Sir Ian McKellen, famous for his role in The Lord of the Rings, recently shared that he wasn’t a fan of the movie Hamnet. The film explores the possible events leading up to the death of William Shakespeare’s son and proposes that this loss may have been the inspiration behind Shakespeare’s play, Hamlet.
Miller described the violence as incredibly graphic, almost to the point of being unbelievable. He believes accurately portraying it on screen would require a highly stylized, cartoonish approach similar to the work of Quentin Tarantino.
![The distribution of [latex]\widetilde{\phi}[/latex] for the [latex]\lambda\phi^{4}[/latex] potential, with [latex]\lambda = 0.25[/latex], demonstrates that even after reaching a stationary state at [latex]N=100[/latex], the system’s probabilistic profile remains distinguishable whether modeled through a full non-Markov simulation or a simplified Markovian approach, suggesting that approximations, while convenient, may not fully capture the nuanced reality of the underlying potential.](https://arxiv.org/html/2602.11652v1/x10.png)
New numerical simulations reveal the crucial role of quantum fluctuations and memory effects in the earliest moments of the universe.
LEGO fans might be a little let down in 2026, as it looks like the company will keep focusing heavily on Batman. This isn’t entirely unexpected, though, especially with the upcoming release of LEGO Batman: The Legacy of the Dark Knight – the newest fun and expansive game from TT Games – on consoles and PC.
Our hero, Nikita Bier, the head honcho of products over at X, stepped up to clear the air after a tall tale went viral, suggesting that this platform was just a hop, skip, and a jump away from launching its very own brokerage services for over a billion users! Oh, what a merry dance that would be!
![The study elucidates the mechanisms of Rydberg dephasing within a four-level microwave electro-induced transparency (EIT) system, demonstrating that interaction-induced dephasing-manifest in contributions from [latex]C_{6}^{33}[/latex], [latex]C_{6}^{44}[/latex], and [latex]C_{6}^{34}[/latex] terms-affects levels [latex]\ket{3}[/latex] and [latex]\ket{4}[/latex] differently at a probe rate of 8.9 μs⁻¹, revealing the nuanced decay of quantum coherence within complex atomic ensembles.](https://arxiv.org/html/2602.11563v1/x4.png)
Researchers are harnessing the unique properties of Rydberg atoms to explore novel nonlinear optical phenomena and their potential for advanced quantum sensing applications.
Led by James Moloney, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance is on a mission to make legal ambiguity as extinct as the dodo. Because let’s face it, nobody likes a surprise audit.
In the past, on consoles like the PlayStation 1 and 2, this would have been a nice extra. Now, some fans are really angry that you have to unlock it by playing the game first.
![The study demonstrates that a specific spin configuration within the Ising Hamiltonian-characterized by [latex]1/9[/latex] and [latex]1/9[/latex]-plateau states-induces a corresponding lattice distortion, subsequently manifesting as a unique phonon spectrum along the K-Γ-M-K pathway and exhibiting distinct characteristics within localized regions of that spectrum.](https://arxiv.org/html/2602.12168v1/x8.png)
New research reveals that the interplay between magnetic spins and the structure of crystalline materials can give rise to emergent mechanical phenomena and robust topological properties.
This review explores fluctuation theorems, powerful tools for understanding how deviations from average behavior reveal fundamental properties of systems far from equilibrium.