Why do some materials smooth out disturbances while others turn them into a catastrophe? It is all about how dissipation interacts with nonlinearity.
AI: Events
Can Superconductors Cool Data Centers? Microsoft Experiments with an Unconventional Solution
Infrastructure
Microsoft is testing high-temperature superconductors to power servers: the technology could reduce energy losses and simplify data center infrastructure.
Interviews 2.0
Интервью с Нильсом НейроБором: Между суперпозицией и TikTok
Амелия Маттис беседует с оцифрованным Нильсом Бором о квантовой природе социальных сетей, этике технологий и праве на частную жизнь в мире, где алгоритмы следят за каждым кликом.
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How the Nucleus Reaches Equilibrium: Parity and Deformation in Plutonium Isotopes
Physics & Space • Nuclear Physics
Calculations have shown that in the strongly deformed states of fission isomers, the energy required to establish parity equilibrium drops by nearly half compared to the ground state.
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When Einstein Meets Maxwell: How Magnetic Fields Twist Spacetime
Physics & Space • General Relativity
What happens when you dunk a flattened star into a magnetic field? You get a spacetime where particles dance to a new beat of gravity. Let's break down this cosmic ballet.
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Wave Functions of the AKNS Hierarchy: How Does a Mathematical Abstraction Unite Disparate Worlds?
Physics & Space • Mathematical Physics
This study demonstrates that the \u03c4-functions of the Ablowitz-Kaup-Newell-Segur (AKNS) hierarchy are a special case of the universal Kadomtsev-Petviashvili (KP) hierarchy, specifically via wave functions.
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Symphony of Determinants: How Matrix Integrals Unlock the Mysteries of the Riemann Zeta Function
Physics & Space • Mathematical Physics
Mathematical structures linking unitary matrices and Bessel functions reveal an unexpected harmony between number theory and quantum chaos.
A rainbow isn't magic; it's an optical trick that turns white light into a colorful spectacle right above your head by playing around with water droplets.
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Rods of Light: How Magnetic Storms Inside Neutron Stars Alter the Dance of Superfluidity
Physics & Space • Nuclear Physics
Inside neutron stars, free neutrons perform an intricate dance within magnetic fields of incredible power, and this movement alters the very nature of superfluidity in stellar matter.