In my talk, I will present the so-called slingshot effect. It represents a general phenomenon that occurs when a localized source, such as a magnetic monopole, quark, or a D-brane, crosses a wall separating the confined (Higgsed) and unconfined (Coulomb) … Read More

Partitioning space into cells with certain extreme geometrical properties is a central problem in many fields of science and technology. Here we investigate the Quantizer problem, defined as the optimisation of the moment of inertia of Voronoi cells, i.e., similarly-sized … Read More

The lyotropic liquid crystals formed by amphiphiles include lamellar and cylindrical phases with smectic A and columnar order, respectively, representing both 2D and 1D layered liquids. Bicontinuous networks form at intermediate compositions and consist of liquid-like interfaces, combining both layer … Read More

Two-dimensional vertex models have been used extensively to study and simulate the mechanical behavior of monolayer tissues, a simplified approach that allows for detailed study of structure and disorder in large systems. Morphological indicators from the structure are then taken … Read More

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Neutrinoless double beta (0νββ) decay is one of the most powerful tools for probing physics beyond the Standard Model, most notably the Majorana nature of neutrinos. Extensions of this framework involving light new physics mediators, such as Majoron-like bosons, have … Read More

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Surfactants continuously exchange between bulk solution and interfaces. This process governs dynamic interfacial properties such as time-dependent surface tension, foam stability, and wetting. While equilibrium adsorption isotherms are routinely measured, the underlying desorption kinetics remain difficult to access experimentally, especially … Read More

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