11 papers
Geometry and relaxation dynamics of nematic loops
F. Aprile, A. J. H. Houston, G. Gonnella +3
Disclination lines in three-dimensional nematic liquid crystals generically form closed loops whose topology is classified by homotopy theory. While this classification successfull…
Using satellite imagery to map rural marketplaces and monitor their activity at high frequency
Tillmann von Carnap, Reza M. Asiyabi, Paul Dingus +1
In many rural areas of low- and middle-income countries, weekly gatherings of buyers and sellers are the most tangible manifestation of the market economy. Knowing these markets' w…
Why the Northern Hemisphere Needs a 30-40 m Telescope and the Science at Stake: Northern Local Star-forming Dwarf Galaxies. Analogues of the First Galaxies and Probes of the Cosmic Metallicity Scale
C. Esteban, J. M. Vilchez, J. GarcÃa-Rojas +15
Star-forming dwarf galaxies in the local Universe, especially extremely metal-poor ones, can be considered analogous to early galaxies of the Epoch of Reionization (z >= 6). Curren…
Why the Northern Hemisphere Needs a 30-40m Telescope and the Science at Stake: from Interstellar Visitors to Planetary Defence
J. de León, N. Pinilla-Alonso, P. Tanga +49
Small Solar system Objects (SSOs) preserve the physical, chemical, and dynamical signatures of the Sun's protoplanetary disk. Upcoming surveys will discover vast numbers of new obj…
Early Career Researcher Input to the European Strategy for Particle Physics Update: White Paper
Jan-Hendrik Arling, Alexander Burgman, Christina Dimitriadi +42
This document, written by early career researchers (ECRs) in particle physics, aims to represent the perspectives of the European ECR community and serves as input for the 2025--20…
VLBA Detections in the Oph-S1 Binary System near Periastron Confirmation of its Orbital Elements and Mass
JazmÃn Ordóñez-Toro, Sergio A. Dzib, Laurent Loinard +7
Oph-S1 is the most luminous and massive stellar member of the nearby Ophiuchus star-forming region. Previous Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) observations have shown it to be an int…