NICER observations of thermonuclear bursts from 4U 1728-34: Detection of oscillations prior to the onset of two bursts

Kavli Affiliate: Deepto Chakrabarty | First 5 Authors: Funda Bostanci, Tugba Boztepe, Tolga Guver, Tod E. Strohmayer, Yuri Cavecchi | Summary: We present temporal and time-resolved spectral analyses of all the thermonuclear X-ray bursts observed from the neutron star low-mass X-ray binary (LMXB) 4U 1728-34 with NICER from June 2017 to September 2019. In total, […]


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Emergent Chern-Simons Interactions in 3+1 Dimensions

Kavli Affiliate: Frank Wilczek | First 5 Authors: Marcus Stålhammar, Darya Rudneva, Thors Hans Hansson, Frank Wilczek, | Summary: Parity violating superconductors can support a low-dimension local interaction that becomes, upon condensation, a purely spatial Chern-Simons term. Solutions to the resulting generalized London equations can be obtained from solutions of the ordinary London equations with […]


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Emergent Chern-Simons Interactions in 3+1 Dimensions

Kavli Affiliate: Frank Wilczek | First 5 Authors: Marcus Stålhammar, Darya Rudneva, Thors Hans Hansson, Frank Wilczek, | Summary: Parity violating superconductors can support a low-dimension local interaction that becomes, upon condensation, a purely spatial Chern-Simons term. Solutions to the resulting generalized London equations can be obtained from solutions of the ordinary London equations with […]


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TESS Spots a Super-Puff: The Remarkably Low Density of TOI-1420b

Kavli Affiliate: Sara Seager | First 5 Authors: Stephanie Yoshida, Shreyas Vissapragada, David W. Latham, Allyson Bieryla, Daniel P. Thorngren | Summary: We present the discovery of TOI-1420b, an exceptionally low-density ($rho = 0.08pm0.02$ g cm$^{-3}$) transiting planet in a $P = 6.96$ day orbit around a late G dwarf star. Using transit observations from […]


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TESS Spots a Super-Puff: The Remarkably Low Density of TOI-1420b

Kavli Affiliate: Sara Seager | First 5 Authors: Stephanie Yoshida, Shreyas Vissapragada, David W. Latham, Allyson Bieryla, Daniel P. Thorngren | Summary: We present the discovery of TOI-1420b, an exceptionally low-density ($rho = 0.08pm0.02$ g cm$^{-3}$) transiting planet in a $P = 6.96$ day orbit around a late G dwarf star. Using transit observations from […]


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Quasi-periodic oscillations during magnetar giant flares in the strangeon star model

Kavli Affiliate: Lijing Shao | First 5 Authors: Hong-Bo Li, Yacheng Kang, Zexin Hu, Lijing Shao, Cheng-Jun Xia | Summary: Soft gamma-ray repeaters (SGRs) are widely understood as slowly rotating isolated neutron stars. Their generally large spin-down rates, high magnetic fields, and strong outburst energies render them different from ordinary pulsars. In a few giant […]


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Quasi-periodic oscillations during magnetar giant flares in the strangeon star model

Kavli Affiliate: Lijing Shao | First 5 Authors: Hong-Bo Li, Yacheng Kang, Zexin Hu, Lijing Shao, Cheng-Jun Xia | Summary: Soft gamma-ray repeaters (SGRs) are widely understood as slowly rotating isolated neutron stars. Their generally large spin-down rates, high magnetic fields, and strong outburst energies render them different from ordinary pulsars. In a few giant […]


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Quasi-periodic oscillations during magnetar giant flares in the strangeon star model

Kavli Affiliate: Lijing Shao | First 5 Authors: Hong-Bo Li, Yacheng Kang, Zexin Hu, Lijing Shao, Cheng-Jun Xia | Summary: Soft gamma-ray repeaters (SGRs) are widely understood as slowly rotating isolated neutron stars. Their generally large spin-down rates, high magnetic fields, and strong outburst energies render them different from ordinary pulsars. In a few giant […]


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DriveDreamer: Towards Real-world-driven World Models for Autonomous Driving

Kavli Affiliate: Zheng Zhu | First 5 Authors: Xiaofeng Wang, Zheng Zhu, Guan Huang, Xinze Chen, Jiwen Lu | Summary: World models, especially in autonomous driving, are trending and drawing extensive attention due to their capacity for comprehending driving environments. The established world model holds immense potential for the generation of high-quality driving videos, and […]


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Nonlinear dynamics and magneto-elasticity of nanodrums near the phase transition

Kavli Affiliate: Herre S. J. Van Der Zant | First 5 Authors: Makars Šiškins, Ata Keşkekler, Maurits J. A. Houmes, Samuel Mañas-Valero, Eugenio Coronado | Summary: Nanomechanical resonances of two-dimensional (2D) materials are sensitive probes for condensed-matter physics, offering new insights into magnetic and electronic phase transitions. Despite extensive research, the influence of the spin […]


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