Infrared dielectric functions and Brillouin zone center phonons of $α$-Ga$_2$O$_3$ compared to $α$-Al$_2$O$_3$

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Kavli Affiliate: Debdeep Jena | First 5 Authors: Megan Stokey, Rafal Korlacki, Matthew Hilfiker, Sean Knight, Steffen Richter | Summary: We determine the anisotropic dielectric functions of rhombohedral $alpha$-Ga$_2$O$_3$ by far-infrared and infrared generalized spectroscopic ellipsometry and derive all transverse optical and longitudinal optical phonon mode frequencies and broadening parameters. We also determine the high […]


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Topological quantum interference in a pumped Su-Schrieffer-Heeger lattice

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Kavli Affiliate: K. Birgitta Whaley | First 5 Authors: Zeng-Zhao Li, Juan Atalaya, K. Birgitta Whaley, , | Summary: Topological quantum interference emerges from the interplay between quantum mechanics and topology. We present evidence for two types of such interference phenomenon that can result from the quantum dynamics of initial topological states. We realize both […]


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Malaise and remedy of binary boson-star initial data

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Kavli Affiliate: Ulrich Sperhake | First 5 Authors: Thomas Helfer, Ulrich Sperhake, Robin Croft, Miren Radia, Bo-Xuan Ge | Summary: Through numerical simulations of boson-star head-on collisions, we explore the quality of binary initial data obtained from the superposition of single-star spacetimes. Our results demonstrate that evolutions starting from a plain superposition of individual boosted […]


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Computing the viscous effect in early-time drop impact dynamics

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Kavli Affiliate: Shmuel M. Rubinstein | First 5 Authors: Shruti Mishra, Shmuel M. Rubinstein, Chris H. Rycroft, , | Summary: The impact of a liquid drop on a solid surface involves many intertwined physical effects, and is influenced by drop velocity, surface tension, ambient pressure and liquid viscosity, among others. Experiments by Kolinski et al. […]


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Black hole mergers in compact star clusters and massive black hole formation beyond the mass-gap

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Kavli Affiliate: Rainer Spurzem | First 5 Authors: Francesco Paolo Rizzuto, Thorsten Naab, Rainer Spurzem, Manuel Arca-Sedda, Mirek Giersz | Summary: We present direct N-body simulations, carried out with Nbody6++GPU, of young and compact low metallicity star clusters with $1.1times 10^5$ stars, a velocity dispersion of $sim$ 10 $mathrm{km,s^{-1}}$, a half mass radius $R_h=0.6$ pc, […]


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TOI-1518b: A Misaligned Ultra-hot Jupiter with Iron in its Atmosphere

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Kavli Affiliate: Edward H. Morgan | First 5 Authors: Samuel H. C. Cabot, Aaron Bello-Arufe, João M. Mendonça, René Tronsgaard, Ian Wong | Summary: We present the discovery of TOI-1518b — an ultra-hot Jupiter orbiting a bright star $V = 8.95$. The transiting planet is confirmed using high-resolution optical transmission spectra from EXPRES. It is […]


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Towards a Realistic Model of Dark Atoms to Resolve the Hubble Tension

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Kavli Affiliate: Gordan Krnjaic | First 5 Authors: Nikita Blinov, Gordan Krnjaic, Shirley Weishi Li, , | Summary: It has recently been shown that a subdominant hidden sector of atomic dark matter in the early universe can resolve the Hubble tension while maintaining good agreement with most precision cosmological observables. However, such a solution requires […]


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Note: Nonuniqueness of generalized quantum master equations for a single observable

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Kavli Affiliate: David T. Limmer | First 5 Authors: Nathan Ng, David T. Limmer, Eran Rabani, , | Summary: When deriving exact generalized master equations for the evolution of a reduced set of degrees of freedom, one is free to choose what quantities are relevant by specifying projection operators. However, obtaining a reduced description does […]


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