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Volume 1, Issue 2 – Autumn 2025

The Autumn 2025 quarterly edition, spanning chemistry, pathology, mathematics and the history of science.

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Quantum Computing for Chemistry Beyond Toy Molecules: Error Mitigation, Excited States, and Embedding Methods

Quantum computing offers a transformative approach to computational chemistry, promising to simulate molecular systems with accuracy unattainable by classical methods. This article provides a comprehensive examination of the current state and future trajectory of quantum chemistry simulations, focusing on the critical transition from demonstrating basic quantum algorithms to achieving chemically meaningful results on complex molecular systems. We analyse three interconnected research frontiers essential for this transition: advanced error mitigation strategies including Zero-Noise Extrapolation (ZNE), Probabilistic Error Cancellation (PEC), and symmetry verification; algorithms for computing excited states and molecular dynamics; and embedding techniques such as Density Matrix Embedding Theory (DMET) and DFT embedding.

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Functorial Topological Data Compression via Stratified Persistent Sheaves and Enriched Interleavings

We develop a comprehensive sheaf-theoretic framework for topological data analysis in which the primary invariant is a stratified persistent sheaf on a filtered space, functorial with respect to both refinement of stratification and restriction to sublevel sets. Our approach remedies fundamental limitations of classical persistent homology by localizing information across strata and enabling the detection of features tied to specific regions of a data manifold. Working concretely with constructible sheaves of finite-dimensional vector spaces on Whitney-stratified spaces, we define an enriched interleaving distance that incorporates stratum-wise equivalence criteria, proving that it yields an extended metric on the category of stratified persistent sheaves. The central theoretical contribution is a stability theorem: perturbations of the filtration function induce controlled perturbations in the enriched interleaving distance, with explicit bounds involving the sup-norm of the perturbation.

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Karl Jaspers and the Epistemological Confrontation with Reality: Boundary Situations, Collective Transcendence, and the Limits of Human Understanding in the Twenty-First Century

This paper explores Karl Jaspers' concept of boundary situations and extends it to collective experiences in the modern world. The analysis examines how these philosophical concepts apply to contemporary challenges such as climate change, technological disruption, and social polarization.

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Differential Entangled Topology: towards a rigorous programme with computational methods and dynamic applications

Differential Entangled Topology (DET) proposes a mathematical framework for analysing evolving topological structure in dynamical systems. We present a formalisation of DET on smooth manifolds, define entanglement functionals derived from geodesic interactions and clique complexes, and introduce computable surrogates for topological entropy based on families of Vietoris-Rips complexes across thresholds.

Background: The methodology connects differential topology, stochastic calculus, and topological data analysis (TDA), motivated by a broader research programme to develop DET beyond its original context in consciousness modelling to complex networks, information-theoretic characterisations, and quantum-inspired systems.

Methods: A stochastic-deterministic flow on the sphere S² illustrates how entanglement indices and Betti curves evolve as control parameters change, using computational methods from topological data analysis.

Results: The results show that changes in noise and rotational shear elevate an entanglement index and shift Betti curves in ways consistent with qualitative phase transitions, providing a roadmap for proof-theoretic progress and scalable computation.

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Melanoma: General Hypothesis, Risk Factors, and Biological Behaviour - A Comprehensive Review

A comprehensive review examining the pathogenesis, risk factors, and biological behaviour of melanoma. This analysis integrates recent molecular discoveries with clinical observations to provide a unified framework for understanding melanoma development and progression.

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