{"title":"Some inverse problems in particle physics.","authors":"Luigi Del Debbio","doi":"10.1140/epjs/s11734-026-02466-w","DOIUrl":"10.1140/epjs/s11734-026-02466-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Inverse problems play a central role in current areas of research in particle phenomenology. In these lectures, we focus on two examples, the extraction of Parton Distribution Functions (PDFs) from experimental data (or, equivalently, from pseudo- and quasi-PDFs computed in lattice QCD), and the extraction of spectral functions from lattice Euclidean time correlators. We investigate in detail three different approaches, namely Backus-Gilbert, Gaussian Processes, and fits based on Neural Network parametrizations.</p>","PeriodicalId":12221,"journal":{"name":"European Physical Journal-special Topics","volume":"235 17","pages":"3795-3846"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13457332/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148711854","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rain Lenny, Amit Te'eni, Michael Suleymanov, Eliahu Cohen
{"title":"Relativistic independence and multipartite quantum correlations.","authors":"Rain Lenny, Amit Te'eni, Michael Suleymanov, Eliahu Cohen","doi":"10.1140/epjs/s11734-025-01836-0","DOIUrl":"10.1140/epjs/s11734-025-01836-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Multipartite quantum correlations are complex and intricate, posing challenges for their detection and quantification. Nevertheless, they are central to both fundamental quantum science and its numerous applications. We discuss several approaches for analyzing quantum correlations, with an emphasis on the Relativistic Independence framework which allows one to detect and differentiate classes of multipartite entangled states, while also yielding refined quantum bounds on multipartite systems. This framework is shown to rely on a recently demonstrated tradeoff between local and nonlocal correlations, signifying the enabling power of quantum uncertainty. Furthermore, we examine these notions from the broader perspective of quantum reference frames (QRFs), attempting to see which of the above concepts are perspective-dependent and which are not. Large parts of the current discussion, as well as many of the quantitative results presented, specifically rely on the structure of the covariance matrix, whose determinant remains invariant under QRF changes, thereby signaling its fundamental significance.</p>","PeriodicalId":12221,"journal":{"name":"European Physical Journal-special Topics","volume":"235 11","pages":"2835-2854"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13354669/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148419707","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Estimating power corrections for the Drell-Yan process.","authors":"Ekta Chaubey, Pooja Mukherjee","doi":"10.1140/epjs/s11734-025-02073-1","DOIUrl":"10.1140/epjs/s11734-025-02073-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We study power corrections in the Drell-Yan (DY) process using state-of-the-art predictions for both neutral and charged current production. For both types of DY processes, we account for power corrections arising from bottom and charm quark effects within a variable flavor number scheme. Our results show that these corrections become significant in the low-<i>Q</i> region. We also ensure proper treatment of overlapping contributions by carefully applying matching procedures to eliminate any double counting.</p>","PeriodicalId":12221,"journal":{"name":"European Physical Journal-special Topics","volume":"234 26","pages":"8077-8083"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12999752/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147497855","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pratik Desai, Sarah F R Taylor, Johan Jaquemin, Christopher Hardacre, William B Zimmerman
{"title":"The effect of staging of fluidic oscillation on microbubble generation in viscous liquids.","authors":"Pratik Desai, Sarah F R Taylor, Johan Jaquemin, Christopher Hardacre, William B Zimmerman","doi":"10.1140/epjs/s11734-025-01927-y","DOIUrl":"10.1140/epjs/s11734-025-01927-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Microbubbles are broadly defined as gas-liquid interfaces smaller than 1 mm and larger than 1 μm. Conventional modes of microbubble generation (ultrasound, ablative technologies, and electrolytic mechanisms) requires large amounts of energy and generate a wide distribution of microbubbles. Fluidic oscillation is an energy-efficient technique used for microbubble generation capable of generating a fairly monodisperse population of microbubbles compared to conventional bubbling. This study hypothesises that partial liquid wetting of membrane pores further benefits microbubble production. The partial liquid wetting can be introduced by utilising the 'off' portion of the fluidic oscillator, resulting in liquid imbibition. This liquid imbibition temporarily changes the membrane dynamics with intrapore wetting by the liquid. Therefore, using steady flow immediately after this operation would result in a similar behaviour (smaller bubble size) temporarily. This results in an interesting interplay between the two conditions-conventional bubbling (steady flow) and oscillatory flow, thereby presenting an intermediate condition with an associated reduction in bubble size when staged appropriately, i.e., for steady flow bubbling post-fluidic oscillator application. The resultant average bubble size is 25% lower than the steady flow bubbling prior to fluidic oscillation application but is dependent on physico-chemical properties: primarily viscosity and wetting angle. An intermediary condition is set based on the staging resulting in a 25-50% reduction in bubble size from steady-flow dynamics post-application of the oscillatory flow.</p><p><strong>Graphical abstract: </strong>Lubrication and hysteresis effect.</p><p><strong>Supplementary information: </strong>The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1140/epjs/s11734-025-01927-y.</p>","PeriodicalId":12221,"journal":{"name":"European Physical Journal-special Topics","volume":"235 1","pages":"121-144"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13086715/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147722307","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Julian Newman, Joe Rowland Adams, Philip T Clemson, Aneta Stefanovska
{"title":"An order parameter for synchronisation of angular velocities.","authors":"Julian Newman, Joe Rowland Adams, Philip T Clemson, Aneta Stefanovska","doi":"10.1140/epjs/s11734-025-01984-3","DOIUrl":"10.1140/epjs/s11734-025-01984-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Order parameters have proved a vital tool for simplifying and understanding complex dynamics in a range of physical systems. However, applying these approaches to the high-dimensional time-dependent variability inherent to thermodynamically open systems-such as those found in neural networks and climate dynamics-remains a challenge. We introduce a novel order parameter based on alignment of component frequencies, in contrast to the widely used Kuramoto order parameter's alignment of process phases. We present numerical simulations comparing this new parameter to the Kuramoto order parameter in a range of models, including a prototypical phase-oscillator model relevant to many open systems, such as neuronal dynamics. These results show that the new parameter more accurately identifies synchronisation in conditions characteristic of open systems, revealing dynamics entirely missed by established methods.</p><p><strong>Supplementary information: </strong>The online version contains supplementary material available at https://doi.org/10.1140/epjs/s11734-025-01984-3.</p>","PeriodicalId":12221,"journal":{"name":"European Physical Journal-special Topics","volume":"235 21","pages":"4475-4487"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13525041/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148857094","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Stefan Ruschel, Sylvain Barbay, Neil G R Broderick, Bernd Krauskopf
{"title":"Strongly resonant polarization dynamics of pulse trains in a spin-flip model for an excitable microlaser with delayed self-feedback.","authors":"Stefan Ruschel, Sylvain Barbay, Neil G R Broderick, Bernd Krauskopf","doi":"10.1140/epjs/s11734-025-02082-0","DOIUrl":"10.1140/epjs/s11734-025-02082-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Motivated by recent experimental observations concerning the polarization dynamics in an excitable microlaser with saturable absorber coupled to an external feedback mirror reported in Ruschel et al. (Opt Lett 50(8):2618, 2025), we propose here an in-depth theoretical investigation of the locked dynamics of regenerative vectorial pulse trains that this system produces. We perform a numerical bifurcation analysis of self-sustained pulse trains of a corresponding spin-flip model with delayed feedback. Its focus is on strongly resonant regimes, where the modulation of the peak intensities of polarized regenerative pulse trains locks to two, three and four times the pulse regeneration time. Specifically, we identify points of strongly resonant rotation numbers on curves of torus bifurcations in the parameter plane of the amplitude and phase anisotropy parameters, and continue emerging curves of fold and period-doubling bifurcations to identify locking regions. In this way, we clarify where pulse trains show strongly resonant polarization dynamics and highlight that even weak polarization coupling in delay-coupled microlasers creates considerable dynamical richness. These results may have impact on the design of future coupled microlaser systems for neuroinspired on-chip computing, where the polarization of an excitable pulse can be used to encode or process information.</p>","PeriodicalId":12221,"journal":{"name":"European Physical Journal-special Topics","volume":"235 10","pages":"2497-2509"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13341922/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148411083","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Solving coupled non-linear schrödinger equations via quantum imaginary time evolution.","authors":"Yang Hong Li, Jim Al-Khalili, Paul Stevenson","doi":"10.1140/epjs/s11734-024-01384-z","DOIUrl":"10.1140/epjs/s11734-024-01384-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Coupled non-linear Schrödinger equations are crucial in describing dynamics of many-particle systems. We present a quantum imaginary time evolution (ITE) algorithm as a solution to such equations in the case of nuclear Hartree-Fock approach. Under a simplified Skyrme interaction model, we calculate the ground state energy of an oxygen-16 nucleus and demonstrate that the result is in agreement with the classical ITE algorithm. We examine bottlenecks and deficiencies in the quantum algorithm and suggest possible improvements.</p>","PeriodicalId":12221,"journal":{"name":"European Physical Journal-special Topics","volume":"234 20","pages":"6323-6341"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12827438/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146046164","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Radio detection of ultrahigh-energy cosmic-ray air showers.","authors":"Frank G Schröder","doi":"10.1140/epjs/s11734-025-01503-4","DOIUrl":"10.1140/epjs/s11734-025-01503-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Radio antennas have become a standard tool for the detection of cosmic-ray air showers in the energy range above <math> <mrow><msup><mn>10</mn> <mn>16</mn></msup> <mspace></mspace></mrow> </math> eV. The radio signal of these air showers is generated mostly due to the deflection of electrons and positrons in the geomagnetic field, and contains information about the energy and the depth of the maximum of the air showers. Unlike the traditional air-Cherenkov and air-fluorescence techniques for the electromagnetic shower component, radio detection is not restricted to clear nights, and recent experiments have demonstrated that the measurement accuracy can compete with these traditional techniques. Numerous particle detector arrays for air showers have thus been or will be complemented by radio antennas. In particular when combined with muon detectors, the complementary information provided by the radio antennas can enhance the total accuracy for the arrival direction, energy and mass of the primary cosmic rays. Digitization and computational techniques have been crucial for this recent progress, and radio detection will play an important role in next-generation experiments for ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays. Moreover, stand-alone radio experiments are under development and will search for ultrahigh-energy photons and neutrinos in addition to cosmic rays. This article provides a brief introduction to the physics of the radio emission of air showers, an overview of air-shower observatories using radio antennas, and highlights some of their recent results.</p>","PeriodicalId":12221,"journal":{"name":"European Physical Journal-special Topics","volume":"234 16","pages":"4957-4966"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12532662/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145328153","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Neli Atanasova, Anna Todeva-Radneva, Kristina Stoyanova, Elena Psederska, Drozdstoy Stoyanov, Nikoleta Traykova, Jasmin Vassileva
{"title":"Functional connectivity in resting-state fMRI (rs-fMRI) in opioid use disorder.","authors":"Neli Atanasova, Anna Todeva-Radneva, Kristina Stoyanova, Elena Psederska, Drozdstoy Stoyanov, Nikoleta Traykova, Jasmin Vassileva","doi":"10.1140/epjs/s11734-025-01591-2","DOIUrl":"10.1140/epjs/s11734-025-01591-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This mini-review examines functional connectivity in resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) among opioid users. The goal is to summarize existing research data and clarify the implications of altered brain connectivity in this population. The first part of the review addresses the critical question of how opioid addiction influences the functional connectivity of key brain networks, such as the default mode network (DMN), salience network (SN), and executive control network (ECN). It examines the neurological basis of opioid addiction, the principles of rs-fMRI, different methodologies employed in this type of research, and inconsistencies and methodological challenges that complicate the interpretation of findings. The second part of the article presents findings derived from our ongoing research in the field. We tested 42 participants of whom 23 healthy controls and 19 patients with opioid use disorder. Each participant underwent an MRI scanning procedure comprised of structural, resting-state and task sequences. The neuroimaging data was processed using the CONN Toolbox running on MATLAB. Our preliminary rs-fMRI findings reveal significant disruptions in functional connectivity in individuals with opioid addiction within DMN and SN networks involved in cognitive functions such as decision-making and impulse control. The review concludes by emphasizing the importance of standardizing research practices, conducting longitudinal randomized studies, and developing a more holistic approach to understanding the effects of heroin addiction. These efforts would contribute to the development of personalized and effective intervention strategies.</p><p><strong>Supplementary information: </strong>The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1140/epjs/s11734-025-01591-2.</p>","PeriodicalId":12221,"journal":{"name":"European Physical Journal-special Topics","volume":"234 15","pages":"4127-4137"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12518422/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145299390","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Minkush Kansal, Charu Datt, Vincent Bertin, Jacco H Snoeijer
{"title":"Viscoelastic wetting transition: beyond lubrication theory.","authors":"Minkush Kansal, Charu Datt, Vincent Bertin, Jacco H Snoeijer","doi":"10.1140/epjs/s11734-024-01443-5","DOIUrl":"10.1140/epjs/s11734-024-01443-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The dip-coating geometry, where a solid plate is withdrawn from or plunged into a liquid pool, offers a prototypical example of wetting flows involving contact-line motion. Such flows are commonly studied using the lubrication approximation approach which is intrinsically limited to small interface slopes and thus small contact angles. Flows for arbitrary contact angles, however, can be studied using a generalized lubrication theory that builds upon viscous corner flow solutions. Here we derive this generalized lubrication theory for viscoelastic liquids that exhibit normal stress effects and are modelled using the second-order fluid model. We apply our theory to advancing and receding contact lines in the dip-coating geometry, highlighting the influence of viscoelastic normal stresses for contact line motion at arbitrary contact angle.</p>","PeriodicalId":12221,"journal":{"name":"European Physical Journal-special Topics","volume":"234 11","pages":"3121-3139"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12441076/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145085613","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}