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States decoupled from the surface in short Si atomic chains
Tomasz Kwapi\'nski, Marek Dachniewicz, Marcin Kurzyna, Mieczys{\l}aw Ja{\l}ochowski
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.17822

States decoupled from the surface in short Si atomic chains
We analyze both the stationary and time-dependent properties of molecular states in atomic chains on a surface, some of which are composed of atomic states decoupled from the substrate - a phenomenon analogous to dark states in quantum dot systems. To illustrate this effect at the atomic scale, we performed scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) experiments on short silicon chains fabricated on a Si(553)-Au surface. In contrast to quantum dots, which typically involve characteristic energies in th…

Rules, agents and order
Amalia Puente, Diego Radillo-Ochoa, C. A. Terrero-Escalante
https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.23985 https://arxiv.or…

Rules, agents and order
Complex systems often exhibit highly structured network topologies that reflect functional constraints. In this work, we investigate how, under varying combinations of system-wide selection rules and special agents, different classes of random processes give rise to global order, with a focus restricted to finite-size networks. Using the large-$N$ Erdos-Renyi model as a null baseline, we contrast purely random link-adding processes with goal-directed dynamics, including variants of the chip-fir…