Can self-propelled particles A and B exchange velocity-alignment forces which are nonreciprocal yet symmetric under permutation? Our papers on a nonreciprical yet symmetric multi-species Vicsek model are on arXiv.
https://t.co/sqbNewJNc7
https://t.co/VdaTUGFkaU
Recently published: Stability of discrete-symmetry flocks: Sandwich state, traveling domains, and motility-induced pinning by S. Chatterjee (@swarnajitC), M. Karmakar (@mkarmakar094), M. Mangeat (@MatthieuM64), H. Rieger, and R. Paul https://t.co/qxZ8bO5z7B
Recently published: Emergent complex phases in a discrete flocking model with reciprocal and non-reciprocal interactions by M. Mangeat (@MatthieuM64), S. Chatterjee (@swarnajitC), J. D. Noh, and H. Rieger https://t.co/BwXE5xLxOX
Researchers propose a method that uses time-dependent driving protocols to engineer hierarchical symmetries in quantum many-body systems and detail how it can create a sequence of prethermal steady-states that have decreasing symmetries.
🔗 https://t.co/Y5KDfJr8mV
Our new paper on the intraday dynamics of urban macrostructure is finally published in Phys. Rev. E: Percolation analysis of spatiotemporal distribution of population in Seoul and Helsinki (2025)
https://t.co/1A7NHKVzxw
ICTS-TIFR is organising a special conference between the 13th and 17th of January 2025 on the occasion of ‘A Hundred Years of Quantum Mechanics’.
https://t.co/0YShuK7osO
Although it’s natural to think of our world classically, quantum mechanics is all around us, and early debates about quantum theory, epitomized by Schrödinger’s cat, have morphed into real-world quantum applications. In our special January issue, we present articles from the Physics Today archives that describe the birth of modern quantum mechanics, the emergence of several key concepts, and emerging applications that have the potential to transform both science and society.
https://t.co/tRyXO9OI3S
#IYQ2025 #Quantum #PhysicsToday
Introducing ASAL: Automating the Search for Artificial Life with Foundation Models
https://t.co/4FMqZ98CSb
Artificial Life (ALife) research holds key insights that can transform and accelerate progress in AI. By speeding up ALife discovery with AI, we accelerate our understanding of emergence, evolution, and intelligence–core principles that can inspire the next generation of AI systems!
We proudly collaborated with MIT, OpenAI, Swiss AI Lab IDSIA, and Ken Stanley on this exciting project.
Full Paper (Website): https://t.co/0cF28Swid6
Full Paper (arxiv): https://t.co/NnOkez0V8r
Code: https://t.co/BlZnGJK4g8
In this work, we propose a new algorithm called Automated Search for Artificial Life (“ASAL”) to automate the discovery of artificial life using vision-language foundation models. Instead of tediously hand-designing every tiny rule of an Alife simulation, simply describe the space of simulations to search over, and ASAL will automatically discover the most interesting and open-ended artificial lifeforms!
Because of the generality of foundation models, ASAL can discover new lifeforms across a diverse range of seminal ALife simulations, including Boids, Particle Life, Game of Life, Lenia, and Neural Cellular Automata. ASAL even discovered novel cellular automata rules that are more open-ended and expressive than the original Conway’s Game of Life.
We believe this new paradigm may reignite ALife research by overcoming the bottleneck of manually designed simulations, thus advancing beyond the limits of human ingenuity.
Researchers used two models to test and validate Brown and Susskind’s second law of #quantum complexity — which describes long-time behavior in chaotic quantum systems and, potentially, #blackhole interiors.
🔗 https://t.co/t7VdawuAAh
A new #algorithm called MultiMSM can simulate self-assembly and self-organization as concentrations change over time. The method uses Markov State models and vastly cuts down computation time, making it more applicable to real-world processes.
🔗 https://t.co/EBQOfdMhmK
Here at School of Physics @TCD_physics@tcddublin We are recruiting a tenure track assistant professor in theoretical quantum science to join our vibrant team. https://t.co/DGgJZRIURq - please get in touch with me if you need further details. Closing 8th of January!