2 papers
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026
A geometric basis for materials families in inorganic solids
Justin Tahmassebpur, Sarvesh Chaudhari, Cristóbal Méndez +6
The thermodynamic stability of inorganic solids spans a vast compositional space, yet materials scientists have long organized their intuition around a manageable number of materia…
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025
Effective Atom Theory: Gradient-Driven Materials Design
Justin Tahmassebpur, Brandon Li, Cristobál Méndez +4
We introduce Effective Atom Theory (EAT), which embeds discrete atomic identities into a continuous differentiable space. During optimization, sites pass through temporary effectiv…