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Convergence rate of $\ell^p$-energy minimization on graphs: sharp polynomial bounds and a phase transition at $p=3$
Gideon Amir, Fedor Nazarov, Yuval Peres
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.19411

Convergence rate of $\ell^p$-energy minimization on graphs: sharp polynomial bounds and a phase transition at $p=3$
We consider the following dynamics on a connected graph $(V,E)$ with $n$ vertices. Given $p>1$ and an initial opinion profile $f_0:V \to [0,1]$, at each integer step $t \ge 1$ a uniformly random vertex $v=v_t$ is selected, and the opinion there is updated to the value $f_{t}(v)$ that minimizes the sum $\sum_{w \sim v} |f_t(v)-f_{t-1}(w)|^p$ over neighbours $w$ of $v$. The case $p=2$ yields linear averaging dynamics, but for all $p \ne 2$ the dynamics are nonlinear. In the limiting cas…

Epitaxial Stabilization and Emergent Charge Order in Copper Selenide Thin Films
B. M. Sharif (Department of Physics, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA and Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA), B. Theunissen (Department of Physics, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA and Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA), C. We…

Epitaxial Stabilization and Emergent Charge Order in Copper Selenide Thin Films
We demonstrate epitaxial growth of copper selenide (Cu$_{2-x}$Se) thin films in both cubic and rhombohedral phases, achieved via molecular beam epitaxy on Al$_2$O$_3$ (001) substrates. Remarkably, the high-temperature cubic phase -- which in bulk transforms into the rhombohedral structure below 400 K -- is stabilized at room temperature and below, well outside its bulk equilibrium stability range. In the cubic phase films, temperature-dependent electrical transport reveals a pronounced, hystere…

Ich habe via Amazon bei einem deutschen Händler 6 Flaschen Sirup bestellt.
Händler schickte das falsche Produkt.
Zurückgeschickt in der selben Verpackung.
Nun schreibt mir GLS einen Brief, dass sie es nicht zustellen konnten, weil eine Flasche kaputtgegangen ist. Und wollen eine Verfügung.
WTH? Wie soll ich eine Verfügung erteilen? Bedeutet das in D was anderes als in CH?

Training for Obsolescence? The AI-Driven Education Trap
Andrew J. Peterson
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.19625 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2508.19625

Training for Obsolescence? The AI-Driven Education Trap
Artificial intelligence simultaneously transforms human capital production in schools and its demand in labor markets. Analyzing these effects in isolation can lead to a significant misallocation of educational resources. We model an educational planner whose decision to adopt AI is driven by its teaching productivity, failing to internalize AI's future wage-suppressing effect on those same skills. Our core assumption, motivated by a pilot survey, is that there is a positive correlation between…

Ukraine, Hungary spat highlights tensions over pipeline attack: https://benborges.xyz/2025/08/25/ukraine-hungary-spat-highlights-tensions.html

Die Bundeswehr schließt einen Millionen-Deal mit #Google – Kritiker wie Kiesewetter, von Notz und Schönbohm warnen zurecht: Wer sicherheitskritische Systeme an US-Konzerne auslagert, macht sich erpressbar. Technologische Souveränität? Fehlanzeige. Statt „Fort Knox“-Marketing wäre Eigenständigkeit die sicherere Wahl. |
Abhängigkeiten bei der Bundeswehr: Scharfe Kritik an Deal mit Google-Clou…

Abhängigkeiten bei der Bundeswehr: Scharfe Kritik an Deal mit Google-Cloud
Der Beschluss der Bundeswehr, auf Cloud-Dienste von Google zu setzen, kommt bei Sicherheitspolitikern nicht gut an: Deutschland könne politisch erpresst werden.

LGBTQIA Book History Bibliography by Alex Wingate: https://sharpweb.org/sharpnews/2025/08/22/lgbtqia-book-history-bibliography/
"The following collaborative bibliography compiles and celebrates book historical work about and for LGBTQIA communiti…

Carlie Irsay-Gordon to serve as Indianapolis Colts principal owner following death of father, Jim Irsay https://www.nfl.com/news/carlie-irsay-gordon-to-serve-as-indianapolis-colts-principal-owner-following-d…