Understanding World or Predicting Future? A Comprehensive Survey of World Models

Kavli Affiliate: Feng Yuan | First 5 Authors: Jingtao Ding, Yunke Zhang, Yu Shang, Yuheng Zhang, Zefang Zong | Summary: The concept of world models has garnered significant attention due to advancements in multimodal large language models such as GPT-4 and video generation models such as Sora, which are central to the pursuit of artificial […]


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Maximizing Quantum Enhancement in Axion Dark Matter Experiments

Kavli Affiliate: Noah A. Kurinsky | First 5 Authors: Chao-Lin Kuo, Chelsea L. Bartram, Aaron S. Chou, Taj A. Dyson, Noah A. Kurinsky | Summary: We provide a comprehensive comparison of linear amplifiers and microwave photon-counters in axion dark matter experiments. The study is done assuming a range of realistic operating conditions and detector parameters, […]


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GA-NIFS: A galaxy-wide outflow in a Compton-thick mini-BAL quasar at z = 3.5 probed in emission and absorption

Kavli Affiliate: Roberto Maiolino | First 5 Authors: Michele Perna, Santiago Arribas, Xihan Ji, Cosimo Marconcini, Isabella Lamperti | Summary: Studying the distribution and properties of ionised gas in outflows driven by AGN is crucial for understanding the feedback mechanisms at play in extragalactic environments. In this study, we explore the connection between ionised outflows […]


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‘Weather’ in the LSST Camera: Investigating Patterns in Differenced Flat Images

Kavli Affiliate: Aaron Roodman | First 5 Authors: John Banovetz, Yousuke Utsumi, Joshua Meyers, Maya Beleznay, Andrew Rasmussen | Summary: During electro-optical testing of the camera for the upcoming Vera C. Rubin Observatory Legacy Survey of Space and Time, a unique low-signal pattern was found in differenced pairs of flat images used to create photon […]


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Reanalyzing the ringdown signal of GW150914 using the F-statistic method

Kavli Affiliate: Lijing Shao | First 5 Authors: Hai-Tian Wang, Ziming Wang, Yiming Dong, Garvin Yim, Lijing Shao | Summary: The ringdown phase of a gravitational wave (GW) signal from a binary black hole merger provides valuable insights into the properties of the final black hole and serves as a critical test of general relativity […]


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Gravitational Waves from Metastable Cosmic Strings in Supersymmetric New Inflation Model

Kavli Affiliate: Satoshi Shirai | First 5 Authors: Akifumi Chitose, Masahiro Ibe, Shunsuke Neda, Satoshi Shirai, | Summary: Recent observations by pulsar timing arrays (PTAs) indicate a potential detection of a stochastic gravitational wave (GW) background. Metastable cosmic strings have been recognized as a possible source of the observed signals. In this paper, we propose […]


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OpenMS WebApps: Building User-Friendly Solutions for MS Analysis

Kavli Affiliate: David Muller | First 5 Authors: Tom David Müller, Arslan Siraj, Axel Walter, Jihyung Kim, Samuel Wein | Summary: Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS) is an indispensable analytical technique in proteomics, metabolomics, and other life sciences. While OpenMS provides advanced open-source software for MS data analysis, its complexity can be challenging for non-experts. […]


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Identifying the Galactic Substructures in 5D Space Using All-sky RR Lyrae Stars in Gaia DR3

Kavli Affiliate: Huawei Zhang | First 5 Authors: Shenglan Sun, Fei Wang, Huawei Zhang, Xiang-Xiang Xue, Yang Huang | Summary: Motivated by the vast gap between photometric and spectroscopic data volumes, there is great potential in using 5D kinematic information to identify and study substructures of the Milky Way. We identify substructures in the Galactic […]


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Orbital Description of Landau Levels

Kavli Affiliate: Jing Wang | First 5 Authors: Huan Wang, Rui Shi, Zhaochen Liu, Jing Wang, | Summary: We construct a minimal lattice model to provide an orbital description of lowest and first Landau levels. With the maximally localized Wannier functions with $s$, $p_-$, $p_+$ orbital characteristics, a three-orbital model is developed, where the lowest […]


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Quadratic Programming Optimization for Bio-Inspired Thruster-Assisted Bipedal Locomotion on Inclined Slopes

Kavli Affiliate: Morteza Gharib | First 5 Authors: Shreyansh Pitroda, Eric Sihite, Kaushik Venkatesh Krishnamurthy, Chenghao Wang, Adarsh Salagame | Summary: Our work aims to make significant strides in understanding unexplored locomotion control paradigms based on the integration of posture manipulation and thrust vectoring. These techniques are commonly seen in nature, such as Chukar birds […]


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