Physics Letters BPub Date : 2026-03-01Epub Date: 2026-02-19DOI: 10.1016/j.physletb.2026.140290
Shin’ichi Nojiri , Sergei Odintsov , V.K. Oikonomou
{"title":"Ghost-free non-local F(R) gravity compatible with ACT","authors":"Shin’ichi Nojiri , Sergei Odintsov , V.K. Oikonomou","doi":"10.1016/j.physletb.2026.140290","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.physletb.2026.140290","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We confront the ghost-free non-local <em>F</em>(<em>R</em>) gravity theories with the latest Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT) constraints on the spectral index of the scalar perturbations and the updated constraints of Planck/BICEP on the tensor-to-scalar ratio. After reviewing how the ghost-free non-local version of <em>F</em>(<em>R</em>) gravity can be obtained, we show that the de Sitter solution can be obtained in this framework. Also, we show that the resulting theory can be cast in terms of an <em>F</em>(<em>R, ϕ</em>) theory of gravity. We analyze two models of non-local <em>F</em>(<em>R</em>) gravity, one power-law and the <em>R</em><sup>2</sup> model, and we show that both models can be compatible with the ACT and updated Planck/BICEP constraints.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20162,"journal":{"name":"Physics Letters B","volume":"874 ","pages":"Article 140290"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146777464","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"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}
Physics Letters BPub Date : 2026-03-01Epub Date: 2026-02-18DOI: 10.1016/j.physletb.2026.140286
Chun-Xiao Zhou , Xue Shang , Tao Wang
{"title":"Different triaxial shapes in the energy spectra of 154Sm","authors":"Chun-Xiao Zhou , Xue Shang , Tao Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.physletb.2026.140286","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.physletb.2026.140286","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The <sup>154</sup>Sm nucleus, which has long been regarded as a typical quantum system exhibiting axial symmetry, has been recently suggested to exhibit a small degree of triaxiality by Otsuka et al.. This small triaxiality was recently observed through the <em>γ</em> decay of the <sup>154</sup>Sm isovector giant dipole resonance. Thus further studying this small triaxiality is very necessary for understanding the nature of the collectivity in nuclei. In this paper, the rigid triaxiality in <sup>154</sup>Sm is investigated using the newly proposed SU3-IBM theory. The fitting results can effectively reproduce the experimental data of <sup>154</sup>Sm, showing good agreement with realistic energy spectra, B(E2) values, and quadrupole moments, which indicates the emergence of the different triaxial shapes in the energy spectra. These results further confirm the validity of the SU3-IBM for the description of the rigid triaxiality in realistic nuclei and reveal the SU(3) dominance of the collectivity motions in nuclei.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20162,"journal":{"name":"Physics Letters B","volume":"874 ","pages":"Article 140286"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146777466","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"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}
Physics Letters BPub Date : 2026-03-01Epub Date: 2026-02-21DOI: 10.1016/j.physletb.2026.140295
S.T. Petcov , A.V. Titov
{"title":"Viability of A4, S4 and A5 flavour symmetries in light of the first JUNO result","authors":"S.T. Petcov , A.V. Titov","doi":"10.1016/j.physletb.2026.140295","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.physletb.2026.140295","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We update the analysis of the viability of the lepton mixing patterns originating from <em>A</em><sub>4</sub>, <em>S</em><sub>4</sub> and <em>A</em><sub>5</sub> discrete flavour symmetries and leading to predictions for the solar neutrino mixing angle, <em>θ</em><sub>12</sub>. We perform a statistical analysis using as an input (i) the results of the latest global fit to neutrino oscillation data, and (ii) the first JUNO measurement of sin <sup>2</sup><em>θ</em><sub>12</sub>. Out of the five (four) cases compatible with the global data at 3<em>σ</em> for normal (inverted) neutrino mass ordering, only three (two) cases remain compatible with the global data at the same confidence level after taking into account the JUNO result.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20162,"journal":{"name":"Physics Letters B","volume":"874 ","pages":"Article 140295"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146778515","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"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}
Physics Letters BPub Date : 2026-03-01Epub Date: 2026-02-12DOI: 10.1016/j.physletb.2026.140277
Michael Bishop , Daniel Hooker , Douglas Singleton
{"title":"Symmetrized operators or modified integration measure in generalized uncertainty principle models","authors":"Michael Bishop , Daniel Hooker , Douglas Singleton","doi":"10.1016/j.physletb.2026.140277","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.physletb.2026.140277","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Many Generalized Uncertainty Principle (GUP) models modify the inner-product measure to ensure symmetric position or momentum operators. We show that an alternate approach to these GUPs is to symmetrize the operators rather than modifying the inner product. This preserves the standard momentum space allowing the eigenstates and maximally localized states of the modified position operator to have a standard position representation. We compare both approaches and highlight their merits.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20162,"journal":{"name":"Physics Letters B","volume":"874 ","pages":"Article 140277"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147278493","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"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}
Physics Letters BPub Date : 2026-03-01Epub Date: 2026-01-31DOI: 10.1016/j.physletb.2026.140232
Zoltan Bajnok , Bercel Boldis , Dennis le Plat
{"title":"Universality in the resurgence of generalized Tracy-Widom distributions","authors":"Zoltan Bajnok , Bercel Boldis , Dennis le Plat","doi":"10.1016/j.physletb.2026.140232","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.physletb.2026.140232","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We analyze determinants associated with Bessel kernels and generic symbol functions, which govern a class of observables across all values of the ’t Hooft coupling in supersymmetric gauge theories. Previous approaches, based on integro-differential equations, have provided systematic strong-coupling expansions for the logarithms of these determinants, expressed through the moments of the symbol. The resulting asymptotic series, once completed with non-perturbative terms, allowed the leading resurgence relations to be tested. In this Letter we focus directly on the determinants themselves, and we uncover a strikingly simple non-perturbative structure: all trans-series corrections share a universal form, while the moments transform in a direct and intuitive way. This simplicity points to an underlying organizing principle for the non-perturbative dynamics of gauge theory observables.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20162,"journal":{"name":"Physics Letters B","volume":"874 ","pages":"Article 140232"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146095616","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"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":"Probing the shape evolution and shell structures in neutron-rich N=50 nuclei","authors":"Anil Kumar , Noritaka Shimizu , Takayuki Miyagi , Yusuke Tsunoda , Yutaka Utsuno","doi":"10.1016/j.physletb.2026.140184","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.physletb.2026.140184","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The structure of low-lying states of <span><math><mrow><mi>N</mi><mo>=</mo><mn>50</mn></mrow></math></span> nuclei is investigated by the advanced Monte Carlo shell model (MCSM) in the <span><math><mrow><mi>π</mi><mrow><mo>(</mo><mi>f</mi><mi>p</mi><mo>)</mo></mrow><mspace></mspace><mo>−</mo><mspace></mspace><mi>ν</mi><mrow><mo>(</mo><mi>s</mi><mi>d</mi><mi>g</mi><mo>)</mo></mrow></mrow></math></span> model space. We have employed the shell-model Hamiltonian based on the valence-space in-medium similarity renormalization group, with minimal phenomenological adjustments to the single-particle energies. The MCSM results with the modified Hamiltonian nicely predict the shape coexistence of <sup>78</sup>Ni, consistent with recent experimental data. The evolution of intrinsic shapes from the spherical shape to prolate shapes in the ground state of <span><math><mrow><mi>N</mi><mo>=</mo><mn>50</mn></mrow></math></span> nuclei is discussed using the ”T-plot” and effective single-particle energies, which visualize the intrinsic quadrupole deformation of the MCSM wave function. The present result shows that the monopole part of the tensor force does not enhance the shape coexistence of <sup>78</sup>Ni, unlike the case of <sup>68</sup>Ni.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20162,"journal":{"name":"Physics Letters B","volume":"874 ","pages":"Article 140184"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145995395","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"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}
Physics Letters BPub Date : 2026-03-01Epub Date: 2026-02-13DOI: 10.1016/j.physletb.2026.140276
F. Parsaei, S. Rastgoo
{"title":"Non-exotic wormhoe in Rastall theory","authors":"F. Parsaei, S. Rastgoo","doi":"10.1016/j.physletb.2026.140276","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.physletb.2026.140276","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This paper examines exact wormhole solutions within the framework of Rastall theory. Given that the Einstein field equations are altered in 3+1 dimensions under Rastall’s gravitational theory, we have explored potential solutions utilizing various forms of the equation of state. The influence of the Rastall parameter on the null energy condition, a crucial aspect of wormholes, is analyzed. Additionally, asymptotic flatness is highlighted as a significant characteristic of these solutions. We also address several physical and mathematical properties associated with these solutions. This document presents a comparative analysis of wormhole solutions within the framework of Rastall gravity, in contrast with <span><math><mrow><mi>f</mi><mo>(</mo><mi>T</mi><mo>,</mo><mi>T</mi><mo>)</mo></mrow></math></span> as a teleparallel formulation of general relativity and <em>f</em>(<em>R, T</em>) as a curvature-based gravity.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20162,"journal":{"name":"Physics Letters B","volume":"874 ","pages":"Article 140276"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146209380","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"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}
Physics Letters BPub Date : 2026-03-01Epub Date: 2026-02-18DOI: 10.1016/j.physletb.2026.140287
A. Sánchez-Fernández , S. Bara , W. Ryssens , S. Goriely
{"title":"Accurate spontaneous fission half-lives from a microscopic large-scale nuclear structure model","authors":"A. Sánchez-Fernández , S. Bara , W. Ryssens , S. Goriely","doi":"10.1016/j.physletb.2026.140287","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.physletb.2026.140287","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We demonstrate that energy density functional (EDF) models for atomic nuclei can achieve a level of accuracy in describing fission properties comparable to that of more phenomenological approaches, while maintaining predictive power for nuclear ground-state observables. Using multiple BSkG parameterizations, we conducted a comprehensive benchmark of spontaneous fission (SF) half-lives and compare our predictions with all available experimental data - 136 values - from both ground states and fission isomers. Leveraging the quality of the BSkG functionals and explicitly accounting for more than two collective degrees of freedom in our calculations, we attained one of the closest agreements with experiment reported by an EDF model so far—within less than four orders of magnitude. This level of accuracy, together with the computational efficiency of our method, opens the way to systematic studies of the thousands of neutron-rich nuclei crucial for modeling r-process nucleosynthesis and the inclusion of SF half-lives into the fitting protocol of future EDF models.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20162,"journal":{"name":"Physics Letters B","volume":"874 ","pages":"Article 140287"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146777462","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"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}
Physics Letters BPub Date : 2026-03-01Epub Date: 2026-02-23DOI: 10.1016/j.physletb.2026.140304
Aditya Singh , Sandip Mahish
{"title":"Criticality of charged AdS black holes with string clouds in boundary conformal field theory","authors":"Aditya Singh , Sandip Mahish","doi":"10.1016/j.physletb.2026.140304","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.physletb.2026.140304","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The aim of this letter is to study the universal thermodynamics and criticality of charged AdS black holes with string cloud in the bulk and in the boundary conformal field theory. For this system, we determined the critical quantities and noticed that the free energy in the bulk exhibits swallow tail behavior. The divergence of the heat capacity at criticality reflects a second-order phase transition in the bulk black hole system, which is holographically dual to a critical phenomenon in the strongly coupled boundary conformal field theory involving its effective degrees of freedom. Furthermore, we tried to determine the nature of interactions between black hole molecules in the boundary CFT and in the bulk, which is novel for charged AdS black holes with string clouds.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20162,"journal":{"name":"Physics Letters B","volume":"874 ","pages":"Article 140304"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147278270","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"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}
Physics Letters BPub Date : 2026-03-01Epub Date: 2026-02-03DOI: 10.1016/j.physletb.2026.140245
Zhi-Chao Li, H. Khodabakhshi, H. Lü
{"title":"The upper bound of event horizon formation time in generalized Oppenheimer–Snyder collapse","authors":"Zhi-Chao Li, H. Khodabakhshi, H. Lü","doi":"10.1016/j.physletb.2026.140245","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.physletb.2026.140245","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We prove that, in the framework of the Oppenheimer–Snyder collapse, the Schwarzschild exterior maximizes the event horizon formation time <span><math><mrow><mstyle><mi>Δ</mi></mstyle><msub><mi>T</mi><mtext>eh</mtext></msub><mo>=</mo><mfrac><mn>19</mn><mn>6</mn></mfrac><mi>m</mi></mrow></math></span> among all asymptotically flat, static, spherically-symmetric black holes with the same ADM mass <em>m</em> that satisfy the weak energy condition. This bound extends the typical black hole inequalities-such as the Penrose inequality, which constrains spatial geometry-to temporal setting.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20162,"journal":{"name":"Physics Letters B","volume":"874 ","pages":"Article 140245"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146109745","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"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}