the same…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2013-11-20 Yang Wei Koh , Hwee Kuan Lee , Yutaka Okabe

We outline how principal component analysis (PCA) can be applied to particle configuration data to detect a variety of phase transitions in off-lattice systems, both in and out of equilibrium. Specifically, we discuss its application to…

Computational Physics · Physics 2018-12-07 R. B. Jadrich , B. A. Lindquist , W. D. Pineros , D. Banerjee , T. M. Truskett

Many network analysis and graph learning techniques are based on models of random walks which require to infer transition matrices that formalize the underlying stochastic process in an observed graph. For weighted graphs, it is common to…

Methodology · Statistics 2022-10-28 Vincenzo Perri , Luka V. Petrović , Ingo Scholtes

We describe an efficient Monte Carlo algorithm using a random walk in energy space to obtain a very accurate estimate of the density of states for classical statistical models. The density of states is modified at each step when the energy…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2009-11-07 Fugao Wang , David. P. Landau

The solid-liquid interface free energy \gamma sl is a key parameter controlling nucleation and growth during solidification and other phenomena. There are intrinsic difficulties in obtaining accurate experimental values, and the previous…

Materials Science · Physics 2010-05-20 Stefano Angioletti-Uberti , Michele Ceriotti , Mike W. Finnis , Peter D. Lee

Traffic congestion propagation poses significant challenges to urban sustainability, disrupting spatial accessibility. The cascading effect of traffic congestion propagation can cause large-scale disruptions to networks. Existing studies…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2025-12-23 Weihua Huan , Kaizhen Tan , Xintao Liu , Shoujun Jia , Shijun Lu , Jing Zhang , Wei Huang

We propose PALPS, a Process Algebra with Locations for Population Systems. PALPS allows us to produce spatially-explicit, individual-based models and to reason about their behavior. Our calculus has two levels: at the first level we may…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2012-11-20 Margarita Antonaki , Anna Philippou

This work expands on our recently introduced low Mach enthalpy method [1] for simulating the melting and solidification of a phase change material (PCM) alongside (or without) an ambient gas phase. The method captures PCM's volume change…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2025-03-11 Ramakrishnan Thirumalaisamy , Amneet Pal Singh Bhalla

Traditionally, phase transitions are explored using a combination of macroscopic functional characterization and scattering techniques, providing insight into average properties and symmetries of the lattice but local atomic level…

Complex systems may contain heterogeneous types of variables that interact in a multi-level and multi-scale manner. In this context, high-level layers may considered as groups of variables interacting in lower-level layers. This is…

Quantitative Methods · Quantitative Biology 2018-11-28 Veronica Tozzo , Federico Tomasi , Margherita Squillario , Annalisa Barla

Prostate cancer grading from whole-slide images (WSIs) remains a challenging task due to the large-scale nature of WSIs, the presence of heterogeneous tissue structures, and difficulty of selecting diagnostically relevant regions. Existing…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-12-12 Masum Shah Junayed , John Derek Van Vessem , Qian Wan , Gahie Nam , Sheida Nabavi

We have developed a powerful method for crystal structure prediction from "scratch" through particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm within the evolutionary scheme. PSO technique is dramatically different with the genetic algorithm and…

Materials Science · Physics 2012-05-11 Yanchao Wang , Jian Lv , Li Zhu , Yanming Ma

Numerical simulations of plasma flows are crucial for advancing our understanding of microscopic processes that drive the global plasma dynamics in fusion devices, space, and astrophysical systems. Identifying and classifying particle…

Computational Physics · Physics 2020-10-13 Stefano Markidis , Ivy Peng , Artur Podobas , Itthinat Jongsuebchoke , Gabriel Bengtsson , Pawel Herman

This paper addresses the challenges of exploration and navigation in unknown environments from the perspective of evolutionary swarm robotics. A key focus is on path formation, which is essential for enabling cooperative swarm robots to…

Power flow analysis plays a fundamental and critical role in the energy management system (EMS). It is required to well accommodate large and complex power system. To achieve a high performance and accurate power flow analysis, a graph…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2019-02-20 Chen Yuan , Yi Lu , Wei Feng , Guangyi Liu , Renchang Dai , Yachen Tang , Zhiwei Wang