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Symmetry, Volume 18, Issue 1

2026 January - 210 articles

Cover Story: What hidden lessons do rare Ω baryons hold about the core structure of heavy hadrons? While their experimental observation remains a challenge, precision QCD tools now allow us to explore their production at colliders. In this work, we present the novel set of fragmentation functions OMG3Q1.0, tailored for triply heavy baryons. These functions rely on a diquark-like proxy model and evolve via a threshold-aware Heavy-Flavor Non-Relativistic evolution (HF-NREVO) scheme. We apply our framework to NLL/NLO+ resummed predictions for baryon-jet systems, obtained through the (SYM)JETHAD interface at the High-Luminosity LHC and FCC. Mapping this rare sector opens a new frontier for QCD phenomenology at hadron colliders, where the strong force may conceal clues about exotic structures and potential gateways to new physics. View this paper
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Articles (210)

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  • Open Access
1,038 Views
27 Pages

22 January 2026

Map matching is a fundamental technique for aligning noisy GPS trajectory data with digital road networks and constitutes a key component of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) and Location-Based Services (LBS). Nevertheless, existing approaches...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Symmetry/Asymmetry in Data Mining, Optimization Algorithms, and System Control for Intelligent Transportation Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
668 Views
31 Pages

A Hybrid Hesitant Fuzzy DEMATEL-Entropy Weight Variation Coefficient Method for Low-Carbon Automotive Supply Chain Risk Assessment

  • Ying Xiang,
  • Shaoqian Ji,
  • Long Guo,
  • Liangkun Guo and ,
  • Rui Xu and
  • Zhiming Guo
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

22 January 2026

In the context of a low-carbon economy, automotive parts supply chains face multifaceted risks, making an effective supply chain risk assessment model a crucial means of ensuring supply chain stability. Traditional evaluation methods struggle to comp...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
936 Views
23 Pages

22 January 2026

Distributed-drive commercial vehicles are prone to skidding or rolling over when operating on low-friction roads or negotiating tight curves. To address this issue, this paper proposes a control strategy based on Adaptive Model Predictive Control (AM...

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  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,256 Views
19 Pages

22 January 2026

When the expansion rate of the Universe at recombination is used to infer the present expansion rate H0, the value derived in the ΛCDM model, H0=67.4 km s−1 Mpc−1, is about in 6σ tension with the value measured locally, H0=74...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Demystifying the Dark Sector of the Cosmos in the Lab: Astrophysical Ingredients in Laboratory Searches near the Quantum Limit)
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  • Open Access
834 Views
12 Pages

22 January 2026

In this paper, we consider certain special sine, tangent, and cotangent symmetric matrices, along with their associated integer matrices. We present interesting relationships that connect these matrices. Relevant examples of the corresponding matrice...

(This article belongs to the Section B: Mathematics)
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  • Open Access
1,534 Views
15 Pages

22 January 2026

This paper analyses several mathematical games developed 50 years ago by Manfred Eigen and Ruthild Winkler in their famous book “Laws of the Game: How the Principles of Nature Govern Chance,” published for the first time in German in 1975...

(This article belongs to the Section D: Chemistry: Symmetry/Asymmetry)
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  • Open Access
912 Views
24 Pages

Research on Prolonged Violation Behavior Recognition in Construction Sites Based on Artificial Intelligence

  • Kai Yu,
  • Zhenyue Wang,
  • Lujie Zhou,
  • Xuesong Yang and ,
  • Zhaoxiang Mu and
  • Tianyu Wang
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

22 January 2026

Prolonged violation behavior is characterized by sustained temporal presence, slow action changes, and similarity to normal behavior. Due to the complex construction environment, intelligent recognition algorithms face significant challenges. This pa...

(This article belongs to the Section A: Computer Science)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,086 Views
21 Pages

21 January 2026

This research aims to investigate wind-induced effects numerically in full-scale Eastern Red Cedar tree (ERCT) forms under various wind speeds. A total of 72 model cases were carefully analyzed for variations in crown lengths (CLs), canopy diameters...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Symmetry in Computational Fluid Dynamics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
806 Views
24 Pages

21 January 2026

With the rapid development of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), high dropout rates have become a major challenge, limiting the quality of online education and the effectiveness of targeted interventions. Although existing MOOC dropout prediction m...

(This article belongs to the Section A: Computer Science)
  • Article
  • Open Access
828 Views
35 Pages

21 January 2026

Intimate relationship stability is fundamental to human wellbeing, yet its quantitative assessment faces dual challenges: the inherent subjectivity of psychological constructs and the complexity of social ecosystems. Symmetry, as a fundamental struct...

(This article belongs to the Section B: Mathematics)
  • Review
  • Open Access
6 Citations
865 Views
23 Pages

21 January 2026

The BESIII Collaboration has collected large data samples from e+e− collisions at center-of-mass energies ranging from 1.84 to 4.95 GeV, which include the world’s largest charmonium sample, consisting of 10 billion J/ψ and 3 billion &...

(This article belongs to the Collection Symmetry/Asymmetry in Baryon Decay: Polarization, Hyperon Asymmetry Parameters and CP Violation)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,081 Views
39 Pages

A Method for Reconstructing and Predicting the Volume of Bowl-Type Tableware and Its Application in Dietary Analysis

  • Xu Ji,
  • Kai Song,
  • Lianzheng Sun,
  • Haolin Lu and ,
  • Hengyuan Zhang and
  • Yiran Feng
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

21 January 2026

To overcome the low accuracy of conventional methods for estimating liquid volume and food nutrient content in bowl-type tableware, as well as the tool dependence and time-consuming nature of manual measurements, this study proposes an integrated app...

(This article belongs to the Section A: Computer Science)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,122 Views
14 Pages

Effect of Ni Addition on the Phase Balance and Grain Boundary Character Distribution in 2507 Super Duplex Stainless Steel Fabricated via LPBF

  • Przemysław Snopiński,
  • Beatrice Ardayfio,
  • Mengistu Dagnaw,
  • Mariusz Król and ,
  • Michal Kotoul and
  • Zbigniew Brytan
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

21 January 2026

Super duplex stainless steels (SDSSs) can be effectively fabricated via Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF), yet achieving the necessary phase balance remains a critical metallurgical challenge. The rapid solidification rates inherent to the LPBF process...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Symmetry Studies in Metals & Alloys)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
900 Views
17 Pages

20 January 2026

In order to solve the problems of small-target detection in UAV aerial photography, such as small scale, blurred features and complex background interference, this article proposes the ACS-YOLOv8s method to optimize the YOLOv8s network: notably, most...

(This article belongs to the Section A: Computer Science)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
446 Views
18 Pages

The Influence of Machining Deformation on the Pointing Accuracy of Pod-Type Space Self-Deployable Structures

  • Benhua Zhao,
  • Shiyu Zhu,
  • Bin Zhang,
  • Ning Huang and ,
  • Bin Wu,
  • Xiaoyu Shen,
  • Rongjun Li,
  • Xin Liu,
  • Jing Yang and
  • Huicheng Geng
  • + 6 authors+ 1 author

20 January 2026

As key driving and supporting components of spacecraft, pod-type space self-deployable structures have terminal pointing accuracy that directly affects overall spacecraft performance. To clarify the influence of the structure’s machining deform...

(This article belongs to the Section F: Engineering and Materials)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,001 Views
27 Pages

Multi-Objective Joint Optimization for Microservice Deployment and Request Routing

  • Zhengying Cai,
  • Fang Yu,
  • Wenjuan Li,
  • Junyu Liu and
  • Mingyue Zhang

20 January 2026

Microservice deployment and request routing can help improve server efficiency and the performance of large-scale mobile edge computing (MEC). However, the joint optimization of microservice deployment and request routing is extremely challenging, as...

  • Article
  • Open Access
695 Views
26 Pages

20 January 2026

This investigation examines diffusion processes for predicting whole-stand volume, incorporating the variability and uncertainty inherent in regional, operational, and environmental factors. The distribution and spatial organization of trees within a...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Skewed (Asymmetrical) Probability Distributions and Applications Across Disciplines, Fourth Edition)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
621 Views
20 Pages

Entropy Subtraction-Supported Residual-Diffusion Framework for Image Super-Resolution

  • Honghe Huang,
  • Changbin Shao,
  • Chunlong Hu,
  • Xin Shu and
  • Hualong Yu

20 January 2026

Diffusion probabilistic models have demonstrated remarkable superiority in SISR. Yet, their multi-step denoising mechanism incurs prohibitive computational overhead, which severely limits real-world deployment. To address this issue, we propose an En...

(This article belongs to the Section A: Computer Science)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
719 Views
18 Pages

Anomaly Detection Based on Hybrid Kernelized Fuzzy Density

  • Kaitian Luo,
  • Shenhong Lei,
  • Chaoqing Li and
  • Yi Li

20 January 2026

Unsupervised anomaly detection has been extensively studied. However, most existing methods are designed for either numerical or nominal data, which struggle to detect anomalies effectively in real-world mixed-type datasets. Fuzzy information granula...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Symmetry/Asymmetry in Fuzzy Sets and Fuzzy Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,058 Views
16 Pages

Investigation of the Sintering Behavior of Nanoparticulate UN via Molecular Dynamics Simulation

  • Wentao Liu,
  • Hui Feng,
  • Bin Liu,
  • Jia Li and ,
  • Kun Yang,
  • Jing Peng and
  • Qihong Fang
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

20 January 2026

Sintering is a key processing route to consolidate nuclear fuel powders into dense compacts, yet the atomic-level mechanisms governing the sintering of actinide compounds remain poorly understood. Herein, the sintering kinetics and structural evoluti...

(This article belongs to the Section F: Engineering and Materials)
  • Article
  • Open Access
592 Views
22 Pages

20 January 2026

Pulse-like ground motions can cause severe damage to buried cast iron (CI) pipelines, which necessitates the selection of optimal seismic intensity measures (IMs) to estimate pipeline repair rates. Such a selection is essential for mitigating uncerta...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Feature Papers in Section "Engineering and Materials" 2025)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
807 Views
15 Pages

20 January 2026

In quasi-Hermitian quantum mechanics (QHQM) of unitary systems, an optimal, calculation-friendly form of Hamiltonian is generally non-Hermitian, H≠H†. This makes its physical interpretation ambiguous. Without altering H, this ambiguity can...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Symmetry in Mathematical Physics: Current Topics and Recent Advances—in Honour of Professor Jean-Pierre Gazeau on the Occasion of His 80th Birthday)
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  • Open Access
676 Views
19 Pages

20 January 2026

Facial Beauty Prediction (FBP) aims to develop a machine that can automatically predict facial attractiveness. Recent advances demonstrate that deep learning models have achieved promising results in FBP tasks. However, conventional deep learning mod...

(This article belongs to the Section A: Computer Science)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
666 Views
14 Pages

Permutation-Invariant Niven Numbers

  • Huiling Wu and
  • Senyue Lou

19 January 2026

This paper introduces permutation-invariant Niven numbers (PINNs), a novel class of Niven numbers where all digit permutations (with leading zeros automatically ignored) must retain the Niven property. We demonstrate that there exist infinitely many...

(This article belongs to the Section B: Mathematics)
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  • Open Access
1 Citations
960 Views
19 Pages

19 January 2026

This study is motivated by the need to investigate the largest possible collection of classical separation axioms within a newly introduced triple structure of generalized primal topological spaces, and to understand how primal collections influence...

(This article belongs to the Section B: Mathematics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,139 Views
31 Pages

Research on a Method for Generating 3D Topologies of Combat Networks Based on Conditional Graph Diffusion Models

  • Xiaofei Yang,
  • Wenjing Yang,
  • Mei Gao,
  • Bo He and ,
  • Xiaoshuang Wang and
  • Zhiqiang Lin
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

19 January 2026

This paper addresses the pressing need for the intelligent design of three-dimensional topological structures in combat networks within modern joint operations. Conventional graph generation approaches struggle to simultaneously fulfill requirements...

(This article belongs to the Section A: Computer Science)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,246 Views
16 Pages

19 January 2026

This study analyzes how a solid material with non-uniform thermal conductivity behaves under thermoelastic stress when subjected to a magnetic field and varying reference temperatures. The mathematical formulation is developed within the advanced fra...

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  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,702 Views
28 Pages

The Validity of the Ehrenfest Theorem in Quantum Gravity Theory

  • Claudio Cremaschini,
  • Cooper K. Watson,
  • Ramesh Radhakrishnan and
  • Gerald Cleaver

19 January 2026

The Ehrenfest theorem is a well-known theoretical result of quantum mechanics. It relates the dynamical evolution of the expectation value of a quantum operator to the expectation value of its corresponding commutator with the Hermitian Hamiltonian o...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Symmetry in Classical and Quantum Gravity and Field Theory)
  • Article
  • Open Access
899 Views
10 Pages

Particle Mixing and Quantum Reference Frames

  • Antonio Capolupo,
  • Gabriele Pisacane and
  • Aniello Quaranta

19 January 2026

We discuss the problem of defining rest frames for mixed particles, showing that Quantum Reference Frames are necessary to incorporate mass superpositions. This approach reveals a strictly frame-dependent nature of entanglement. We investigate the ph...

(This article belongs to the Section C: Physics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,043 Views
22 Pages

A Space-Domain Gravity Forward Modeling Method Based on Voxel Discretization and Multiple Observation Surfaces

  • Rui Zhang,
  • Guiju Wu,
  • Jiapei Wang,
  • Yufei Xi and ,
  • Fan Wang and
  • Qinhong Long
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

19 January 2026

Geophysical forward modeling serves as a fundamental theoretical approach for characterizing subsurface structures and material properties, essentially involving the computation of gravity responses at surface or spatial observation points based on a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
730 Views
16 Pages

Validation of Phase Extraction Precision Based on Ultra-Stable Hexagonal Optical Bench for Space-Borne Gravitational Wave Detection

  • Tao Yu,
  • Ke Xue,
  • Hongyu Long,
  • Mingqiao Liu and ,
  • Chao Fang and
  • Yunqing Liu
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

18 January 2026

As one of the key payloads for space-borne gravitational wave detection (SGWD), the phasemeter is primarily responsible for conducting phase measurements of heterodyne signals. A phase extraction precision at the micro-radian level constitutes a cruc...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Selected Papers: Symmetry 2025—The Fifth Edition of the International Conference on Symmetry)
  • Article
  • Open Access
791 Views
25 Pages

18 January 2026

Tomatoes are an important economic crop in China, and crop diseases often lead to a decline in their yield. Deep learning-based visual recognition methods have become an approach for disease identification; however, challenges remain due to complex b...

(This article belongs to the Topic Image Processing, Signal Processing and Their Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
623 Views
21 Pages

Scale Calibration and Pressure-Driven Knowledge Distillation for Image Classification

  • Jing Xie,
  • Penghui Guan,
  • Han Li,
  • Chunhua Tang and ,
  • Li Wang and
  • Yingcheng Lin
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

18 January 2026

Knowledge distillation achieves model compression by training a lightweight student network to mimic the output distribution of a larger teacher network. However, when the teacher becomes overconfident, its sharply peaked logits break the scale symme...

(This article belongs to the Section A: Computer Science)
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  • Open Access
671 Views
16 Pages

17 January 2026

The paper attempts to propose nonstandard finite difference theta schemes to analyze solutions of a competitive problem with toxicants. We have seen that the competitive system is elementary-stable, and the stability features of each equilibrium poin...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Symmetry in Nonlinear Equations: Mathematical Models, Methods and Applications Ⅱ)
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  • Open Access
2,403 Views
27 Pages

Edge AI in Nature: Insect-Inspired Neuromorphic Reflex Islands for Safety-Critical Edge Systems

  • Pietro Perlo,
  • Marco Dalmasso,
  • Marco Biasiotto and
  • Davide Penserini

17 January 2026

Insects achieve millisecond sensor–motor loops with tiny sensors, compact neural circuits, and powerful actuators, embodying the principles of Edge AI. We present a comprehensive architectural blueprint translating insect neurobiology into a ha...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue New Trends in Biomimetics for Life-Sciences)
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  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,158 Views
32 Pages

16 January 2026

Early fault vibration signals of rolling bearings are non-stationary and nonlinear, with weak fault signatures easily masked by noise. Traditional denoising methods (e.g., wavelet thresholding, empirical mode decomposition (EMD)) struggle to accurate...

(This article belongs to the Section F: Engineering and Materials)
  • Article
  • Open Access
536 Views
36 Pages

Application of Active Attitude Setting via Auto Disturbance Rejection Control in Ground-Based Full-Physical Space Docking Tests

  • Xiao Zhang,
  • Yonglin Tian,
  • Zainan Jiang,
  • Zhigang Xu and ,
  • Mingyang Liu and
  • Xinlin Bai
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

16 January 2026

Ground-based full-physical experiments for space rendezvous and docking serve as a critical step in verifying the reliability of docking technology. The high-precision active attitude setting of spacecraft simulators represents a key technology for g...

(This article belongs to the Section C: Physics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
719 Views
17 Pages

16 January 2026

Graph theory plays a central role in mathematics, biology, chemistry, computer science, and related disciplines. It has many applications in everyday life, particularly in chemistry, biology, and network theory. Chemical graph theory is a subfield de...

(This article belongs to the Section B: Mathematics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
736 Views
29 Pages

16 January 2026

In this contribution, we propose and study long-time behaviors of a new class of N-dimensional delayed Kirchhoff–Carrier-type problems with variable transfer coefficients involving a logarithmic nonlinearity. We take into account the dependence...

(This article belongs to the Section B: Mathematics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
593 Views
12 Pages

16 January 2026

This paper introduces a new framework for high-dimensional covariance matrix estimation, the Blockwise Exponential Covariance Model (BECM), which extends the traditional block-partitioned representation to the log-covariance domain. By exploiting the...

(This article belongs to the Section B: Mathematics)
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  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,162 Views
50 Pages

16 January 2026

Multimessenger constraints tightly bound the gravitational-wave speed to be luminal, posing a strong filter for modified gravity. This paper develops a symmetry-selected Palatini framework with torsion in which exact luminality at quadratic order is...

(This article belongs to the Section C: Physics)
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  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,787 Views
23 Pages

16 January 2026

An accurate assessment of the state of health (SOH) of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) is crucial for ensuring the safety and reliability of energy storage systems and electric vehicles. However, existing methods face challenges: physics-based models ar...

(This article belongs to the Section F: Engineering and Materials)
  • Article
  • Open Access
551 Views
18 Pages

16 January 2026

Accurately predict the external corrosion rate is crucial for the integrity management and risk assessment of buried pipelines. However, existing prediction models often suffer from limitations such as low accuracy, instability, and overfitting. To a...

(This article belongs to the Section F: Engineering and Materials)
  • Editorial
  • Open Access
493 Views
2 Pages

Applying Symmetry to Motor Control in Sports and Rehabilitation

  • Arthur de Sá Ferreira and
  • Fabio Vieira dos Anjos

16 January 2026

Symmetry is a core yet controversial concept in the health sciences, spanning multiple disciplines from anatomy and biomechanics to pathophysiology, with important clinical implications for both diagnostic and therapeutic practices [...]

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Symmetry Application in Motor Control in Sports and Rehabilitation)
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  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,023 Views
17 Pages

15 January 2026

Time delays in the images of gravitationally lensed quasars play crucial role in understanding the geometry and physical context of the gravitational lens systems (GLS). In case of the short time delays on hourly/daily timescales, correlating the X-r...

(This article belongs to the Section C: Physics)
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  • Open Access
704 Views
27 Pages

15 January 2026

Machine learning (ML) algorithms are reshaping academic research. However, there is a lack of systematic impact analysis in specific domains. We propose a framework for evaluating the knowledge landscape of domain-specific ML research. It consists of...

(This article belongs to the Section A: Computer Science)
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  • Open Access
471 Views
13 Pages

15 January 2026

Let N and H be two finite groups. In this paper, we define a generalized twisted wreath product G=N≀S,TH and establish sufficient conditions for G to satisfy the normalizer property. Additionally, we investigate the outer class-preserving and C...

(This article belongs to the Section B: Mathematics)
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  • Open Access
2,307 Views
22 Pages

PromptTrace: A Fine-Grained Prompt Stealing Attack via CLIP-Guided Beam Search for Text-to-Image Models

  • Shaofeng Ming,
  • Yuhao Zhang,
  • Yang Liu,
  • Tianyu Han and ,
  • Dengmu Liu,
  • Tong Yu,
  • Jieke Lu and
  • Bo Xu
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

15 January 2026

The inherent semantic symmetry and cross-modal alignment between textual prompts and generated images have fueled the success of text-to-image (T2I) generation. However, this strong correlation also introduces security vulnerabilities, specifically p...

(This article belongs to the Section A: Computer Science)

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