The spatial block analysis (SBA) method has been introduced to efficiently extrapolate thermodynamic quantities from finite-size computer simulations of a large variety of physical systems. In the particular case of simple liquids and liquid mixtures...
We investigate finite-size effects on the density-driven deconfinement phase transition in Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD) using a phase coexistence model of hadronic and quark–gluon plasma (QGP) phases in a finite size. The QGP is described via the MIT...
We perform security analysis of a passive continuous-variable quantum key distribution (CV-QKD) protocol by considering the finite-size effect. In the passive CV-QKD scheme, Alice utilizes thermal sources to passively make preparation of quantum stat...
In the QCD, a transition restoring the chiral symmetry occurs at a high temperature and density. Searching for the signals of the QCD phase transition is one of the goals of the current relativistic heavy-ion physics programs. The metastable state is...
We investigate finite-size effects in the T–
We investigate the statistical distribution for ideal Bose gases with constant particle density in the 3D box of volume
Superfluid neutron matter is a key ingredient in the composition of neutron stars. The physics of the inner crust are largely dependent on those of its S-wave neutron superfluid, which has made its presence known through pulsar glitches and modificat...
Equivalent continuum models provide an efficient alternative to explicitly resolving the internal architecture of lattice structures, but their accuracy in finite components depends strongly on structural scale, boundary effects, constitutive behavio...
NiO nanoparticles have garnered significant interest due to their diverse applications and unique properties, which differ markedly from their bulk counterparts. NiO nanoparticles are p-type semiconductors with a wide bandgap, high discharge capacity...
The entropic uncertainty relation (EUR) is of significant importance in the security proof of continuous-variable quantum key distribution under coherent attacks. The parameter estimation in the EUR method contains the estimation of the covariance ma...
Continuous-variable quantum key distribution (CV-QKD) enables information-theoretically secure key generation between legitimate parties. To further enhance system performance, an improved two-way CV-QKD protocol has been proposed, which is accessibl...
The statistics of record-breaking events plays an important role in the analysis of natural physical systems. It can provide an additional insight into the mechanisms and the occurrence of extreme events. In this work, the statistical aspects of the...
The membrane dipole potential (Ψd) is a critical modulator of ion transport and protein function, making the ability to accurately predict its modifications essential for rational drug design and membrane biophysics. While molecular dynamics (MD)...
Reconciliation is an essential procedure for continuous-variable quantum key distribution (CV-QKD). As the most commonly used reconciliation protocol in short-distance CV-QKD, the slice error correction (SEC) allows a system to distill more than 1 bi...
Continuous-variable quantum communication (CVQC) relies on finite-window estimation of phase space moments, making receiver decisions sensitive to finite measurement resolution, calibration uncertainty, and confidence-calibrated tolerances. This pape...
Molecular Dynamics simulations study material structure and dynamics at the atomic level. X-ray and neutron scattering experiments probe exactly the same time- and length scales as the simulations. In order to benchmark simulations against measured s...
Recycled concrete is a form of low-carbon concrete with great importance. The explicit finite element method is an economical and feasible method for analyzing static concrete structures, such as those made of recycled concrete. The shear strength of...
Elastic constants of wood are fundamental parameters used in finite element analysis of wood structures. However, few studies and standards regulate the dimensions of sample used to measure elastic constants of wood. The size effect on mechanical pro...
Heat engines used to output useful work have important practical significance, which, in general, operate between heat baths of infinite size and constant temperature. In this paper, we study the efficiency of a heat engine operating between two fini...
Dielectric metasurfaces have emerged as a promising alternative to their plasmonic counterparts due to lower ohmic losses, which hinder sensing applications and nonlinear frequency conversion, and their larger flexibility to shape the emission patter...
The effects of steel fiber length (lf = 30 mm, 40 mm, 50 mm and 60 mm) and coarse aggregate maximum size (Dmax = 10 mm, 20 mm, 30 mm and 40 mm) on fractural properties of steel fiber reinforced concrete (SFRC) was investigated. The results show that...
Existing research on the axial compressive performance and size effect of carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP)-confined recycled aggregate concrete (RAC) short columns mainly relies on macroscopic experimental analysis, lacking research methods cap...
Casimir–van der Waals forces are important in the self-assembly processes of nanoparticles. In this paper, using a hybrid approach based on Lifshitz theory of Casimir–van der Waals interactions and corrections due to the shape of the nano...
The precision and accuracy of the final geometry in micro-parts is crucial, particularly for high-value-added metallic products. Micro-extrusion is one of the most promising processes for delivering high-precision micro-parts. The curving tendency ob...
We present an analytical solution for the complex spectrum of a Creutz ladder subject to an imaginary Stark potential. By mapping the system to a momentum-space differential equation, we derive the closed-form solution for the momentum-space wavefunc...
For finite systems the thermodynamic potentials are not equivalent. Thus, in any of them the fluctuations induce different forces: Casimir force (CF) in the grand canonical ensemble (GCE) and Helmholtz force (HF) in the canonical (CE) one with fixed...
For studying the finite-size behavior of the Ising model under different boundary conditions, we propose an alternative to the standard transfer matrix technique approach based on Abelès theorem and Chebyshev polynomials. Using it, one can eas...
The mean-field model (MFM) is the workhorse of statistical mechanics: one normally accepts that it yields results which, despite differing numerically from correct ones, are not “very wrong”, in that they resemble the actual behavior of t...
This study investigates the effects of considering the area and curvature terms with the volume term in the quarks and gluons density of states on the transition temperature at which the deconfinement phase transition occurs. The analysis begins with...
The average contact stress–settlement behavior observed in plate load tests provides essential data for reliable foundation design. However, the test plate is often smaller than the actual foundation, requiring size extrapolation to interpret i...
A cervical hemicontusion spinal cord injury (SCI) produces forelimb deficits on the ipsilateral side of the injury while sparing the function of the limbs on the contralateral side of the injury, allowing for the evaluation of experimental therapeuti...
Hyperfine splittings play an important role in quantum information and spintronics applications. They allow for the readout of the spin qubits, while at the same time providing the dominant mechanism for the detrimental spin decoherence. Their exact...
Squeeze film air damping is a significant factor in the design of MEMS devices owing to its great impact on the dynamic performance of vibrating structures. However, the traditional theoretical results of squeeze film air damping are derived from the...
In this study, we evaluate the influence of implant neck wall thickness and abutment screw size on alveolar bone and implant component biomechanical responses using nonlinear finite element (FE) analysis. Twelve internal hexagon Morse taper implant&n...
Expected shortfall (ES) is a tail functional whose estimation precision is governed by the effective tail sample size
In order to efficiently investigate the effect of the mesoscale heterogeneity of a concrete core and the randomness of circular coarse aggregate distribution on the stress wave propagation procedure and the response of PZT sensors in traditional coup...
Four-fermion interaction models are often used as simplified models of interacting fermion fields with the chiral symmetry. The chiral symmetry is dynamically broken for a larger four-fermion coupling. It is expected that the broken symmetry is resto...
Gas thermal conductivity is important in many engineering systems, but reliable data are not available for every gas, mixture, temperature, and pressure. Molecular dynamics can help fill this gap by predicting transport directly from molecular motion...
Concrete exhibits a pronounced size effect, but the influence of small eccentricity on the size dependence of compressive strength remains insufficiently understood. In particular, systematic experimental evidence for geometrically similar plain-conc...
The coil to globule transition of the polypeptide chain is the physical phenomenon behind the folding of globular proteins. Globular proteins with a single domain usually consist of about 30 to 100 amino acid residues, and this finite size extends th...
Exposure of metals to neutron irradiation results in an increase in the yield strength and a significant loss of ductility. Irradiation hardening is also closely related to the fracture toughness temperature shift or the ductile-to-brittle transition...
The mechanical behavior of single crystalline, micro-sized copper is investigated in the context of cantilever beam bending experiments. Particular focus is on the role of geometrically necessary dislocations (GNDs) during bending-dominated load cond...
We consider several Hamiltonian systems perturbed by external agents that preserve their Hamiltonian structure. We investigate the corrections to the canonical statistics resulting from coupling such systems with possibly large but finite reservoirs...
The objective of this study is to conduct a finite-element (FE) numerical study to assess the effect of size on the shear resistance of reinforced concrete (RC) beams strengthened in shear with externally bonded carbon fibre-reinforced polymer (EB-CF...
The mechanical response of cellular structures is governed not only by relative density and average cell geometry but also by the spatial arrangement of cells. However, the manner in which arrangement-dependent effects evolve with increasing cell num...
Bio-inspired gyroid triply periodic minimum surface (TPMS) lattice structures have been the focus of research in automotive engineering because they can absorb a lot of energy and have wider plateau ranges. The main challenge is determining the optim...
To reduce manufacturing costs, energy companies aim to maximize the deposition rate during welding operations by increasing the interpass temperature (IT), thereby minimizing the cooling time. However, IT can significantly affect weldment performance...
We present a thorough numerical analysis of the relaxational dynamics of the Sherrington–Kirkpatrick spherical model with an additive non-disordered perturbation for large but finite sizes N. In the thermodynamic limit and at low temperatures,...
In this short review we tried to give an outline of investigations of charged pion condensation (PC) in dense baryonic (quark) matter in the framework of effective Nambu–Jona-Lasinio (NJL)-type models. The possibility of charged PC phase in den...
A mirror subjected to a fast mechanical oscillation emits photons out of the quantum vacuum—a phenomenon known as the dynamical Casimir effect (DCE). The mirror is usually treated as an infinite metallic surface. Here, we show that, in realisti...
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