A new generation of colliders and advanced detector technologies are crucial to unlock the full potential of Higgs boson studies and reveal potential physics beyond our current understanding.
New research reveals an unusual interaction of degenerate states in a non-Hermitian system defined on a nonorientable surface, potentially reshaping our understanding of topological phase transitions.
A new analysis reveals that subtle interactions between the Higgs boson and a potential particle from an extra dimension could dramatically improve the chances of detecting these hidden realms.
![Numerical simulation reveals that two overdamped Brownian particles, subject to feedback control of their joint statistics, exhibit finite-time entanglement evidenced by a cross-covariance that grows logarithmically with time-specifically, [latex]\mathrm{Cov}[x\_{1},x\_{2}]=2\kappa\sqrt{D\_{1}D\_{2}}\ln(t/t\_{0})[/latex]-demonstrating how outcome-space feedback can induce correlations even in systems governed by random motion.](https://arxiv.org/html/2601.02388v1/x2.png)
New research reveals how feedback within stochastic systems can drive statistical convergence, blurring the lines between chance and predictability.
![The theoretical setup explores how a mass [latex]A[/latex], existing in a past superposition, recombines at a distinct spacetime point from a similar process affecting mass [latex]B[/latex], with the propagation of which-path information - encoded in phases [latex]\varphi^{\textsc{b}}\_{\textsc{a}s\_{\textsc{a}}}[/latex] - and decoherence-inducing radiation (quantified by [latex]\Gamma_a[/latex] and [latex]\Gamma_b[/latex]) both adhering to causal limits defined by a hypersurface Σ.](https://arxiv.org/html/2601.03214v1/x1.png)
New research explores the conditions under which gravitational entanglement could reveal the existence of the elusive graviton particle.
![The study demonstrates that the aluminum transmon loss function, initially modeled with a Lindhard function and a superconducting gap correction, exhibits momentum-independent behavior for low-energy quanta (q < a few hundred eV), but converges to a bulk-like response at higher energies [latex]q \gtrsim 2\,{\rm keV} \gg d^{-1}[/latex], where <i>d</i> represents the aluminum layer thickness, effectively eliminating discernible differences attributable to the thin-layer geometry.](https://arxiv.org/html/2601.02474v1/x1.png)
New analysis of superconducting qubit data reveals a powerful, unexpected probe for interactions between dark matter and ordinary matter.
New research demonstrates how the parity anomaly of a 2+1D Dirac fermion can be detected and matched using twisted boundary conditions and crystalline symmetries on a lattice.
![Dysprosium emerges as a promising medium for dark photon research, exhibiting sensitivity to kinetic mixing ε across a range of values-specifically, when [latex]f[/latex] varies from 0.01 to 0.1-and potentially unlocking several orders of magnitude of previously unexplored parameter space.](https://arxiv.org/html/2601.01043v1/x9.png)
A new approach leverages the unique properties of single-molecule magnets to search for interactions with elusive dark matter particles.
New X-ray techniques are providing an unprecedented glimpse into the fleeting world of atomic-scale changes in complex materials.
![The study demonstrates that in a nonlinear orbital angular momentum lattice, antisymmetric edge states remain stable regardless of nonlinearity strength, while symmetric edge states-present under weak nonlinearity-transition into bulk states and ultimately vanish beyond a critical nonlinearity threshold, a boundary clearly delineated by the system’s parameters [latex]U=gN_{edge}[/latex], [latex]J=1[/latex], and [latex]\delta J=0.3[/latex].](https://arxiv.org/html/2601.02199v1/x10.png)
Researchers have discovered a new way to create robust quantum states by harnessing nonlinearity in custom-designed ‘synthetic’ lattices of light.