HIGHLIGHTED ARTICLES

Correction-to-scaling exponent for percolation and the Fortuin-Kasteleyn Potts model in two dimensions

Yihao Xu, Tao Chen, Zongzheng Zhou, Jesús Salas, and Youjin Deng

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034108 (2025) - Published 7 March, 2025

In percolation theory, a key quantity is the size distribution of clusters. In two dimensions, its scaling behavior at the critical point is known exactly, including a universal correction-to-scaling exponent. The authors extend the result for this exponent to clusters in a set of Potts models, presenting a theoretical argument for a conjectured expression that is confirmed by numerical results.

Programmable time crystals from higher-order packing fields

R. Hurtado-Gutiérrez, C. Pérez-Espigares, and P. I. Hurtado

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034119 (2025) - Published 17 March, 2025

Time crystals are being investigated both in classical and quantum settings. This work advances this area by demonstrating how to engineer and control custom continuous time crystals in driven diffusive fluids. This enables one to build different time crystals on demand, characterized by an arbitrary number of rotating condensates. The authors’ findings leverage an external packing field coupled to density fluctuations, showcasing the versatility and potential of the approach.

#AdvancingField #TimelyTopic

Hyperedge overlap drives synchronizability of systems with higher-order interactions

Santiago Lamata-Otín, Federico Malizia, Vito Latora, Mattia Frasca, and Jesús Gómez-Gardeñes

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034302 (2025) - Published 3 March, 2025

This study explores the nuanced interplay between the structural organization of complex systems and their synchronization stability, specifically focusing on the effects of higher-order interactions encapsulated in hypergraphs and simplicial complexes. By developing a novel hyperedge overlap matrix, the authors quantify the overlap between different orders of interaction and investigate their distinct impacts on the dynamics of coupled chaotic oscillators. The findings provide significant insights into how microscopic structural features within higher-order systems influence their overall synchronizability.

Cyclic random graph models predicting giant molecules in hydrocarbon pyrolysis

Perrin E. Ruth, Vincent Dufour-Décieux, Christopher Moakler, and Maria K. Cameron

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034303 (2025) - Published 6 March, 2025

The authors use a random graph model to predict molecule size distribution in hydrocarbon pyrolysis. The high temperatures and high pressure of pyrolysis make the system ergodic, so that many molecular configurations can form. The authors demonstrate that the method is accurate for distributions of both large and small molecules. In addition, it has low computational cost. They expect that this method may be extendable to other chemical systems under extreme conditions.

Optimal reduction of an epidemic outbreak size via temporary quarantine

Eyal Atias and Michael Assaf

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034305 (2025) - Published 13 March, 2025

The authors address a question related to epidemic control strategy: Is there an optimal initiation time for a single quarantine, such that the final outbreak size is minimized? They use the susceptible-infected-recovered (SIR) model to explore heterogenous and well-mixed social networks. Surprisingly, their results reveal that the optimal quarantine initiation time is closely related to the so-called “herd immunity” threshold, occurring at the onset of epidemic decline.

#TimelyTopic

Recovery of activation propagation and self-sustained oscillation abilities in stroke brain networks

Yingpeng Liu, Jiao Wu, Kesheng Xu, and Muhua Zheng

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034309 (2025) - Published 17 March, 2025

The understanding of the relationship between brain architecture and function is one of the central themes in network neuroscience. The authors investigate how the brain network structure is affected in patients who suffered focal injuries (strokes). By analyzing a large amount of brain network data both for stroke patients and healthy controls, they found that strokes change network properties such as connection weights, average degree, clustering, community, etc. Yet, they also observe a partial recovery over time. The findings help understand the structure-function relationship in brain disorders.

#ClearMotivation #OutstandingDataset #Interdisciplinary

Direction selection of metachronal waves in hydrodynamic coordination of cilia

Rachel R. Bennett

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034402 (2025) - Published 4 March, 2025

Metachronal waves emerge when hydrodynamically coupled cilia synchronize their beating. This manuscript investigates the link between individual cilium dynamics and collective properties of emergent metachronal waves. It is shown that when the size of individual cilia is taken into account, the interactions between cilia break the symmetry, affecting the selection of a stable direction of metachronal waves.

Links regulate deflection fluctuations in the sensory cells of hearing

Riccardo Marrocchio and Dáibhid Ó Maoiléidigh

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034403 (2025) - Published 11 March, 2025

Fluctuations of stereocilia, filamentous rods in the inner ear, regulate hearing sensitivity, but their dependence on viscoelastic coupling remains unclear. This study develops a mathematical model linking mechanical properties to deflection fluctuations, showing how elastic and viscous links reduce noise and improve auditory signal detection.

Physical limits on chemical sensing in bounded domains

Daniel R. McCusker and David K. Lubensky

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034404 (2025) - Published 12 March, 2025

This work investigates how boundaries and sensor geometry affect the precision of diffusion-limited sensing. The authors derive exact analytical solutions and calculate results in one and three dimensions and for various sensor configurations. They find that the precision limit can vary substantially depending on the placement and size of the sensor. In general, proximity to a boundary degrades the precision compared to that far from any boundary.

#Interdisciplinary #BiophysicsSpotlight

Critical transitions in pancreatic islets

D. Korošak, S. Postić, A. Stožer, B. Podobnik, and M. Slak Rupnik

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034405 (2025) - Published 12 March, 2025

By gradually increasing and then decreasing glucose levels in pancreatic islets, this experimental study shows that β-cell activity exhibits hysteresis, indicating a first-order transition. These results highlight the islets’ role as tipping elements driving abrupt insulin release.

From noisy cell size control to population growth: When variability can be beneficial

Arthur Genthon

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034407 (2025) - Published 20 March, 2025

This paper demonstrates a method to determine the dependence of population growth on single-cell variability. The authors consider fluctuations in single-cell growth rate, size added, and size partitioning. Results reveal how different growth control mechanisms affect population growth.

#BiophysicsSpotlight

Nonlinear classification of neural manifolds with contextual information

Francesca Mignacco, Chi-Ning Chou, and SueYeon Chung

Phys. Rev. E 111, 035302 (2025) - Published 6 March, 2025

Despite progress in artificial intelligence and neuroscience, the theoretical understanding of how neural networks learn complex functions remains sparse. One promising avenue involves analyzing the geometric properties of network representations, i.e., the activity of neural populations, and their impact on task performance using statistical physics methods. Existing approaches have been restricted to linear probes. The authors overcome this limitation by proposing a theoretical framework to address non-linearly-separable representations leveraging contextual information, a ubiquitous paradigm in brain computation. The findings allow for future investigations into high-dimensional representation efficiency and analyses of biological and artificial datasets, promising relevant implications for neuroscience and deep learning.

Three-dimensional construction of hyperuniform, nonhyperuniform, and antihyperuniform disordered heterogeneous materials and their transport properties via spectral density functions

Wenlong Shi, Yang Jiao, and Salvatore Torquato

Phys. Rev. E 111, 035310 (2025) - Published 21 March, 2025

Heterogeneous materials are of importance in many applications, and designing them with certain properties is a crucial inverse problem. The authors develop a method to construct three-dimensional disordered heterogeneous materials by enforcing a given spectral density function, which determines a number of effective properties. They generate various microstructures including hyperuniform, nonhyperuniform, and antihyperuniform ones, with a significantly lower computational cost than existing methods.

#AdvancingField #TechnicalAdvancement

Resonance broadening effects of weak turbulence on Earth's radiation belt electrons

Xiongdong Yu, Zhigang Yuan, Dedong Wang, Oliver Allanson, and Samuel Hunter

Phys. Rev. E 111, L033201 (2025) - Published 18 March, 2025

The dynamics of electrons in space plasmas, such as the earth’s radiation belts, are affected by the presence of wave turbulence, even when a resonance condition is not satisfied. The authors propose an expression to describe this resonance broadening effect, and find that it compares well with test particle simulation results. The study is applied to whistler-mode chorus waves in the radiation belt’s electrons, but can be easily extended to a wide range of systems.

#AdvancingField #TechnicalAdvancement

LETTERS

Statistical Physics

Induced friction on a probe moving in a nonequilibrium medium

Ji-Hui Pei and Christian Maes

Phys. Rev. E 111, L032101 (2025) - Published 18 March, 2025

Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos

Transition from alternating stripes to alternating labyrinths in oscillatory media

Chunli Huang, Zhen Song, and Zhilin Qu

Phys. Rev. E 111, L032201 (2025) - Published 13 March, 2025

Networks and Complex Systems

Divergence asymmetry and connected components in a general duplication-divergence graph model

Dario Borrelli

Phys. Rev. E 111, L032301 (2025) - Published 17 March, 2025

Balancing mobility behaviors to avoid global epidemics from local outbreaks

Pablo Valgañón, Antonio Brotons, David Soriano-Paños, and Jesús Gómez-Gardeñes

Phys. Rev. E 111, L032302 (2025) - Published 26 March, 2025

Fluid Dynamics

Single-particle diffraction with a hydrodynamic pilot-wave model

Giuseppe Pucci, Antoine Bellaigue, Alessia Cirimele, Giuseppe Alì, and Anand U. Oza

Phys. Rev. E 111, L033101 (2025) - Published 7 March, 2025

Plasma Physics

Resonance broadening effects of weak turbulence on Earth's radiation belt electrons

Xiongdong Yu, Zhigang Yuan, Dedong Wang, Oliver Allanson, and Samuel Hunter

Phys. Rev. E 111, L033201 (2025) - Published 18 March, 2025

The dynamics of electrons in space plasmas, such as the earth’s radiation belts, are affected by the presence of wave turbulence, even when a resonance condition is not satisfied. The authors propose an expression to describe this resonance broadening effect, and find that it compares well with test particle simulation results. The study is applied to whistler-mode chorus waves in the radiation belt’s electrons, but can be easily extended to a wide range of systems.

#AdvancingField #TechnicalAdvancement

Computational Physics, Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence

Assessing high-order effects in feature importance via predictability decomposition

Marlis Ontivero-Ortega, Luca Faes, Jesus M. Cortes, Daniele Marinazzo, and Sebastiano Stramaglia

Phys. Rev. E 111, L033301 (2025) - Published 12 March, 2025

ARTICLES

Statistical Physics

Matrix H-theory approach to stock market fluctuations

Luan M. T. de Moraes, Antônio M. S. Macêdo, Raydonal Ospina, and Giovani L. Vasconcelos

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034101 (2025) - Published 3 March, 2025

Nature of spin glass order in physical dimensions

Bharadwaj Vedula, M. A. Moore, and Auditya Sharma

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034102 (2025) - Published 4 March, 2025

Vacancy diffusion and the hydrodynamics of crystals

Joël Mabillard and Pierre Gaspard

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034103 (2025) - Published 4 March, 2025

O(N)×O(2) scalar models: Including O(2) corrections in the functional renormalization group analysis

Carlos A. Sánchez-Villalobos, Bertrand Delamotte, and Nicolás Wschebor

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034104 (2025) - Published 6 March, 2025

Dynamic fluctuation-dissipation theory for generalized Langevin equations: Constructive constraints, stability, and realizability

Massimiliano Giona, Giuseppe Procopio, and Chiara Pezzotti

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034105 (2025) - Published 7 March, 2025

Ergodicity breaking in well-behaved generalized Langevin equations

Giuseppe Procopio, Chiara Pezzotti, and Massimiliano Giona

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034106 (2025) - Published 7 March, 2025

Planted vertex cover problem on regular random graphs and nonmonotonic temperature-dependence in the supercooled region

Xin-Yi Fan and Hai-Jun Zhou

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034107 (2025) - Published 7 March, 2025

Correction-to-scaling exponent for percolation and the Fortuin-Kasteleyn Potts model in two dimensions

Yihao Xu, Tao Chen, Zongzheng Zhou, Jesús Salas, and Youjin Deng

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034108 (2025) - Published 7 March, 2025

In percolation theory, a key quantity is the size distribution of clusters. In two dimensions, its scaling behavior at the critical point is known exactly, including a universal correction-to-scaling exponent. The authors extend the result for this exponent to clusters in a set of Potts models, presenting a theoretical argument for a conjectured expression that is confirmed by numerical results.

Distributed fixed resources exchanging particles: Phases of an asymmetric exclusion process connected to two reservoirs

Sourav Pal, Parna Roy, and Abhik Basu

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034109 (2025) - Published 7 March, 2025

Stochastic thermodynamic bounds on logical circuit operation

Phillip Helms, Songela W. Chen, and David T. Limmer

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034110 (2025) - Published 10 March, 2025

Effects of kinetic energy on heat fluctuations of passive and active overdamped driven particles

Pedro V. Paraguassú, Rui Aquino, and Pablo de Castro

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034111 (2025) - Published 10 March, 2025

Percolation and jamming in random sequential adsorption of straight k-mers on square, triangular, and cubic lattices

Zbigniew Koza and Grzegorz Kondrat

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034112 (2025) - Published 10 March, 2025

Decomposition of metric tensor in thermodynamic geometry in terms of relaxation timescales

Zhen Li and Yuki Izumida

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034113 (2025) - Published 11 March, 2025

Boosting macroscopic diffusion with local resetting

Henry Alston and Thibault Bertrand

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034114 (2025) - Published 12 March, 2025

Reaction rates in quasiequilibrium states

Kamel Ourabah

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034115 (2025) - Published 12 March, 2025

Influence of thermal fluctuations on bosonic correlations and the ac Stark effect in two-level atoms: A superstatistical perspective

Jorge David Castaño-Yepes, J. M. Cabrera-Terán, and Cristian Felipe Ramirez-Gutierrez

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034116 (2025) - Published 13 March, 2025

Quantum percolation on Lieb Lattices

W. S. Oliveira, J. Pimentel de Lima, and Raimundo R. dos Santos

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034117 (2025) - Published 13 March, 2025

Entropy, entanglement, and susceptibility of three qubits near quantum criticality

Bastian Castorene, Francisco J. Peña, Ariel Norambuena, Sergio E. Ulloa, Cristobal Araya, and Patricio Vargas

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034118 (2025) - Published 14 March, 2025

Programmable time crystals from higher-order packing fields

R. Hurtado-Gutiérrez, C. Pérez-Espigares, and P. I. Hurtado

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034119 (2025) - Published 17 March, 2025

Time crystals are being investigated both in classical and quantum settings. This work advances this area by demonstrating how to engineer and control custom continuous time crystals in driven diffusive fluids. This enables one to build different time crystals on demand, characterized by an arbitrary number of rotating condensates. The authors’ findings leverage an external packing field coupled to density fluctuations, showcasing the versatility and potential of the approach.

#AdvancingField #TimelyTopic

Nonequilibrium statistical mechanics revealed by Doob h transform and variational autoregressive networks

Yixin Zhao, Ying Tang, and Pan Zhang

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034120 (2025) - Published 18 March, 2025

Non-Gaussian behavior in fractional Laplace motion with drift

Wei Wang, Yingjie Liang, Aleksei V. Chechkin, and Ralf Metzler

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034121 (2025) - Published 18 March, 2025

Persistent exclusion process with time-periodic drive

Deepsikha Das and Sakuntala Chatterjee

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034122 (2025) - Published 20 March, 2025

Structural properties of hyperuniform Voronoi networks

Eli Newby, Wenlong Shi, Yang Jiao, Reka Albert, and Salvatore Torquato

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034123 (2025) - Published 20 March, 2025

Dynamical phase transitions in the nonreciprocal Ising model

Yael Avni, Michel Fruchart, David Martin, Daniel Seara, and Vincenzo Vitelli

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034124 (2025) - Published 21 March, 2025

Critical heat current fluctuations in Curie-Weiss model in and out of equilibrium

Krzysztof Ptaszyński and Massimiliano Esposito

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034125 (2025) - Published 21 March, 2025

Multifractal nonlinearity as a robust estimator of multiplicative cascade dynamics

Madhur Mangalam, Aaron D. Likens, and Damian G. Kelty-Stephen

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034126 (2025) - Published 24 March, 2025

Minimal work protocols for inertial particles in nonharmonic traps

Julia Sanders, Marco Baldovin, and Paolo Muratore-Ginanneschi

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034127 (2025) - Published 25 March, 2025

Generalization of the central limit theorem to critical systems: Revisiting perturbation theory

Sankarshan Sahu, Bertrand Delamotte, and Adam Rançon

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034128 (2025) - Published 26 March, 2025

Impact of stochastic resetting on resource allocation: The case of reallocating geometric Brownian motion

Petar Jolakoski, Pece Trajanovski, Arnab Pal, Viktor Stojkoski, Ljupco Kocarev, and Trifce Sandev

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034129 (2025) - Published 26 March, 2025

Probability distributions of the order parameter of the O(N) model

A. Rançon, B. Delamotte, L. Šaravanja, and I. Balog

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034131 (2025) - Published 26 March, 2025

Optimal form of time-local non-Lindblad master equations

Tobias Becker and André Eckardt

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034132 (2025) - Published 27 March, 2025

Gaussian fluctuations of nonreciprocal systems

Sergei Shmakov, Glasha Osipycheva, and Peter B. Littlewood

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034133 (2025) - Published 28 March, 2025

Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos

High-order synchronization in identical neurons with asymmetric pulse coupling

Abhay and Gaurav Dar

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034202 (2025) - Published 3 March, 2025

Transport barriers and directed transport in the rational standard nontwist map

Rodrigo Simile Baroni, Ricardo Egydio de Carvalho, José Danilo Szezech Junior, and Iberê Luiz Caldas

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034203 (2025) - Published 4 March, 2025

Experimental evidence of community switching en route to global synchronization

Sapna Yadav, Taniya Khatun, Heirtami Paswet, and P. Parmananda

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034204 (2025) - Published 5 March, 2025

Directed ratchet transport in starlike networks of driven damped pendula by localized symmetry-breaking-inducing excitations

R. Chacón, A. Martínez García-Hoz, P. J. Martínez, and D. Durán

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034205 (2025) - Published 7 March, 2025

Analysis of bifurcation and explosive amplitude death in a pair of oscillators coupled via time-delay connection

Keiji Konishi, Koki Yoshida, Yoshiki Sugitani, and Naoyuki Hara

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034206 (2025) - Published 10 March, 2025

Designing chaotic attractors: A semisupervised approach

Tempei Kabayama, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Kazuyuki Aihara, and Kohei Nakajima

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034207 (2025) - Published 11 March, 2025

Vortex solitons in quasi-phase-matched photonic crystals with competing quadratic and cubic nonlinearity

Zhuo Fan, Wan Liu, Linjia Wang, Wei Peng, Di Wu, Siliu Xu, and Yuan Zhao

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034208 (2025) - Published 11 March, 2025

Optimizing reaction and transport fluxes in temperature-gradient-driven chemical reaction-diffusion systems

Mohammed Loukili, Ludovic Jullien, Guillaume Baffou, and Raphaël Plasson

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034209 (2025) - Published 12 March, 2025

Suppressing parametric resonance of a hyperloop vehicle using a parametric force

Jithu Paul, Karel N. van Dalen, Andrei B. Fărăgău, Rens J. van Leijden, Mouad Ouggaâli, and Andrei V. Metrikine

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034210 (2025) - Published 17 March, 2025

Dynamical entropy of the separatrix map

Ivan I. Shevchenko

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034211 (2025) - Published 17 March, 2025

Strategy to control synchronized dynamics in swarmalator systems

Gourab Kumar Sar, Md Sayeed Anwar, Martin Moriamé, Dibakar Ghosh, and Timoteo Carletti

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034212 (2025) - Published 19 March, 2025

Long-range paracrine coupling-induced Ca2+ patterns in two-dimensional cell networks under inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate-cytosolic Ca2+ interaction

Thierry Kenne Tiayo, Conrad Bertrand Tabi, Armand Sylvin Etémé, and Timoléon Crépin Kofané

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034213 (2025) - Published 19 March, 2025

Extreme events in two coupled chaotic oscillators

S. Sudharsan, Tapas Kumar Pal, Dibakar Ghosh, and Jürgen Kurths

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034214 (2025) - Published 20 March, 2025

Lyapunov functional approach to polarization domains in fiber lasers

Konstantin Komarov, Alexander Dmitriev, Andrey Komarov, Luming Zhao, and François Sanchez

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034215 (2025) - Published 20 March, 2025

Stability and dynamics of massive vortices in two-component Bose-Einstein condensates

J. D'Ambroise, W. Wang, C. Ticknor, R. Carretero-González, and P. G. Kevrekidis

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034216 (2025) - Published 20 March, 2025

Path-integral approach to sparse non-Hermitian random matrices

Joseph W. Baron

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034217 (2025) - Published 25 March, 2025

Tunneling in a Lorenz-like model for an active wave-particle entity

Runze Xu and Rahil N. Valani

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034218 (2025) - Published 25 March, 2025

Networks and Complex Systems

Spectral statistics of interpolating random circulant matrix and its applications to random circulant graphs

Sunidhi Sen, Himanshu Shekhar, and Santosh Kumar

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034301 (2025) - Published 3 March, 2025

Hyperedge overlap drives synchronizability of systems with higher-order interactions

Santiago Lamata-Otín, Federico Malizia, Vito Latora, Mattia Frasca, and Jesús Gómez-Gardeñes

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034302 (2025) - Published 3 March, 2025

This study explores the nuanced interplay between the structural organization of complex systems and their synchronization stability, specifically focusing on the effects of higher-order interactions encapsulated in hypergraphs and simplicial complexes. By developing a novel hyperedge overlap matrix, the authors quantify the overlap between different orders of interaction and investigate their distinct impacts on the dynamics of coupled chaotic oscillators. The findings provide significant insights into how microscopic structural features within higher-order systems influence their overall synchronizability.

Cyclic random graph models predicting giant molecules in hydrocarbon pyrolysis

Perrin E. Ruth, Vincent Dufour-Décieux, Christopher Moakler, and Maria K. Cameron

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034303 (2025) - Published 6 March, 2025

The authors use a random graph model to predict molecule size distribution in hydrocarbon pyrolysis. The high temperatures and high pressure of pyrolysis make the system ergodic, so that many molecular configurations can form. The authors demonstrate that the method is accurate for distributions of both large and small molecules. In addition, it has low computational cost. They expect that this method may be extendable to other chemical systems under extreme conditions.

Delay effect in coevolutionary balance as a higher order interaction

M. Ghanbarzadeh Noudehi and G. R. Jafari

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034304 (2025) - Published 6 March, 2025

Optimal reduction of an epidemic outbreak size via temporary quarantine

Eyal Atias and Michael Assaf

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034305 (2025) - Published 13 March, 2025

The authors address a question related to epidemic control strategy: Is there an optimal initiation time for a single quarantine, such that the final outbreak size is minimized? They use the susceptible-infected-recovered (SIR) model to explore heterogenous and well-mixed social networks. Surprisingly, their results reveal that the optimal quarantine initiation time is closely related to the so-called “herd immunity” threshold, occurring at the onset of epidemic decline.

#TimelyTopic

Simple model for the transition from local to centralized production

Guillermo Benito-Calvino and Pablo Jensen

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034307 (2025) - Published 14 March, 2025

Network reconstruction may not mean dynamics prediction

Zhendong Yu and Haiping Huang

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034308 (2025) - Published 17 March, 2025

Recovery of activation propagation and self-sustained oscillation abilities in stroke brain networks

Yingpeng Liu, Jiao Wu, Kesheng Xu, and Muhua Zheng

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034309 (2025) - Published 17 March, 2025

The understanding of the relationship between brain architecture and function is one of the central themes in network neuroscience. The authors investigate how the brain network structure is affected in patients who suffered focal injuries (strokes). By analyzing a large amount of brain network data both for stroke patients and healthy controls, they found that strokes change network properties such as connection weights, average degree, clustering, community, etc. Yet, they also observe a partial recovery over time. The findings help understand the structure-function relationship in brain disorders.

#ClearMotivation #OutstandingDataset #Interdisciplinary

Modeling diffusion in networks with communities: A multitype branching process approach

Alina Dubovskaya, Caroline B. Pena, and David J. P. O'Sullivan

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034310 (2025) - Published 21 March, 2025

Community modularity structure promotes the evolution of phase clusters and chimeralike states

Dong Yu, Xuening Li, Xueqin Wang, Weifang Huang, Xueyan Hu, and Ya Jia

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034311 (2025) - Published 24 March, 2025

Discrete-time open quantum walks for vertex ranking in graphs

Supriyo Dutta

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034312 (2025) - Published 26 March, 2025

Biological Physics

Evolution and pathogenicity of SARS-CoVs: A microcanonical analysis of receptor-binding motifs

Rafael B. Frigori

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034401 (2025) - Published 3 March, 2025

Direction selection of metachronal waves in hydrodynamic coordination of cilia

Rachel R. Bennett

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034402 (2025) - Published 4 March, 2025

Metachronal waves emerge when hydrodynamically coupled cilia synchronize their beating. This manuscript investigates the link between individual cilium dynamics and collective properties of emergent metachronal waves. It is shown that when the size of individual cilia is taken into account, the interactions between cilia break the symmetry, affecting the selection of a stable direction of metachronal waves.

Links regulate deflection fluctuations in the sensory cells of hearing

Riccardo Marrocchio and Dáibhid Ó Maoiléidigh

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034403 (2025) - Published 11 March, 2025

Fluctuations of stereocilia, filamentous rods in the inner ear, regulate hearing sensitivity, but their dependence on viscoelastic coupling remains unclear. This study develops a mathematical model linking mechanical properties to deflection fluctuations, showing how elastic and viscous links reduce noise and improve auditory signal detection.

Physical limits on chemical sensing in bounded domains

Daniel R. McCusker and David K. Lubensky

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034404 (2025) - Published 12 March, 2025

This work investigates how boundaries and sensor geometry affect the precision of diffusion-limited sensing. The authors derive exact analytical solutions and calculate results in one and three dimensions and for various sensor configurations. They find that the precision limit can vary substantially depending on the placement and size of the sensor. In general, proximity to a boundary degrades the precision compared to that far from any boundary.

#Interdisciplinary #BiophysicsSpotlight

Critical transitions in pancreatic islets

D. Korošak, S. Postić, A. Stožer, B. Podobnik, and M. Slak Rupnik

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034405 (2025) - Published 12 March, 2025

By gradually increasing and then decreasing glucose levels in pancreatic islets, this experimental study shows that β-cell activity exhibits hysteresis, indicating a first-order transition. These results highlight the islets’ role as tipping elements driving abrupt insulin release.

Systematic dynamical analysis reveals the hierarchical hematopoietic differentiation

Zhuozhen Xue, Qing Hu, Xiaoqi Lu, and Ruiqi Wang

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034406 (2025) - Published 18 March, 2025

From noisy cell size control to population growth: When variability can be beneficial

Arthur Genthon

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034407 (2025) - Published 20 March, 2025

This paper demonstrates a method to determine the dependence of population growth on single-cell variability. The authors consider fluctuations in single-cell growth rate, size added, and size partitioning. Results reveal how different growth control mechanisms affect population growth.

#BiophysicsSpotlight

Interaction network structures in competitive ecosystems

David A. Kessler and Nadav M. Shnerb

Phys. Rev. E 111, 034408 (2025) - Published 24 March, 2025

Fluid Dynamics

Self-organization of spermatozoa via unsteady elastohydrodynamic interactions enhances their swimming speed and efficiency

Nanami Taketoshi, Toshihiro Omori, and Takuji Ishikawa

Phys. Rev. E 111, 035103 (2025) - Published 18 March, 2025

Synchronization and self-assembly of free capillary spinners

Nilgun Sungar, John Sharpe, Loic Ijzerman, and Jack-William Barotta

Phys. Rev. E 111, 035104 (2025) - Published 18 March, 2025

Synchronization of wave-propelled capillary spinners

Jack-William Barotta, Giuseppe Pucci, Eli Silver, Alireza Hooshanginejad, and Daniel M. Harris

Phys. Rev. E 111, 035105 (2025) - Published 20 March, 2025

Experiments on the thermophoretic force on particles in the transition regime of rarefied flows

Rick D. M. Jansen, Ralf R. L. Reinartz, Haoyu Zhu, Rudie P. J. Kunnen, and Herman J. H. Clercx

Phys. Rev. E 111, 035106 (2025) - Published 25 March, 2025

Plasma Physics

Temperature relaxation rates in strongly magnetized plasmas

Louis Jose, James C. Welch, III, Timothy D. Tharp, and Scott D. Baalrud

Phys. Rev. E 111, 035201 (2025) - Published 6 March, 2025

Shapiro steps observed in a two-dimensional Yukawa solid modulated by a one-dimensional vibrational periodic substrate

Zhaoye Wang, Nichen Yu, C. Reichhardt, C. J. O. Reichhardt, Ao Xu, Xin Chen, and Yan Feng

Phys. Rev. E 111, 035202 (2025) - Published 7 March, 2025

Direct laser acceleration of Bethe-Heitler positrons in laser-channel interactions

Bertrand Martinez, Robert Babjak, and Marija Vranic

Phys. Rev. E 111, 035203 (2025) - Published 10 March, 2025

Modulation instability of the ion-acoustic soliton in spin-polarized plasma under Bohm potential

A. Rezvani, S. Miraboutalebi, L. Rajaei, and M. R. Sharifian

Phys. Rev. E 111, 035204 (2025) - Published 13 March, 2025

Lightning as a natural source of synchrotron radiation of x-ray and gamma-ray photons

N. I. Petrov

Phys. Rev. E 111, 035205 (2025) - Published 14 March, 2025

Conservative dielectric functions and electrical conductivities from the multicomponent Bhatnagar-Gross-Krook equation

Thomas Chuna and Michael S. Murillo

Phys. Rev. E 111, 035206 (2025) - Published 17 March, 2025

Nonlinear saturation of the two-plasmon decay instability in magnetized plasmas

X. X. Li, R. J. Cheng, Qing Wang, D. J. Liu, S. Y. Lv, Z. M. Huang, S. T. Zhang, Z. J. Chen, Z. Y. Xu, Qiang Wang, Z. J. Liu, L. H. Cao, C. Y. Zheng, and X. T. He

Phys. Rev. E 111, 035207 (2025) - Published 18 March, 2025

Influence of the two-temperature effect on ionization potential depression in hot dense plasma

Qingbo Luo, Xin Liang, Chengliang Lin, Xinlian Zhang, Jianpeng Liu, Cheng Gao, Yong Hou, and Jianmin Yuan

Phys. Rev. E 111, 035208 (2025) - Published 24 March, 2025

Compact spin-polarized positron acceleration in multilayer microhole-array films

Zhen-Ke Dou, Chong Lv, Yousef I. Salamin, Nan Zhang, Feng Wan, Zhong-Feng Xu, and Jian-Xing Li

Phys. Rev. E 111, 035209 (2025) - Published 25 March, 2025

Electron acceleration in ambient air using tightly focused ultrashort infrared laser beams

Marianna Lytova, François Fillion-Gourdeau, Simon Vallières, Sylvain Fourmaux, Stéphane Payeur, Jeffrey Powell, François Légaré, and Steve MacLean

Phys. Rev. E 111, 035210 (2025) - Published 27 March, 2025

Computational Physics, Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence

AI-based computation method for the Eddington factor in the M1-multigroup model

G. Radureau, C. Michaut, and A. I. Comport

Phys. Rev. E 111, 035301 (2025) - Published 5 March, 2025

Nonlinear classification of neural manifolds with contextual information

Francesca Mignacco, Chi-Ning Chou, and SueYeon Chung

Phys. Rev. E 111, 035302 (2025) - Published 6 March, 2025

Despite progress in artificial intelligence and neuroscience, the theoretical understanding of how neural networks learn complex functions remains sparse. One promising avenue involves analyzing the geometric properties of network representations, i.e., the activity of neural populations, and their impact on task performance using statistical physics methods. Existing approaches have been restricted to linear probes. The authors overcome this limitation by proposing a theoretical framework to address non-linearly-separable representations leveraging contextual information, a ubiquitous paradigm in brain computation. The findings allow for future investigations into high-dimensional representation efficiency and analyses of biological and artificial datasets, promising relevant implications for neuroscience and deep learning.

Multifunctional reservoir computing

Yao Du, Haibo Luo, Jianmin Guo, Jinghua Xiao, Yizhen Yu, and Xingang Wang

Phys. Rev. E 111, 035303 (2025) - Published 7 March, 2025

Towards a foundation model for partial differential equations: Multioperator learning and extrapolation

Jingmin Sun, Yuxuan Liu, Zecheng Zhang, and Hayden Schaeffer

Phys. Rev. E 111, 035304 (2025) - Published 12 March, 2025

Infinite-dimensional next-generation reservoir computing

Lyudmila Grigoryeva, Hannah Lim Jing Ting, and Juan-Pablo Ortega

Phys. Rev. E 111, 035305 (2025) - Published 14 March, 2025

Two-component lattice Boltzmann model for solute transport in bubbly flows

Craig Byrne and Orest Shardt

Phys. Rev. E 111, 035306 (2025) - Published 17 March, 2025

GenEFT: Understanding statics and dynamics of model generalization via physics-inspired effective theory

David D. Baek, Ziming Liu, and Max Tegmark

Phys. Rev. E 111, 035307 (2025) - Published 20 March, 2025

Comparative analysis of Maxwell solvers for simulation of relativistic harmonic generation in particle-in-cell code

H. M. Huddleston, C. R. J. Fitzpatrick, J. P. Kennedy, B. Dromey, and M. Yeung

Phys. Rev. E 111, 035308 (2025) - Published 20 March, 2025

Efficient numerical approach for modeling coupled electron and nanosecond laser pulse propagation dynamics in dielectric materials

Nicolas Bourdineaud, Guillaume Duchateau, and Rodolphe Turpault

Phys. Rev. E 111, 035309 (2025) - Published 21 March, 2025

Three-dimensional construction of hyperuniform, nonhyperuniform, and antihyperuniform disordered heterogeneous materials and their transport properties via spectral density functions

Wenlong Shi, Yang Jiao, and Salvatore Torquato

Phys. Rev. E 111, 035310 (2025) - Published 21 March, 2025

Heterogeneous materials are of importance in many applications, and designing them with certain properties is a crucial inverse problem. The authors develop a method to construct three-dimensional disordered heterogeneous materials by enforcing a given spectral density function, which determines a number of effective properties. They generate various microstructures including hyperuniform, nonhyperuniform, and antihyperuniform ones, with a significantly lower computational cost than existing methods.

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Lattice Boltzmann equation for convection-diffusion flows with Neumann boundary condition

Lin Zheng, Song Zheng, and Qinglan Zhai

Phys. Rev. E 111, 035311 (2025) - Published 21 March, 2025

Volumetric lattice Boltzmann method for thermal particulate flows with conjugate heat transfer

Xiaojie Zhang, Donglei Wang, Qing Li, and Rongzong Huang

Phys. Rev. E 111, 035312 (2025) - Published 21 March, 2025

Reservoir computing with state-dependent time delay

G. O. Danilenko, A. V. Kovalev, D. S. Citrin, A. Locquet, D. Rontani, and E. A. Viktorov

Phys. Rev. E 111, 035313 (2025) - Published 27 March, 2025

Soft Matter including Polymers, Liquid Crystals, and Granular Materials

Replica theory for the dynamic glass transition of hard spheres with continuous polydispersity

Hyonggi Kim and Atsushi Ikeda

Phys. Rev. E 111, 035401 (2025) - Published 3 March, 2025

Anomalous diffusion in polydisperse granular gases

Anna S. Bodrova and Alexander I. Osinsky

Phys. Rev. E 111, 035402 (2025) - Published 5 March, 2025

Collineations of particles in the Kob-Andersen system

V. A. Levashov

Phys. Rev. E 111, 035403 (2025) - Published 7 March, 2025

Turbulence-to-order transitions in activity-patterned active nematics

Cody D. Schimming, C. J. O. Reichhardt, and C. Reichhardt

Phys. Rev. E 111, 035404 (2025) - Published 7 March, 2025

Friction anisotropy in the sliding motion of polymer microspheres on a compliant rippled surface

Ebru Cihan, Hesam Khaksar, Kevin Lubig, Stephan Gräf, Frank A. Müller, and Enrico Gnecco

Phys. Rev. E 111, 035405 (2025) - Published 7 March, 2025

Spinodal decomposition as a possible void initialization mechanism for spallation in shock melted materials under high strain rates

Yutong Yang, Zixiang Yan, Hao Liu, Jingxiang Shen, and Wei Kang

Phys. Rev. E 111, 035406 (2025) - Published 17 March, 2025

Prigogine-Defay ratio of glassy freezing scales with liquid fragility

A. Loidl, P. Lunkenheimer, and K. Samwer

Phys. Rev. E 111, 035407 (2025) - Published 18 March, 2025

Scalable effective electrorheological simulation based on ensembles

Zuyang Li, Hua Wei, Shi Liu, Menghan Xia, Bo Guo, Yingzhou Huang, Hua Yu, XiaoFeng Qian, and Weijia Wen

Phys. Rev. E 111, 035408 (2025) - Published 18 March, 2025

Length-scale dependence of Stokes-Einstein breakdown in active glass-forming liquids

Anoop Mutneja and Smarajit Karmakar

Phys. Rev. E 111, 035409 (2025) - Published 18 March, 2025

Electrostatic interactions between anisotropic particles

Harshit Joshi and Anubhab Roy

Phys. Rev. E 111, 035410 (2025) - Published 20 March, 2025

Equatorial deformation of homogeneous spherical fluid vesicles by a rigid ring

Pablo Vázquez-Montejo, Bojan Božič, and Jemal Guven

Phys. Rev. E 111, 035411 (2025) - Published 21 March, 2025

Migration of an active particle in mixtures of rigid and flexible rings

Meng-Yuan Li, Ning Zheng, and Yan-Wei Li

Phys. Rev. E 111, 035412 (2025) - Published 25 March, 2025

Time-harmonic waves in Korteweg and nematic-Korteweg fluids

Patrick E. Farrell and Umberto Zerbinati

Phys. Rev. E 111, 035413 (2025) - Published 28 March, 2025

Mechanics, Interfaces, and Films

Island formation in heteroepitaxial growth

Frederik Munko, Catherine Cruz Luukkonen, Ismael S. S. Carrasco, Fábio D. A. Aarão Reis, and Martin Oettel

Phys. Rev. E 111, 035501 (2025) - Published 4 March, 2025

Quasiperfect fractional ultrasonic vortices by monolayer transmission metasurfaces

Bu-Chen Ping, Jia-Jia Feng, Yan-Chun Luo, Xin-Rui Li, and Da-Jian Wu

Phys. Rev. E 111, 035502 (2025) - Published 18 March, 2025

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