gst: nonreciprocal dynamics with weak noise: aperiodic “Escher cycles” and their quasipotential landscape.

<< ️(AA) present an explicit construction of the Freidlin-Wentzell quasipotential of a stochastic system with two degrees of freedom and nonreciprocal interactions. This model undergoes noise-induced transitions between four metastable attractors, forming recurrent but aperiodic “Escher cycles,” similar to the cyclic nucleation dynamics observed in the nonreciprocal Ising model. >>

<< (AA) calculate the quasipotential analytically to first order in nonreciprocality. (They) characterize it along a one-dimensional reaction coordinate that connects the attractors, and (They) also obtain the full two-dimensional landscape, at leading order in perturbation theory. >>

<< ️The resulting landscapes feature flat regions and extended plateaus, together with nondifferentiable switching lines. These singular structures arise from two geometric mechanisms: the handover of dominance between competing transition paths, and the competition between basins of attraction. The system provides a rare case where the geometry of nonequilibrium rare events can be fully resolved, and a simple analytically tractable example of a quasipotential in more than one coordinate that captures a rich set of nonequilibrium features. >>

Janik Schüttler, Robert L. Jack, Michael E. Cates. Nonreciprocal dynamics with weak noise: Aperiodic “Escher cycles” and their quasipotential landscape. Phys. Rev. E 114, 024104. Aug 3, 2026.

https://journals.aps.org/pre/abstract/10.1103/slp9-rd27

Also: noise, random, transition, singularity, escape, in https://www.inkgmr.net/kwrds.html 

Keywords: gst, noise, randomness, stochasticity, transitions, singularity, nonreciprocal interactions, noise-induced transitions, metastable attractors, Escher cycles, perturbation theory, escape problems, large deviation & rare event statistics. 

# gst: chiral packings in cylinders are ultrasensitive to confinement deformation.

<< ️Sphere packings in circular cylinders have attracted substantial research interest, among which the discovery of chiral helical structures is the most iconic. However, recent experimental results on zebrafish do not match the known packing structures in circular cylinders. >>

<< ️To account for the inherent imperfections of biological tubes, (AA) take elliptic cylinders as the canonical deformation of circular cylinders and investigate the densest packings of hard spheres in them using simulation, theory, and experiments. Starting from the chiral structures in circular cylinders, (They) demonstrate that even a weak cross-sectional deformation can trigger entirely new phases, including ones that either eliminate global chirality or significantly complicate the chiral structures. ️This reveals the significant effect of cylindrical anisotropy. >>

<< ️The new helical phases under anisotropic confinement remain chiral and develop hierarchical periodic structures, which are difficult to obtain by simulations but are predicted by our newly developed theory for helical phases in elliptic cylinders. >> 

<< ️The theory also predicts double oscillated-chain phases without chirality, which perfectly match the simulations. (Their) work offers fresh insights into understanding packings in anisotropic cylinders, which will help researchers to design new materials and to understand many living systems. >>

Xuebin Wang, Jiahao Guo, Yao Li. Chiral Packings in Cylinders are Ultrasensitive to Confinement Deformation. arXiv: 2606.19082v1 [cond-mat.soft]. Jun 17, 2026.

https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.19082

Also: chiral, transition, in https://www.inkgmr.net/kwrds.html 

Keywords: gst, chirality, transitions, packings, chiral helical structures, elliptic cylinders, cylindrical anisotropy, double oscillated-chain phases. 

# gst: collective drift and pinning in active rotator networks with Kuramoto coupling and mixed-sign feedback disorder.

<< ️Active rotator models provide a minimal phase description of excitable and oscillatory systems, and have long been used to study mutual entrainment, synchronization, and collective transitions. >>

<< ️Here, (AA) investigate fully connected active rotator networks with Kuramoto coupling, where a common intrinsic drive competes with local feedback amplitudes drawn from a zero-mean Gaussian distribution. This produces a competition between local pinning and collective phase alignment. >>

<< ️Using mean absolute late-time drift and the fractions of positive and negative drifting oscillators, (They) construct numerical regime maps in the feedback-disorder-coupling plane. At weak coupling, increasing the feedback disorder strength suppresses drift, while stronger coupling can restore positive late-time drift when feedback disorder is not too strong. (They) interpret these regimes using analytical limits for the uncoupled and coherent strong-coupling cases. >>

<< ️(They) also examine finite-size effects and zero-mean distributed intrinsic frequencies. Together, these results show that mixed-sign local feedback alone can reshape the balance between pinning and drifting in coupled active rotator networks, even when the intrinsic drive is homogeneous. >>

Arpan Dey. Collective drift and pinning in active rotator networks with Kuramoto coupling and mixed-sign feedback 

disorder. arXiv: 2606.10032v1 [nlin.AO]. Jun 8, 2026.

https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.10032

Also: networks, disorder, transition, in https://www.inkgmr.net/kwrds.html 

Keywords: gst, networks, disorder, transitions, active rotator networks, excitable- oscillatory- systems, Kuramoto coupling, local feedbacks, feedback disorder.

# sound: screeching sound of peeling tape.

<< ️The screeching of peeling tape is a familiar albeit annoying sound. However, despite decades of study, its source has remained elusive. Herein (AA) demonstrate that this sound is produced by a discrete train of weak shocks emanating from the fine fractures which travel supersonically with respect to the surrounding air, in the transverse direction within the detaching adhesive. >>

<< ️Each sound pulse is generated when a fracture tip reaches the edge of the tape. (They) verify this using two microphones synchronized with clips from two simultaneous high-speed video cameras, one observing the fracture motions in the adhesive through the transparent substrate, while the other captures schlieren imaging of the shock fronts in the air. >>

Er Qiang Li, Paul W. Riker, Sriram Rengarajan, et al. Screeching sound of peeling tape. Phys. Rev. E 113, 025508. Feb 24, 2026.

https://journals.aps.org/pre/abstract/10.1103/p19h-9ysx

Also: sound, noise, fracture, crack, jazz, in https://www.inkgmr.net/kwrds.html 

Keywords: sound, noise, fracture, crack, screeching, discrete train of weak shocks, jazz

# gst: a phase description of mutually coupled chaotic oscillators.

<< ️The synchronization of rhythms is ubiquitous in both natural and engineered systems, and the demand for data-driven analysis is growing. When rhythms arise from limit cycles, phase reduction theory shows that their dynamics are universally modeled as coupled phase oscillators under weak coupling. This simple representation enables direct inference of inter-rhythm coupling functions from measured time-series data. >>

<< ️However, strongly rhythmic chaos can masquerade as noisy limit cycles. In such cases, standard estimators still return plausible coupling functions even though a phase-oscillator model lacks a priori justification. >>

<< ️(AA) therefore extend the phase description to the chaotic oscillators. Specifically, (They) derive a closed equation for the phase difference by defining the phase on a Poincaré section and averaging the phase dynamics over invariant measures of the induced return maps. Numerically, the derived theoretical functions are in close agreement with those inferred from time-series data. Consequently, (Their) results justify the applicability of phase description to coupled chaotic oscillators and show that data-driven coupling functions retain clear dynamical meaning in the absence of limit cycles. >>

Haruma Furukawa, Takashi Imai, Toshio Aoyagi. A Phase Description of Mutually Coupled Chaotic Oscillators. arXiv: 2602.17519v1 [nlin.CD]. Feb 19, 2026.

https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.17519

Also: chaos, transition, in https://www.inkgmr.net/kwrds.html 

Keywords: gst, chaos, synchronization of rhythms, limit cycles, noisy limit cycles, coupled phase oscillators, transitions.

# gst: noise enables conditional recovery from collapse.

<< ️(AA) report a paradoxical phenomenon where stochasticity reverses deterministic collapse in threshold-activated systems. By using a hybrid logistic-sigmoidal map, (They) show that weak noise alters phase-space topology, enabling probabilistic recovery from extinction. Lyapunov and quasipotential analyses reveal noise-induced metastability and stochastic robustness absent in deterministic frameworks. These results suggest that environmental variability can stabilize nonlinear systems, offering a counternarrative to classical extinction theory. >>

Vinesh Vijayan, B. Priyadharshini, R. Sathish Kumar, G. Janaki. Noise enables conditional recovery from collapse: Probabilistic persistence in threshold-activated systems. Phys. Rev. E 112, 064212. Dec 19, 2025.

https://journals.aps.org/pre/abstract/10.1103/xgq1-nnqb

Also:  Vinesh Vijayan, et al. Noise reinstates collapsed populations; stochastic reversal of deterministic extinction. arXiv: 2507.03954v1 [q-bio.PE]. Jul 5, 2025. https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.03954   https://flashontrack.blogspot.com/2025/07/gst-noise-reinstates-collapsed.html

Also: chaos, noise, weak, disorder & fluctuations, transition, in https://www.inkgmr.net/kwrds.html 

Keywords: gst, chaos, chaotic systems, noise, weakness, disorder,  fluctuations, tipping point, transitions, stochasticity, stochastic reversal, stochastic rescue. 

# gst: synchronization by degenerate noise.

<< ️In this paper, (AA) derive several criteria for (weak) synchronization by noise without the global swift transitivity property. (Their) sufficient conditions for (weak) synchronization are necessary and can be applied to scenarios involving degenerate or non-Gaussian noise. >>

<< ️These (AA) results partially answer the open question posed by Flandoli et al. (Probab Theory Relat Fields 168:511-556, 2017). As an application, (AA) prove that the weak attractor for stochastic Lorenz 63 systems driven by degenerate noise consists of a single random point provided the noise intensity is small, and there is no weak synchronization if the noise intensity is large. This indicates that a bifurcation occurs in relation to the intensity of the noise. >>

Xianming Liu, Xu Sun. Synchronization by degenerate noise. arXiv: 2512.18278v1 [math.DS]. Dec 20, 2025.

https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.18278

Also: noise, random, in https://www.inkgmr.net/kwrds.html 

Keywords: gst, noise, randomness, degenerate noise, non-Gaussian noise, weak synchronization, weak attractors.

# gst: degrees of universality in wave turbulence

<< ️Turbulence of weakly interacting waves displays a great deal of universality: independence of the details of the interaction and of the pumping and dissipation scales. Here (AA) study how inverse turbulent cascades (from small to large scales) transition from weak to strong. (They) find that while one-loop corrections can be dependent on excitation and dissipation scales, new types of universality appear in strong turbulence. (They) contrast turbulence of spin waves in ferromagnets with turbulent cascades in the Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation (NSE) and in an MMT-like (Majda-McLaughlin-Tabak) model in higher dimensions having a multiplicative interaction vertex: vertex renormalization gives rise to dependence on the pumping (UV scale) in the former but not in the latter. >>

<< ️As a result of this spectral nonlocality, spin-wave turbulence stops being weak if one is sufficiently far from the pumping scale, even when the interaction of waves with comparable wavenumbers is weak. (AA) paraphrase this as: nonlocality enhances nonlinearity. >>

<< ️(AA) then describe strong turbulence in a multi-component version of these models with a large number of components. (They) argue that strong spin-wave turbulence is similar to turbulence of the focusing NSE, as it realizes a critical-balance state. However, UV nonlocality causes the level of spin-wave turbulence at large scales to decrease with increasing pumping level, culminating in a state that is independent of the level of pumping. >>

Jiasheng Liu, Vladimir Rosenhaus, Gregory Falkovich. Degrees of universality in wave turbulence. arXiv: 2512.04866v1 [cond-mat.stat-mech]. Dec 4, 2025.

https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.04866

Also: waves, turbulence, transition, in https://www.inkgmr.net/kwrds.html 

Keywords: gst, waves, turbulence, transitions.

# gst: apropos of escape, qualitatively distinct mechanisms of noise-induced escape in diffusively coupled bistable elements.

<< ️The analysis of noise-induced escape in ensembles of bistable elements is challenging, because nonlinearity, coupling, and noise all play essential roles. (AA) show that the interplay of these three factors yields three qualitatively distinct escape mechanisms in diffusively coupled bistable elements, depending on the coupling strength. >> 

<< ️To clarify the relation between coupling strength and mean escape time, (They) derive effective one-dimensional dynamics: nonlinear mean-field Fokker-Planck equation in the weak-coupling regime, stochastic mean-field dynamics in the strong-coupling regime, and deterministic mean-field dynamics in the intermediate regime. >>

<< ️(AA) validate these reduced descriptions by comparing predictions with numerical simulations. (They) identify a distinct dominant driving factor of escape processes in each regime. Notably, the three escape mechanisms emerge through the interplay of nonlinearity, diffusive coupling, and dynamical noise -- rather than bifurcations of the noise-free system. >>

<< ️(AA) approach serves as a framework applicable to other diffusively coupled stochastic nonlinear systems, motivating a further search for similar synergistic phenomena. >>

Hidemasa Ishii, Hiroshi Kori. Qualitatively distinct mechanisms of noise-induced escape in diffusively coupled bistable elements. arXiv: 2512.01388v1 [nlin.AO]. Dec 1, 2025.

https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.01388

Also: noise, escape, in https://www.inkgmr.net/kwrds.html 

Keywords: gst, noise, escape, noise-induced escape, bistable elements, weak- mean- strong- regimes, stochasticity.

# gst: energy transport and chaos in a one-dimensional disordered nonlinear stub lattice

<< ️(AA) investigate energy propagation in a one-dimensional stub lattice in the presence of both disorder and nonlinearity. In the periodic case, the stub lattice hosts two dispersive bands separated by a flat band; however, (They) show that sufficiently strong disorder fills all intermediate band gaps. By mapping the two-dimensional parameter space of disorder and nonlinearity, (AA) identify three distinct dynamical regimes (weak chaos, strong chaos, and self-trapping) through numerical simulations of initially localized wave packets. >>

<< ️When disorder is strong enough to close the frequency gaps, the results closely resemble those obtained in the one-dimensional disordered discrete nonlinear Schrödinger equation and Klein-Gordon lattice model. In particular, subdiffusive spreading is observed in both the weak and strong chaos regimes, with the second moment m_2 of the norm distribution scaling as m_2 ∝ t^0.33 and m_2 ∝ t^0.5, respectively. The system’s chaotic behavior follows a similar trend, with the finite-time maximum Lyapunov exponent Λ decaying as Λ ∝ t^−0.25 and Λ ∝ t^−0.3. For moderate disorder strengths, i.e., near the point of gap closing, (They) find that the presence of small frequency gaps does not exert any noticeable influence on the spreading behavior. >>

<< ️(AA) findings extend the characterization of nonlinear disordered lattices in both weak and strong chaos regimes to other network geometries, such as the stub lattice, which serves as a representative flat-band system. >>

Su Ho Cheong, Arnold Ngapasare, et al. Energy transport and chaos in a one-dimensional disordered nonlinear stub lattice. arXiv: 2511.04159v1 [nlin.CD].  Nov 6, 2025.

https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.04159

Also: network, waves, disorder, chaos, in https://www.inkgmr.net/kwrds.html 

Keywords: gst, networks, waves, disorder, chaos, stub lattice, subdiffusive spreading.

# gst: dynamical phase transitions across slow and fast regimes in a two-tone driven Duffing resonator

<< In this work, (AA) established an analytical framework to describe dynamical phase transitions in a Duffing resonator under bichromatic driving. (They) reveal two regimes: a slow-beating one, where the secondary tone slowly modulates the main drive and can push the system past bifurcations, and a fast-modulation one. >>

<< (AA) analysis shows that even a weak secondary tone can profoundly reshape the dynamics, inducing transitions between coexisting attractors that cannot be explained by perturbative treatments of the secondary tone. >>

<< This provides a qualitative yet predictive tool to detect and categorize different types of dynamical phase transitions in two-tone driven nonlinear systems. >>

Soumya S. Kumar, Javier del Pino, et al. Dynamical Phase Transitions Across Slow and Fast Regimes in a Two-Tone Driven Duffing Resonator. arXiv: 2511.01985v1 [cond-mat.mes-hall]. Nov 3, 2025.

https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.01985

 

Also: attractor, transition, chaos, in https://www.inkgmr.net/kwrds.html 

Keywords: gst, attractor, transitions, chaos,  Duffing resonator, bichromatic driving. 

# gst: coupling an elastic string to an active bath: the emergence of inverse damping.

<< ️The interaction between continuous media and particles is a central topic in much of modern physics, and this (AA) paper specifically addresses the transfer of persistence and activity between particles and waves. Indeed, setting up a nonequilibrium dynamics of continuous (field) degrees of freedom requires understanding how that arises from coupling with active matter degrees of freedom. >>

<< ️Within that program, (AA) have studied a system of fast-moving, overdamped, run-and-tumble particles moving on and interacting with a slower string modeled as a scalar Klein-Gordon field. Using time scale separation and weak coupling, (They) have derived an effective fluctuation dynamics for the field after integrating out the active bath. Akin to Landau (inverse) damping, the particles induce friction on the scalar field given by an explicit time correlation for bath observables. >>

<< ️Depending on the level of activity and persistence of the active particles (and their velocity distribution), this friction can be negative, leading to instability. This emergence of negative (linear) friction for an elastic string extends previous results where the probe is a slow inertial particle in an active medium, (..), except that the acceleration (creating transverse waves) is orthogonal to the active motion. >>

Aaron Beyen, Christian Maes, Ji-Hui Pei. Coupling an elastic string to an active bath: The emergence of inverse damping. arXiv: 2505.18665v2 [cond-mat.stat-mech]. Sep 1, 2025.

https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.18665

Phys. Rev. E 112, L042103. Oct 17, 2025.

https://journals.aps.org/pre/abstract/10.1103/g1zm-23sq

Also: particle, waves, elastic, in https://www.inkgmr.net/kwrds.html 

Keywords: gst, particles, run-and-tumble particles, waves, elasticity, elastic strings, wave-particle interactions.

# gst: apropos of (unexpected?) transitions; the bizarre role of noise as operational control

<< ️Stochastic systems have a control-theoretic interpretation in which noise plays the role of control. In the weak-noise limit, relevant at low temperatures or in large populations, this leads to a precise mathematical mapping: The most probable trajectory between two states minimizes an action functional and corresponds to an optimal control strategy.  >>

<< ️In Langevin dynamics, the noise term itself serves as the control. For general Markov jump processes, such as chemical reaction networks or electronic circuits, (AA) use the Doi-Peliti formalism to identify the “response” (or “momentum”) field 𝜋 as the control variable. This resolves a long-standing interpretational problem in the field-theoretic description of stochastic systems: Although 𝜋 evolves backward in time, it has a clear physical role as the control that steers the system along rare trajectories. >>

<< ️This implies that nature is constantly sampling control strategies.  >>

<< ️(AA) illustrate the mapping on multistable chemical reaction networks, systems with unstable fixed points, and specifically on stochastic resonance and Brownian ratchets. >>

<< ️ The noise-control mapping justifies agential descriptions of these phenomena and builds intuition for otherwise puzzling phenomena of stochastic systems: why probabilities are generically nonsmooth functions of state out of thermal equilibrium; why biological mechanisms can work better in the presence of noise; and how agential behavior emerges naturally without recourse to mysticism. >>

Eric De Giuli. Noise equals control. Phys. Rev. E 112, 024142. Aug 29, 2025.

https://journals.aps.org/pre/abstract/10.1103/vlx8-spc6

arXiv:2503.15670v3 [q-bio.MN]. 

https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.15670

Also: transition, noise, track changes in noise, erratic, random, error, mistake, uncertainty, disorder & fluctuations, walk, walking, dance, jazz, in https://www.inkgmr.net/kwrds.html 

Keywords: gst, transition, noise, track changes in noise, erratic, random, error, mistake, uncertainty, disorder & fluctuations, deposition (analogy, abstraction), walk, walking, life, dance, jazz. 

# drugs: Parrondo's paradox in tumor ecosystems; adaptive therapy strategies to delay the development of drug resistance.

<< ️Maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and low-dose metronomic (LDM) schedules are widely used clinical strategies in cancer chemotherapy despite the fact that both approaches have inherent limitations. MTD often leads to drug resistance in tumors, whereas LDM usually results in the predominance of drug-sensitive or drug-resistant cancer cells, depending on the specific dose applied. >>

<< ️To circumvent these unfavorable outcomes, (AA) propose in (Their) work a promising adaptive therapy strategy that alternates MTD and LDM schemes across the treatment cycles. By studying a three-component tumor system with replicator equations, (They) find that alternate administration of MTD and LDM at different lengths of the treatment cycle can significantly delay the development of drug-resistant phenotypes compared to when the two schemes are operated separately. >>

<< ️This outcome recapitulates the weak form of the Parrondo's paradox, where appropriate combinations of two individually suboptimal strategies can produce an even more superior outcome (a more favorable therapeutic effect in (this) case). (AA) also validate the feasibility of the proposed adaptive therapy strategy in spatially distributed tumor ecosystems by implementing agent-based simulations. (Their) findings offer potential clues to the challenges in state-of-the-art adaptive therapy methods, which often require precise regulation of drug dose and timing based on the proportions of drug-sensitive and drug-resistant cancer cells within a tumor. >>

De-Ming Liu, Yi-Yang Liu, et al. Parrondo's paradox in tumor ecosystems: Adaptive therapy strategies to delay the development of drug resistance. Phys. Rev. E 112, 024404. Aug 6, 2025.

https://journals.aps.org/pre/abstract/10.1103/xjh4-mfvx

Also: Parrondo, game, in https://www.inkgmr.net/kwrds.html 

Keywords: drugs, pharma, Parrondo's paradox, game, cancer, tumors, cancer chemotherapy, maximum tolerated dose (MTD), low-dose metronomic (LDM), drug resistance, drug sensitivity, adaptive therapy strategy.

# gst: breakdown of stochastic resonance in complex networks

<< ️In networked systems, stochastic resonance (SR) occurs as a collective phenomenon where the entire stochastic network resonates with a weak applied periodic signal. Beyond the interplay among the network coupling, the amplitude of the external periodic signal, and the intensity of stochastic fluctuations, the maintenance of stochastic resonance also crucially depends on the resonance capacity of each oscillator composing the network. This scenario raises the question: Can local defects in the ability of oscillators to resonate break down the stochastic resonance phenomenon in the entire network?  >>

Jonah E. Friederich, Everton S. Medeiros, et al. Breakdown of stochastic resonance in complex networks. Phys. Rev. E 112, 014218. Jul 21, 2025.

https://journals.aps.org/pre/abstract/10.1103/fc2t-275m

<< ️First, (AA) found that the combinations of network coupling and noise intensity for the maintenance of SR form tongue-like structures, specifying different optimal values of these parameters depending on the number of non-resonant units. Subsequently, (They) verified that, counter-intuitively, increasing the network coupling intensity causes SR to globally fail in the presence of a few non-resonant oscillators. Additionally, the upper limit of the coupling intensity diminishes as the number of nonresonant units increases. Moreover, (They) observed that for the maintenance of SR in (Their) network, the number of non-resonant oscillators is a nonlinear function of their dissimilarity level. >>

arXiv: 2502.06626v1 [nlin.AO]. Feb 10, 2025. 

https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.06626

Also: network, in https://www.inkgmr.net/kwrds.html 

Keywords: gst, networks, coupled oscillators, stochasticity, stochastic resonance

# gst: topologically nontrivial multicritical points.

<< ️Recently, the intriguing interplay between topology and quantum criticality has been unveiled in one-dimensional topological chains with extended nearest-neighbor couplings. In these systems, topologically distinct critical phases emerge with localized edge modes despite the vanishing bulk gap. >>

<< ️In this work, (AA) study the topological multicritical points at which distinct gapped and critical phases intersect. Specifically, (They) consider a topological chain with coupling up to the third nearest neighbors, which shows stable localized edge modes at the multicritical points. These points possess only nontrivial gapped and critical phases around them and are also characterized by the quadratic dispersion around the gap-closing points. >>

<< Further, (AA) analyze the nature of zeros in the vicinity of the multicritical points by calculating the discriminants of the associated polynomial. The discriminant uniquely identifies the topological multicritical points and distinguishes them from the trivial ones.  >>

AA << finally study the robustness of the zero-energy modes at the multicritical points at weak disorder strengths, and reveal the presence of a topologically nontrivial gapless Anderson-localized phase at strong disorder strengths. >>

Ranjith R Kumar, Pasquale Marra. Topologically nontrivial multicritical points. arXiv: 2507.11120v1 [cond-mat.dis-nn]. Jul 15, 2025.

https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.11120

Also: disorder & fluctuations, transition, in https://www.inkgmr.net/kwrds.html 

Keywords: gst, disorder, disorder & fluctuations, criticality, multicritical points, transition.

# gst: noise reinstates collapsed populations; stochastic reversal of deterministic extinction.

<< ️Conventional wisdom suggests that environmental noise drives populations toward extinction. In contrast, (AA) report a paradoxical phenomenon in which stochasticity reverses a deterministic tipping point, thereby preventing collapse. Using a hybrid model that integrates logistic growth with a density-triggered sigmoidal collapse, (They) uncover a striking reversal: deterministic fragility on one side, and stochastic rescue under weak noise on the other. >>

AA << analysis demonstrates that noise disrupts the convergence of deterministic trajectories toward extinction by altering the phase space topology, enabling back-transitions to viable states. This mechanism gives rise to noise-induced metastability and reveals a form of stochastic robustness not captured by deterministic models. >>

<< ️These findings suggest that natural fluctuations can serve as a stabilizing force in complex systems, offering a compelling counter-narrative to classical models in ecology, epidemiology, and beyond. (AA) advocate for a re-evaluation of stabilization strategies, emphasizing the constructive role of stochasticity in averting population collapse. >>

Vinesh Vijayan, B Priyadharshini, et al. Noise reinstates collapsed populations: stochastic reversal of deterministic extinction. arXiv:2507.03954v1 [q-bio.PE]. Jul 5, 2025.

https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.03954

Also:  noise, weak, disorder & fluctuations, transition, in https://www.inkgmr.net/kwrds.html 

Keywords: gst, noise, weakness, disorder,  

fluctuations, tipping point, transitions, stochasticity, stochastic reversal, stochastic rescue. 

# gst: dynamics and chaotic properties of the fully disordered Kuramoto model.

<< ️Frustrated random interactions are a key ingredient of spin glasses. From this perspective, (AA) study the dynamics of the Kuramoto model with quenched random couplings: the simplest oscillator ensemble with fully disordered interactions. (AA) answer some open questions by means of extensive numerical simulations and a perturbative calculation (the cavity method). (They) show frequency entrainment is not realized in the thermodynamic limit and that chaotic dynamics are pervasive in parameter space.  >>

<< ️In the weak coupling regime, (AA) find closed formulas for the frequency shift and the dissipativeness of the model. Interestingly, the largest Lyapunov exponent is found to exhibit the same asymptotic dependence on the coupling constant irrespective of the coupling asymmetry, within the numerical accuracy. >>

Iván León, Diego Pazó. Dynamics and chaotic properties of the fully disordered Kuramoto model. arXiv:2507.05168v1 [cond-mat.dis-nn]. Jul 7, 2025.

https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.05168

Also: disorder & fluctuations, weak, chaos, transition, in https://www.inkgmr.net/kwrds.html 

Keywords: gst, disorder & fluctuations, weakness, chaos, transitions, volcano transition, slow relaxation, quasientrainment, freezing, nonreciprocity.

# gst: wave-kinetic dynamics of forced-dissipated turbulent internal gravity waves

<< Internal gravity waves are an essential feature of stratified media, such as oceans and atmospheres. >>

<< To investigate their dynamics, (AA) perform simulations of the forced-dissipated kinetic equation describing the evolution of the energy spectrum of weakly nonlinear internal gravity waves. >>

<< During the early evolution, three well-known nonlocal interactions, the elastic scattering, the induced diffusion, and the parametric subharmonic instability, together with a superharmonic resonance play a prominent role. >>

<< In contrast, local interactions are responsible for anisotropic energy cascade on longer timescales. >>

AA << reveal emergence of a condensate at small horizontal wave vectors that can be interpreted as a pure wave-wave interaction-mediated layering process. >>

Vincent Labarre, Giorgio Krstulovic, Sergey Nazarenko. Wave-Kinetic Dynamics of Forced-Dissipated Turbulent Internal Gravity Waves. Phys. Rev. Lett. 135, 014101. Jul 1, 2025.

https://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/b82h-z21n

arXiv:2407.11469v3 [physics.flu-dyn]. Mar 28, 2025.

https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.11469

Also: waves, weak, turbulence, transition, in https://www.inkgmr.net/kwrds.html 

Keywords: gst, waves, weakness, turbulence, transitions, stratified turbulence, wave-turbulence interactions, weak turbulence.

# gst: apropos of weakness, weak but influential; nonlinear contributions of structural connectivity to human cognitive abilities and brain functions.

<< Diverse human cognitive abilities are rooted in brain structural connectivity which has weights spanning several orders of magnitude. However, due to false-positive challenges in tractography, weak connectivity has been often treated as noise and ignored - despite its prevalence across mammalian brains. >>

Here AA show << that weak connectivity significantly predicts human cognitive abilities and supports brain functions through amplification of its small weight in a nonlinear manner. >>

AA found that << weak connectivity involves high individual variability and significantly predicts general cognitive ability and memory in individuals, and it is also critical for whole-brain dynamic simulation and structure-function coupling. Importantly, fusing two post-tractography filtering methods of streamlines potentially results in more reliable connectivity that preserves weak links and outperforms conventional thresholding in predicting cognitive abilities and functional connectivity. >>

<< At the network level, weak connectivity expands the operational capacity of brain networks to enhance both global integration and fine-grained segregation, thereby supporting a functional balance essential for cognitive abilities. >>

<< Finally, (AA) identified a specific type of weak connectivity mainly linking visual/motor to limbic areas with negative gene co-expression, which has a disproportionately large impact on cognitive predictions and network dynamics. >>

Rong Wang, Zhao Chang, et al. Weak but influential: Nonlinear contributions of structural connectivity to human cognitive abilities and brain functions. arXiv: 2505.24125v1 [q-bio.NC]. May 30, 2025.

https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.24125

Also: brain, network, weak, noise, in https://www.inkgmr.net/kwrds.html 

Keywords: gst, brain, network, noise,  weakness, weak connectivity,  brain structural connectivity, tractography, multiple tractography algorithms, cognitive ability and memory, individual variability, global integration, fine-grained segregation, limbic areas.