Cosmic mysteries and the hydrogen 21-cm line: bridging the gap with lunar observations

Kavli Affiliate: George Efstathiou | First 5 Authors: Anastasia Fialkov, Thomas Gessey-Jones, Jiten Dhandha, , | Summary: The hydrogen 21-cm signal is predicted to be the richest probe of the young Universe including eras known as the cosmic Dark Ages, the Cosmic Dawn when the first star and black hole formed, and the Epoch of […]


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On the Road with GPT-4V(ision): Early Explorations of Visual-Language Model on Autonomous Driving

Kavli Affiliate: Zheng Zhu | First 5 Authors: Licheng Wen, Xuemeng Yang, Daocheng Fu, Xiaofeng Wang, Pinlong Cai | Summary: The pursuit of autonomous driving technology hinges on the sophisticated integration of perception, decision-making, and control systems. Traditional approaches, both data-driven and rule-based, have been hindered by their inability to grasp the nuance of complex […]


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On the Road with GPT-4V(ision): Early Explorations of Visual-Language Model on Autonomous Driving

Kavli Affiliate: Zheng Zhu | First 5 Authors: Licheng Wen, Xuemeng Yang, Daocheng Fu, Xiaofeng Wang, Pinlong Cai | Summary: The pursuit of autonomous driving technology hinges on the sophisticated integration of perception, decision-making, and control systems. Traditional approaches, both data-driven and rule-based, have been hindered by their inability to grasp the nuance of complex […]


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The High Energy X-ray Probe (HEX-P): The Future of Hard X-ray Dual AGN Science

Kavli Affiliate: Claudio Ricci | First 5 Authors: Ryan W. Pfeifle, Peter G. Boorman, Kimberly A. Weaver, Johannes Buchner, Francesca Civano | Summary: A fundamental goal of modern-day astrophysics is to understand the connection between supermassive black hole (SMBH) growth and galaxy evolution. Merging galaxies offer one of the most dramatic channels for galaxy evolution […]


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Conic10K: A Challenging Math Problem Understanding and Reasoning Dataset

Kavli Affiliate: Yi Zhou | First 5 Authors: Haoyi Wu, Wenyang Hui, Yezeng Chen, Weiqi Wu, Kewei Tu | Summary: Mathematical understanding and reasoning are crucial tasks for assessing the capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI). However, existing benchmarks either require just a few steps of reasoning, or only contain a small amount of data in […]


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Astrophysical Distance Scale VII: A Self-Consistent, Multi-Wavelength Calibration of the Slopes and Relative Zero Points for the Run of Luminosity with Color of Stars Defining the Tip of the Red Giant Branch

Kavli Affiliate: Wendy L. Freedman | First 5 Authors: Barry F. Madore, Wendy L. Freedman, Kayla Owens, , | Summary: Given the recent successful launch of the James Webb Space Telescope, determining robust calibrations of the slopes and absolute magnitudes of the near- to mid-infrared Tip of the Red Giant Branch (TRGB) will be essential […]


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The Strength and Variability of the Helium 10830 Å Triplet in Young Stars, with Implications for Exosphere Detection

Kavli Affiliate: Andrew Vanderburg | First 5 Authors: Daniel M. Krolikowski, Adam L. Kraus, Benjamin M. Tofflemire, Caroline V. Morley, Andrew W. Mann | Summary: Young exoplanets trace planetary evolution, particularly the atmospheric mass loss that is most dynamic in youth. However, the high activity level of young stars can mask or mimic the spectroscopic […]


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Cavity Soliton-Induced Topological Edge States

Kavli Affiliate: Alireza Marandi | First 5 Authors: Christian R. Leefmans, Nicolas Englebert, James Williams, Robert M. Gray, Nathan Goldman | Summary: Over the past decade, cavity solitons have attracted substantial attention for their rich dynamics and their myriad potential applications. Recently, there has been growing interest in understanding cavity solitons in systems of coupled […]


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The High Energy X-ray Probe (HEX-P): resolving the nature of Sgr A* flares, compact object binaries and diffuse X-ray emission in the Galactic Center and beyond

Kavli Affiliate: Melania Nynka | First 5 Authors: Kaya Mori, Gabriele Ponti, Matteo Bachetti, Arash Bodaghee, Jonathan Grindlay | Summary: HEX-P is a probe-class mission concept that will combine high spatial resolution X-ray imaging ($<10"$ FWHM) and broad spectral coverage (0.2-80 keV) with an effective area far superior to current facilities’ (including XMM-Newton and NuSTAR). […]


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Learning to Control under Uncertainty with Data-Based Iterative Linear Quadratic Regulator

Kavli Affiliate: Ran Wang | First 5 Authors: Ran Wang, Raman Goyal, Suman Chakravorty, , | Summary: This paper studies the learning-to-control problem under process and sensing uncertainties for dynamical systems. In our previous work, we developed a data-based generalization of the iterative linear quadratic regulator (iLQR) to design closed-loop feedback control for high-dimensional dynamical […]


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