A monthly correspondence of exciting material in the field of Condensed Matter Physics
1. Single-qubit lasing in the strong-coupling regime Authors: Stephan André, Pei-Qing Jin, Valentina Brosco, Jared H. Cole, Alsessandro Romito, Alexander Shnirman, and Gerd Schön arXiv:1008.2611 Recommended with a commentary by Steven M. Girvin, Yale University |View Commentary (pdf)| DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_September_2010_02 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_September_2010_02
1. Isolated optical vortex knots. Authors: Mark R. Dennis, Robert P. King, Barry Jack, Kevin O’Holleran, and Miles J. Padgett Nature Physics 6, 118 (2009) Recommended with a commentary by Randall D. Kamien, University of Pennsylvania |View Commentary (pdf)| DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_September_2010_03 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_September_2010_03
1. Crossover from the nonuniversal scaling regime to the universal scaling regime in quantum Hall plateau transitions Authers: Wanli Li, J. S. Xia, C. L. Vicente, N. S. Sullivan, W. Pan, D. C. Tsui, L. N. Pfei er, and K. W. West Phys. Rev. B 81, 033305 (2010). 2. Scaling in Plateau-to-Plateau Transition: A Direct Connection […]
Authors: Edward Barry and Zvonimir Dogic Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 107 (2010) 10348. Recommended with a commentary by Thomas R. Powers, Brown University. | View Commentary (pdf) | DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_August_2010_02 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_August_2010_02
1. In situ Observation of incompressible Mott-insulating domains in ultracold atomic gases Authors: N. Gemelke, X. Zhang, C.-L. Hung, C. Chin arXiv:0904.1532; Nature 460, 995 (2009) 2. Probing the Superuid-to-Mott-Insulator Transition at the Single-Atom Level Authors: W. S. Bakr, A. Peng, M. E. Tai, R. Ma, J. Simon, J. I. Gillen, S. Folling, L. Pollet, and M. Greiner. […]
1. Role of interactions in an electronic Fabry–Perot interferometer operating in the quantum Hall effect regime. Authors: Nissim Ofek, Aveek Bid, Moty Heiblum, Ady Stern, Vladimir Umansky, and Diana Mahalu. PNAS March 23, 2010 vol. 107 no. 12 5276-5281 2. Distinct Signatures For Coulomb Blockade and Aharonov-Bohm Interference in Electronic Fabry-Perot Interferometers. Authors: Yiming Zhang, […]
1. Simulation of cholesteric blue phases using a Landau-de Gennes theory: Effect of an applied electric field. Authors: Jun-ichi Fukuda, Makoto Yoneya, and Hiroshi Yokoyama. Physical Review E 80, 031706 (2009) 2. Thermodynamics of blue phases in electric fields. Authors: O. Henrich, D. Marenduzzo. K. Stratford, and M.E. Cates. Physical Review E 81, 031706 (2010) […]
1. Glass transition of hard spheres in high dimensions Authors: Bernhard Schmid, Rolf Schilling arXiv:1003.4559; Phys. Rev. E 81, 041502 (2010) 2. Mode-Coupling Theory as a Mean-Field Description of the Glass Transition Authors: Atsushi Ikeda, Kunimasa Miyazaki arXiv:1003.5472 3. A critical test of the mode-coupling theory of the glass transition Authors: Ludovic Berthier, Gilles Tarjus […]
1. Preparation and Measurement of Three-Qubit Entanglement in a Superconducting Circuit. Authors: L. DiCarlo, M. D. Reed, L. Sun, B. R. Johnson, J. M. Chow, J. M. Gambetta, L. Frunzio, S. M. Girvin, M. H. Devoret, R. J. Schoelkopf arXiv:1004.4324 2. Generation of Three-Qubit Entangled States using Superconducting Phase Qubits. Authors: M. Neeley, R. C. Bialczak, M. Lenander, […]
Scaling theory of the Mott transition and breakdown of Gruneisen scaling near a finite-temperature critical end point Authors: L. Bartosch, M. de Souza, M. Lang arXiv:1004.4898; Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 245701 (2010) Recommended with a commentary by Jorg Schmalian, Ames Laboratory and Iowa State University | View Commentary (pdf) | DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_June_2010_03 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_June_2010_03
Atom-by-atom structural and chemical analysis by annular dark-field electron microscopy Authors: Ondrej L. Krivanek, Matthew F. Chisholm, Valeria Nicolosi, Timothy J. Pennycook, George J. Corbin, Niklas Dellby, Matthew F. Murfitt, Christopher S. Own, Zoltan S. Szilagyi, Mark P. Oxley, Sokrates T. Pantelides and Stephen J. Pennycook Nature 464, 571-574 (2010) Recommended with a commentary by […]
1. Recombination rate and selection strength in HIV intra-patient evolution Authors : R.A. Neher & T. Leitner PLoS Computational Biology, 6 (1), e10006600 (2010). 2. Rate of adaptation in large sexual populations Authors : R.A. Neher, B.I. Shraiman & D. Fisher Genetics, 184 (2), 467-81, (2009). Recommended and commentary by Massimo Vergassola, CNRS/Institut Pasteur, Paris. […]
Authors: S. Raghu. S. A. Kivelson and D. J. Scalapino arXiv:1002591v1 [cond-mat.supr-con] Recommended and Commentary by Peter Wöfle, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany. | View Commentary (pdf) | DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_May_2010_03 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_May_2010_03
Authors: A. D. OConnell, M. Hofheinz, M. Ansmann, Radoslaw C. Bialczak, M. Lenander, Erik Lucero, M. Neeley, D. Sank, H. Wang, M. Weides, J. Wenner, John M. Martinis, and A. N. Cleland Nature 464, 697-703 (2010) Recommended and Commentary by Steven M. Girvin, Yale University | View Commentary (pdf)| DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_April_2010_01 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_April_2010_01
Authors: Y.-J. Lin, R. L. Compton, K. Jimenez-Garcia, J. V. Porto, and I. B. Spielman, Nature, vol. 462, 628 December (2009) Recommended with a Commentary by Tin-Lun Ho, Ohio State University. | View Commentary (pdf) | DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_April_2010_02 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_April_2010_02
Authors: Francesco Sciortino, Achille Giacometti, and Giorgio Pastore Phys. Rev. Lett. 103 (2009) 237801. Recommended and a commentary by Randall D. Kamien, University of Pennsylvania. |View Commentary (pdf)| DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_April_2010_03 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_April_2010_03
1. Robust ecological pattern formation induced by demographic noise Authors: Thomas Butler and Nigel Goldenfeld, Phys. Rev. E 80, 030902(R) (2009) 2. Stochastic Turing patterns in the Brusselator model Authors: Tommaso Biancalani, Duccio Fanelli and Francesca Di Patti http://arxiv.org/abs/0910.4984 (2010) Recommended with a commentary by Mehran Kardar, MIT | View Commentary (pdf) | DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_March_2010_01 […]
Quantum Criticality in an Ising Chain: Experimental Evidence for Emergent E8 SymmetryAuthors: R. Coldea, D. A. Tennant, E. M. Wheeler, E. Wawrzynska, D. Prabhakaran, M. Telling, K. Habicht, P. Smeibidl, K. KieferScience 327, 177 (2010) Recommended with a commentary by Ashvin Vishwanath, UC Berkeley | View Commentary (pdf) | DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_March_2010_02https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_March_2010_02
1. Tunable Rashba spin-orbit interaction at oxide interfaces Authors: N. Reyren, S. Thiel, A.D. Caviglia, M. Gabay, S. Gariglio, N. Reyren, C. Cancellieri, and J.-M. Triscone, http://arxiv.org/abs/0912.3731 2. Tuning spin-orbit coupling and superconductivity at the SrTiO3/LaAlO3 interface: a magneto-transport study Authors: M. Ben Shalom, M. Sachs, D. Rakhmilevitch, A. Palevski, and Y. Dagan, http://arxiv.org/abs/1001.0781 Recommended […]
1. Superconductivity in CuxBi2Se3 and its implication for pairing in the undoped topological insulator Authors: Y.S. Hor, A.J. Williams, J.G. Checkelsky, P. Roushan, J. Seo, Q. Hu, H.W. Zandbergen, A. Yazdani, N.P. Ong and R.J. Cava, arXiv:0909.2890, Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 057001 (2010). 2. Observation of unconventional band topology in a superconducting doped topological insulator, […]