3 papers
cond-mat.soft2026
A solid-state theory for dense cylindrical packings of balls
Luke K. Davis, Alexander R. Klotz
We develop an analytical theory for the dense packing of hard spheres in cylinders. Physically, our theory consists of a finite cylindrical masking of a close-packed three-dimensio…
cond-mat.stat-mech2026
Geometric decomposition of the -dimensional hard-sphere partition function
Luke K. Davis
We introduce a geometric decomposition of the hard-sphere partition function. Using a close-packing-inspired geometric bound on the available insertion volume, made rigorous when a…
cond-mat.soft2026
Optimal multi-parameter control of trapped active matter
Luke K. Davis
The realization of efficient micro-machines built from active matter requires precise thermodynamic control far from equilibrium. Despite theoretical progress, the focus on single-…