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Symmetry

Symmetry is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal covering research on symmetry/asymmetry phenomena wherever they occur in all aspects of natural sciences, and is published monthly online by MDPI.

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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 framework of the refined three-phase-lag Green–Naghdi type III theory, which provides a robust mechanism for modeling generalized thermoelastic interactions. An analytical solution to the governing equations is achieved through the application of the normal mode technique coupled with an eigenvalue approach. This methodology facilitates the development of precise analytical solutions for key quantities, including the distributions of temperature, displacement, and stress. The material considered as an isotropic symmetrical thermoelastic medium has applications in engineering, geophysics, aircrafts, etc. The corresponding numerical results were obtained and plotted employing MATLAB R2013a, and are presented graphically to elucidate the impacts of the critical parameters. This study conclusively establishes the magnetic field, reference temperature, and variable thermal conductivity as dominant parameters that dictate the behavior and distribution of the physical fields, thereby fundamentally shaping the medium’s thermoelastic response.

19 January 2026

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The Validity of the Ehrenfest Theorem in Quantum Gravity Theory

  • Claudio Cremaschini,
  • Cooper K. Watson and
  • Gerald Cleaver
  • + 1 author

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 operator. However, the proof of validity of the Ehrenfest theorem for quantum gravity field theory has remained elusive, while its validation poses challenging conceptual questions. In fact, this presupposes a number of minimum requirements, which include the prescription of quantum Hamiltonian operator, the definition of scalar product, and the identification of dynamical evolution parameter. In this paper, it is proven that the target can be established in the framework of the manifestly covariant quantum gravity theory (CQG theory). This follows as a consequence of its peculiar canonical Hamiltonian structure and the commutator-bracket algebra that characterizes its representation and probabilistic interpretation. The theoretical proof of the theorem for CQG theory permits to elucidate the connection existing between quantum operator variables of gravitational field and the corresponding expectation values to be interpreted as dynamical physical observables set in the background metric space-time.

19 January 2026

Particle Mixing and Quantum Reference Frames

  • Antonio Capolupo,
  • Gabriele Pisacane and
  • Aniello Quaranta

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 phenomenological impact on neutrinos and neutral mesons, demonstrating that the transition to the rest frame generates entanglement.

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 predefined density distribution. With the rapid development of data-driven techniques such as deep learning in geophysical inversion, forward algorithms are facing increasing demands in terms of computational scale, observable types, and efficiency. To address these challenges, this study develops an efficient forward modeling method based on voxel discretization, the enabling rapid calculation of gravity anomalies and radial gravity gradients on multiple observational surfaces. Leveraging the parallel computing capabilities of graphics processing units (GPU), together with tensor acceleration, Compute Unified Device Architecture (CUDA) execution, and Just-in-time (JIT) compilation strategies, the method achieves high efficiency and automation in the forward computation process. Numerical experiments conducted on several typical theoretical models demonstrate the convergence and stability of the calculated results, indicating that the proposed method significantly reduces computation time while maintaining accuracy, thus being well-suited for large-scale 3D modeling and fast batch simulation tasks. This research can efficiently generate forward datasets with multi-view and multi-metric characteristics, providing solid data support and a scalable computational platform for deep-learning-based geophysical inversion studies.

19 January 2026

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Symmetry - ISSN 2073-8994