{"title":"Variational approach to Yukawa fluids. II. Instantaneous elastic moduli and sound velocities.","authors":"S A Khrapak, A G Khrapak","doi":"10.1103/gt7y-s7wk","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1103/gt7y-s7wk","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The variational approach based on the Bogoliubov inequality using the fluid of hard spheres as a reference system is implemented to evaluate instantaneous shear, bulk, and longitudinal elastic moduli, as well as related sound velocities of Yukawa fluids. The remarkable accuracy of this method is documented. In addition, we evaluate the adiabatic sound velocity from an appropriate equation of state and discuss its relation to the longitudinal and bulk sound velocities obtained from the corresponding instantaneous elastic moduli. The transition between weakly coupled and strongly coupled regimes is analyzed in detail.</p>","PeriodicalId":20085,"journal":{"name":"Physical review. E","volume":"114 1-2","pages":"015217"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148796933","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Access-limited equilibration and observable-dependent relaxation in lattice-gas systems.","authors":"Marvin A Albao","doi":"10.1103/zsb5-pchp","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1103/zsb5-pchp","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We investigate equilibration dynamics in a lattice-gas model with spatially restricted coupling to a particle reservoir. Using kinetic Monte Carlo simulations, we isolate the role of reservoir-access geometry by comparing spatially uniform exchange with exchange confined to a limited access region while keeping the thermodynamics and diffusion kinetics fixed. Under uniform access, equilibration is diffusion controlled, and relaxation times increase monotonically with diffusion barrier. In contrast, restricted access introduces an additional kinetic bottleneck without altering the final equilibrium state. The resulting slowdown is nonmonotonic: it is most pronounced at intermediate diffusion barriers, where reservoir access and internal diffusion compete, and weakens when intrinsic diffusion becomes the dominant limitation. Under these conditions, equilibration also becomes observable dependent. Coarse observables such as total coverage can suggest stationarity on a different timescale from internal configurational observables such as the fractional occupation f_{O}(t). Sensitivity tests of the stationarity criterion and finite-size checks confirm that the restricted-access delay is not an artifact of the numerical equilibration definition or lattice size. These results show that reservoir accessibility can act as an independent kinetic control parameter, generating delayed and observable-dependent relaxation even when equilibrium thermodynamics remain unchanged.</p>","PeriodicalId":20085,"journal":{"name":"Physical review. E","volume":"114 1-1","pages":"014124"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148796587","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S Jaroszewicz, N Mendez, Maria P Beccar-Varela, Maria Cristina Mariani
{"title":"Finite-size scaling to resolve spurious multifractality in the two-dimensional Ising model.","authors":"S Jaroszewicz, N Mendez, Maria P Beccar-Varela, Maria Cristina Mariani","doi":"10.1103/23vj-5v8c","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1103/23vj-5v8c","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Multifractal detrended fluctuation analysis has emerged as a standard tool for characterizing scale invariance in complex systems, yet its application to discrete spin models is frequently marred by reports of \"spurious multifractality\" that contradict established theory. In this work, we resolve this controversy by establishing a rigorous protocol for the analysis of discrete lattice snapshots. Using the two-dimensional Ising model as a benchmark, we demonstrate that the previously reported broad singularity spectra are finite-size artifacts dominated by lattice discreteness effects in the negative moment regime (q<0). By restricting the analysis to positive moments and performing a systematic finite-size scaling (FSS) analysis, we show that the spectral width collapses to zero (Δα→0) in the thermodynamic limit. The method accurately recovers the monofractal exponent of the Ising universality class (α≈H≈0.875), consistent with conformal field theory. Applying this FSS protocol to the random bond Ising model, we reveal that the broad multifractal dispersion often attributed to quenched disorder also flattens systematically with increasing system size. These results demonstrate that apparent multifractality in finite discrete lattices is predominantly driven by preasymptotic discreteness artifacts, underscoring the universal necessity of FSS to avoid false positives in statistical mechanics.</p>","PeriodicalId":20085,"journal":{"name":"Physical review. E","volume":"114 1-1","pages":"014139"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148796636","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Control protocols for harmonically confined run-and-tumble particles.","authors":"Marco Baldovin, Alessandro Manacorda","doi":"10.1103/rspp-2334","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1103/rspp-2334","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Run-and-tumble particles constitute one of the simplest models of self-propelled active matter, and provide an ideal playground for the understanding of out-of-equilibrium systems. We consider an idealized setup where one such particle is subject to a harmonic confining potential, and an external agent can vary in time the tumbling rate and the strength of the trap. We search for time-dependent control protocols steering the system between assigned end states, in a prescribed time interval. To this aim, we propose a description of the dynamics, alternative to the usual ones, in the form of an infinite set of ordinary differential equations. Solutions based on a suitable closure of such hierarchy, which we expect to hold true in the limit of long protocol duration, are discussed and compared with numerical simulations. We also look for the protocol completing the task with the minimal work, on average: the problem can be tackled analytically, again in the regime of slow (but not quasistatic) transformations. The solution provides insightful intuition on the optimal strategies for the control of active matter systems.</p>","PeriodicalId":20085,"journal":{"name":"Physical review. E","volume":"114 1-1","pages":"014112"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148796647","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Christopher N Angstmann, Daniel S Han, Bruce I Henry, Boris Z Huang
{"title":"First-passage times for the space-fractional Fokker-Planck equation.","authors":"Christopher N Angstmann, Daniel S Han, Bruce I Henry, Boris Z Huang","doi":"10.1103/mk65-8dq2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1103/mk65-8dq2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We extend the random walk framework to include compounded steps, providing first-passage time (FPT) properties for a class of superdiffusive processes which are governed by the space-fractional spectral Fokker-Planck equation. This first-passage process introduces FPT properties, different from Lévy flights, that account for space-dependent forces and hitting boundaries throughout the path of a jump. The FPT distribution can be derived for different types of barriers and potentials, for which we also provide specific examples. For the one-sided absorbing boundary with no potential on the semi-infinite line, we find that the FPT density scales asymptotically as t^{-1/(2α)-1} for large times, where the parameter α∈(0,1] relates to the power-law behavior for the distribution of the number of compounded steps. This is in agreement with the method of images but different from the Sparre-Andersen scaling t^{-3/2} for corresponding Lévy flights of order 2α. In this case, there exists an optimal space-fractional exponent α to minimize the mean FPT.</p>","PeriodicalId":20085,"journal":{"name":"Physical review. E","volume":"114 1-1","pages":"014136"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148796712","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Meander Van den Brande, Kyosuke Adachi, François Huveneers
{"title":"Convection patterns in nonequilibrium Kawasaki dynamics at low temperature.","authors":"Meander Van den Brande, Kyosuke Adachi, François Huveneers","doi":"10.1103/r6d8-bcd1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1103/r6d8-bcd1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We study a conservative stochastic lattice gas (Kawasaki dynamics) coupled in the bulk to a heat bath, which leads to standard phase separation at low uniform temperatures. Instead, a macroscopic temperature gradient drives the system into a nonequilibrium steady state. In this state, the usual long-range order is replaced by robust convection patterns, featuring regularly spaced stripe structures. We show that these nonequilibrium states differ markedly from equilibrium configurations with the same local temperature profiles. Finally, we develop a macroscopic description that captures these behaviors and provides a unified framework for understanding the observed patterns.</p>","PeriodicalId":20085,"journal":{"name":"Physical review. E","volume":"114 1-1","pages":"014147"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148796674","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Nonmonotonic percolation threshold in correlated networks and hypergraphs.","authors":"L D Valdez, C E La Rocca","doi":"10.1103/bvsj-7pmq","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1103/bvsj-7pmq","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We study the effect of assortative and disassortative mixing on the robustness of networks under random node failures. For ordinary (dyadic) networks, by using the generating function technique and stochastic simulations, we show that the relationship between the Pearson assortativity coefficient r and the percolation threshold p_{c} is not always monotonic. More specifically, in certain regions of the parameter space of our model, moderately disassortative networks can be more fragile than either strongly disassortative or uncorrelated networks. We observe this nonmonotonic behavior for trimodal networks as well as for networks with Poisson and power-law degree distributions. We then extend our analysis to hypergraphs with correlations between node hyperdegree and hyperedge cardinality. For this case, we find that positively correlated hypergraphs tend to be more fragile than negatively correlated ones. Additionally, as in the dyadic case, the relationship between r and p_{c} is nonmonotonic, and the most fragile configuration does not correspond to the most assortative hypergraph.</p>","PeriodicalId":20085,"journal":{"name":"Physical review. E","volume":"114 1-1","pages":"014313"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148796744","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Phase transition from localization to chaos in a classical many-body system.","authors":"Yusuf Kasim, Pavel Orlov, Tomaž Prosen","doi":"10.1103/6y6k-35l9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1103/6y6k-35l9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We report a dynamical phase transition in the information spreading within a classical 2D deterministic interacting many-body system. Specifically, the transition is observed in a recently introduced momentum-conserving parity check cellular automaton (MCPCA) on the square lattice [Kasim and Prosen, Phys. Rev. Res. 7, 023230 (2025)2643-156410.1103/PhysRevResearch.7.023230]. We characterize the transition using information-theoretic quantities such as the Hamming distance and the classical decorrelator. By introducing conserved local charges of the momentum-conserving parity-check cellular automata, we show that selecting initial ensembles with specific charge values allows the system to transition from a localized information phase to a chaotic regime with ballistic information spreading. Importantly, our findings indicate that this transition is of second order, highlighting a sharp change in information spreading behavior. Furthermore, we revisit the multifractal behavior of the dynamical structure factor and show that, although present across both phases, it originates from effective local periodicities enforced by symmetry constraints.</p>","PeriodicalId":20085,"journal":{"name":"Physical review. E","volume":"114 1-1","pages":"014140"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148796749","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Qi-Hao Li, Song Han, Yin-Jie He, Yuan-Hui Zhao, Bing-Wei Li, Hans Dierckx, Alexander V Panfilov, Teng-Chao Li
{"title":"Optogenetic synchronization in excitable media by induced Archimedean spiral.","authors":"Qi-Hao Li, Song Han, Yin-Jie He, Yuan-Hui Zhao, Bing-Wei Li, Hans Dierckx, Alexander V Panfilov, Teng-Chao Li","doi":"10.1103/tjdc-g3cl","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1103/tjdc-g3cl","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Abnormal propagation of electrical excitation waves underlies the development of many cardiac arrhythmias. Optogenetics offers a powerful means to precisely manipulate cardiac excitation dynamics. Previous optogenetic control strategies have primarily relied on projecting light patterns that directly mimic wave activity in the studied excitable medium. In this study, we propose a geometry-guided strategy based on synthetic Archimedean spiral line illumination. We demonstrate that this method not only enables effective synchronization of excitation patterns, but also provides a systematic way to study the influence of illumination frequency and wavelength of the projected pattern on synchronization. Our computational analysis is performed in both two- and three-dimensional media using the Bär reaction-diffusion model. We examine both depolarizing and hyperpolarizing modes of optogenetic control, which have previously received very limited attention. Depolarizing illumination achieves synchronization by inducing new wave fronts, whereas hyperpolarizing illumination operates through the formation of dynamic repolarization barriers. Importantly, both mechanisms remain robust under realistic conditions, including optical attenuation and pathological fibrotic remodeling. In summary, this work introduces a biophysically grounded, geometry-driven optogenetic control paradigm for the synchronization and suppression of electrical turbulence in excitable media, laying the foundation for potential future applications in cardiac tissue.</p>","PeriodicalId":20085,"journal":{"name":"Physical review. E","volume":"114 1-1","pages":"014208"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148796797","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Hydrodynamic origin of Korteweg stresses from shear-induced horizontal buoyancy.","authors":"Prabakaran Rajamanickam","doi":"10.1103/vckp-dcmf","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1103/vckp-dcmf","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A recent study [P. Rajamanickam, Q. J. Mech. Appl. Math. 78, hbaf007 (2025)1464-385510.1093/qjmam/hbaf007] of non-Boussinesq fluids in narrow channels identified a novel shear-induced horizontal buoyancy force that emerges upon depth-averaging the Navier-Stokes equations. This Letter demonstrates that this force is formally equivalent to the divergence of a Korteweg stress tensor. Unlike classical Korteweg stresses, which are typically attributed to molecular-scale cohesive potentials or implemented through assumed constitutive relations, we show that this emergent stress arises purely from self-coupled transport where the internal Ostroumov flow is kinematically coupled to the local density gradient. We derive explicit expressions for the effective stress coefficients, revealing a fundamental dependence on the Prandtl number and Grashof number. This correspondence is contrasted with classical Taylor dispersion, where the absence of self-coupling yields only a uniaxial stress. Although derived within a narrow-channel framework, our results establish a general hydrodynamic template for how quadratic gradient stresses can emerge from subscale, self-coupled flows, such as Marangoni or active-matter flows, offering a continuous transport-driven alternative to molecular mechanisms.</p>","PeriodicalId":20085,"journal":{"name":"Physical review. E","volume":"114 1","pages":"L013102"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148796809","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}