Active Matter’s Hidden Order: A Spectral Connection
![The study demonstrates the existence of coupled exceptional points within the system, evidenced by the numerical analysis of eigenvalues-with real components shown in blue and imaginary in orange-and further substantiated by the observed [latex]\varepsilon^{-1/8}[/latex] scaling in eigenvector projections onto the (0,0,0,1) mode, where coinciding curves (red) represent the upper eigenvalues and confirm the theoretical predictions.](https://arxiv.org/html/2601.22733v1/x4.png)
New research reveals how the collective behavior of active systems emerges from a surprising link to mathematical physics.
![The study demonstrates the existence of coupled exceptional points within the system, evidenced by the numerical analysis of eigenvalues-with real components shown in blue and imaginary in orange-and further substantiated by the observed [latex]\varepsilon^{-1/8}[/latex] scaling in eigenvector projections onto the (0,0,0,1) mode, where coinciding curves (red) represent the upper eigenvalues and confirm the theoretical predictions.](https://arxiv.org/html/2601.22733v1/x4.png)
New research reveals how the collective behavior of active systems emerges from a surprising link to mathematical physics.

The singer behind “Watermelon Moonshine” first acted in season five of Yellowstone over three years ago, and she’s now hoping to be involved in the show’s future spinoffs. She recently shared her idea for a role while at the 2026 Grammys, hosted by Trevor Noah at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on February 1st.

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