物理学

The problem of making unambiguous probabilistic predictions about experiments involving waiting "always on" detectors remains a challenge for quantum theory. While most research on this problem studies arrival time, i.e., predicting the…

Proposed in 2022 by Dienes et al., stasis is a dynamical fixed point in the early universe in which the equation of state, $w_s$, is fixed at a constant value. In this study we show that the inflationary gravitational wave imprint of any…

The rapid assembly of supermassive black holes (SMBHs) observed at $z\gtrsim7$ requires efficient seeding mechanisms in the early Universe. Population III (Pop. III) star clusters have recently emerged as a promising pathway that may bridge…

The decomposition of the Hilbert space of a quantum many-body system into the irreducible representations of its bond and commutant algebras yields a finer structure of dynamically isolated subspaces than the mere decomposition into…

Fixed-point (FP) tensor networks provide a discrete spacetime representation of conformal field theories (CFTs), offering a new route toward understanding holographic duality, generalized symmetries, and even quantum gravity. In this work,…

Pulsar timing arrays (PTAs) can detect dark matter (DM) substructure through the small shifts a transiting DM subhalo imprints on pulse arrival times. Recently found evidence for a stochastic gravitational-wave background (GWB) acts as red…

Millions of supernovae will be discovered with the Vera C. Rubin Observatory Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST). As a result, spectrographs around the world will have to make difficult decisions about which supernova candidates receive…

Rare semileptonic $b \to s$ flavour-changing neutral current transitions provide stringent tests of the Standard Model. Their interpretation is limited by hadronic uncertainties, notably the $B \to K^{(*)}$ and $B_s \to \phi$ form factors…

Quantum key distribution (QKD) is the most established approach in quantum communication. However, long-distance free-space implementations, particularly satellite links, remain challenging, especially during the day due to daylight…

How do we define a bulk subsystem in quantum gravity? In \cite{Wong:2025kpz}, we argued that such a subsystem must support local holographic degrees of freedom. These are gravitational edge modes, whose entanglement creates a backreaction…

We present a field-level inference framework for testing gravity with the large-scale structure that exploits the full information content of the galaxy distribution. Traditional analyses based on the power spectrum discard non-Gaussian and…

We present AquaGen, the first all-atom, explicit solvent, periodic-boundary-condition-aware generative model that produces molecular configurations from the Boltzmann distribution at a fraction of the cost of molecular dynamics (MD). This…

Recent experiments have shown that strong light-matter coupling in electromagnetic cavities can modify transport properties of quantum Hall systems through the formation of Landau polaritons, prompting questions about the robustness of…

This paper develops the matrix-valued analogue of the reflectionless and oracle framework for Jacobi operators. Starting from matrix-valued Weyl--Titchmarsh $m$-functions on the Siegel upper half-space, we study the distance-decreasing…

Io, Europa and Ganymede are locked in the well-known Laplace resonance, while Callisto is not, even though it is very close to the 7:3 mean motion resonance with Ganymede. When considering the estimated tidal dissipation in the Jovian…

We present a systematic Bayesian search for chemical fingerprints of planet engulfment in 113 solar twins and analogs with high-precision abundance measurements, 45 of which host known or candidate planets or brown-dwarf companions. We…

Measurements of heat flux between micro-objects, in vacuum or in air, are challenging because of their small size and the low thermal conductance of the medium between them. One way to address this issue consists in using a scanning thermal…

We study a time-dependent non-Hermitian generalisation of the Sch\"utte-Da~Provid\^encia model describing a bosonic mode coupled to collective particle-hole excitations. Using a time-dependent Dyson map, we construct a Hermitian counterpart…

The dual-radiator Ring Imaging Cherenkov (dRICH) detector of the ePIC experiment at the Electron-Ion Collider (EIC) will read out $\sim$320,000 silicon photomultiplier (SiPM) channels at a bunch-crossing rate of 100 MHz. The dark count rate…

Accurate detection of human serum albumin (HSA) is essential for the early diagnosis and monitoring of renal and hepatic disorders. We present a graphene-based electrolyte-gated field-effect transistor (EGFET) for label-free, real-time…