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Giant Brute-Force Simulation to Reveal Nucleation and Growth of Ultrasonic Cavitation Bubbles2026-7-27
This study reveals the early-stage dynamics of ultrasonic cavitation using a record 100-billion-atom simulation to capture bubble nucleation, growth, clustering, and periodic splitting under nonequilibrium conditions.
Electromagnetism, optics, acoustics, heat transfer, and classical and fluid mechanics
Statistical physics and thermodynamics
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Monitored Quantum Systems and Quantum Trajectories2026-7-21
This review in Progress of Theoretical and Experimental Physics introduces monitored quantum systems and quantum trajectories, emphasizing their spectral properties, typical behaviors such as ergodicity and purification, and measurement-induced phases.
General and Mathematical Physics
Mathematical methods, classical and quantum physics, relativity, gravitation, numerical simulation, computational modeling
Statistical physics and thermodynamics
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Topological Defects as Seeds of Phase Separation: Insights from a Minimal Lattice Model2026-7-13
A minimal lattice model revealed that topological defects with winding number +1 serve as nucleation sites for phase separation in active matter systems.
Cross-disciplinary physics and related areas of science and technology
Statistical physics and thermodynamics
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A Deep Dive Into AI-Driven Materials Science2026-7-6
This review from the Journal of the Physical Society of Japan examines how artificial intelligence overcomes traditional materials science bottlenecks, highlighting the shift from intuition-based discovery to data-driven innovation.
Cross-disciplinary physics and related areas of science and technology
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Peculiar Magnet Pointing Against an Applied Magnetic Field2026-7-1
TbNiC2 exhibits negative magnetization. A new mechanism, based on the coupling between the charge density wave and the antiferromagnetic order, is proposed to account for this peculiar phenomenon.
Cross-disciplinary physics and related areas of science and technology
Magnetic properties in condensed matter
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The Thermal Einstein–de Haas Effect: Theoretical Prediction and Observability in Chiral Carbon Nanotubes2026-6-22
Although the Einstein–de Haas (EdH) effect describes material rotation in a magnetic field, a thermal EdH effect, driven by a temperature gradient, remains unobserved. Recently, chiral carbon nanotubes were theoretically proposed as promising candidates to observe it.
Cross-disciplinary physics and related areas of science and technology
Structure and mechanical and thermal properties in condensed matter
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Path Towards Experimental Exploration of Quantum Gravity2026-6-15
This study presents a novel route for experimentally realizing the Sachdev–Ye–Kitaev (SYK) model, considered holographically dual to charged black holes, offering the first step towards experimental studies of quantum gravity.
Mathematical methods, classical and quantum physics, relativity, gravitation, numerical simulation, computational modeling
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Negative Apparent Viscosity in Liquid Crystals2026-6-8
Electrically driven liquid-crystal turbulence generates self-sustained flow and negative apparent viscosity. The fluorinated, chemically robust nematic PPDFB shows a substantially larger negative-viscosity effect than Schiff-base nematics.Cross-disciplinary physics and related areas of science and technology
Electromagnetism, optics, acoustics, heat transfer, and classical and fluid mechanics
Structure and mechanical and thermal properties in condensed matter
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Verification of Magnetic Structure Observation at the Atomic Scale2026-6-2
Magnetic neutron scattering holography (MNH) were performed on a Fe0.08Co0.92 single crystal. The resulting holograms provided the first experimental evidence that MNH is sensitive to magnetic signals.
Atomic and molecular physics
Cross-disciplinary physics and related areas of science and technology
Nuclear physics
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Magnetic-Field Driven Switching of Multipolar Order in an f-Electron System2026-5-22
This study investigates high-rank multipole physics in f-electron systems, providing the first clear experimental evidence for field-induced switching of ferro-quadrupole order in a non-Kramer ion system, along with a new conceptual framework
Magnetic properties in condensed matter
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Refining Primordial Black Hole Formation with Peak Theory and a Physical Collapse Criterion2026-5-18
This study introduces a refined framework for primordial black hole formation, replacing older approximations with peak theory and physical collapse criterion, resulting in revised predictions for their mass and abundance.
Astrophysics, cosmology, and geophysics
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New Crosscap States: Modular Bootstrap on Unorientable Manifolds2026-5-11
We derive a generalized modular bootstrap equation for conformal field theories on unorientable manifolds in the presence of symmetry defects and identify new crosscap states labeled by noninvertible symmetries.
Theoretical Particle Physics
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Role of the Diffusion Layer in Energy Devices2026-5-1
In many energy devices, electron transfer occurs between ions dissolved in the electrolyte and the electrodes. For keep current flowing, new ions must be supplied continuously to the electrode surface from the bulk region. The diffusion layer’s role in diffusive mass transfer was clarified using the rotating disk electrode method.
Cross-disciplinary physics and related areas of science and technology
Structure and mechanical and thermal properties in condensed matter
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Enhancing Accuracy and Reliability Bayesian Framework for Analysis of AR-HAXPES of Hard X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy2026-4-28
We present a Bayesian framework for angle-resolved hard X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (AR-HAXPES), combining Replica Exchange Monte Carlo with hierarchical integration to objectively and precisely estimate thin-film thickness.
Dielectric, optical, and other properties in condensed matter
Electronic structure and electrical properties of surfaces and nanostructures
Measurement, instrumentation, and techniques
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What Shapes Electron Distributions in Nonequilibrium Nanowires?2026-4-20
A theoretical framework was developed to describe nonequilibrium electron distributions across the ballistic, diffusive, and local equilibrium transport regimes in voltage-biased nanowires in a unified manner.
Electronic transport in condensed matter
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Unveiling the Nodal Topology of the Spin-Triplet Superconductor Candidate UTe22026-4-13
Using high-quality UTe2 (Tc = 2.1 K), we identify its nodal gap structure. Field-angle‑resolved specific‑heat reveals a b-axis singularity, supporting spin-triplet superconductivity with nodes along the b axis.
Structure and mechanical and thermal properties in condensed matter
Superconductivity
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Toward Clarification of Physical Properties of Quasicrystals: Noncollinear Magnetic Orders in Icosahedral Approximants2026-4-6
An effective model based on magnetic anisotropy arising from a crystalline electric field is constructed for icosahedral approximants, which not only explains measured ferromagnets and antiferromagnets but also reveals new types of noncollinear magnetic orders.
Cross-disciplinary physics and related areas of science and technology
Electronic transport in condensed matter
Magnetic properties in condensed matter
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Definitive Momentum and Spin Imaging Resolves 20-Year Debate on Gold Surface Spin2026-4-1
Researchers at the Institute for Molecular Science (IMS) have utilized a cutting-edge Photoelectron Momentum Microscope (PMM) at the UVSOR Synchrotron Facility to settle a two-decade-long controversy concerning the direction of electron spin on the Au(111) surface. This study provides a definitive, full-map, comprehensive reference for quantum imaging that is essential for advancing spintronics technology.
Electronic structure and electrical properties of surfaces and nanostructures
Magnetic properties in condensed matter
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Solving Sign Problem: Phase-Structure Analysis of a Lattice Model with a Topological θ Term Using Tensor Renormalization Group Approach2026-3-23
This study clarifies the phase structure of the two-dimensional lattice CP(1) model with a θ term by employing the tensor renormalization group method and conformal field theory, thus enabling the circumvention of the sign problem and logarithmic corrections.
Theoretical Particle Physics
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Seven New Pieces of the Nuclear Landscape Puzzle Uncovered Near Cerium-1592026-3-13
RIKEN discovered seven neutron-rich isotopes in the rare-earth region, pushing the nuclear landscape frontier toward an astrophysical r-process path. RIKEN discovered over 200 isotopes using in-flight separation.
Nuclear physics
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Quantum Fluctuations Stabilize Droplets in Dipolar Bose–Einstein Condensate2026-3-9
This study shows how quantum fluctuations can stabilize droplets in the Bose-Einstein condensates consisting of strong magnetic dipolar interactions using path-integral Monte Carlo method, explaining past experimental observations.
Mathematical methods, classical and quantum physics, relativity, gravitation, numerical simulation, computational modeling
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Creation of Chiral Phonons−How Lattice Chirality Imparts Angular Momentum to Phonons?2026-3-2
Chiral crystals host phonons with intrinsic angular momentum, whose quantization and energy splitting reflect the lattice chirality and reveal the microscopic features of interatomic interactions.Structure and mechanical and thermal properties in condensed matter
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Topological Hall Effect in Praseodymium Diantimonide2026-2-27
The discovery of the topological Hall effect in a praseodymium-based compound is significant because its magnetism is not limited to a simple spin-only configuration as in many previous rare-earth systems.
Magnetic properties in condensed matter
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Topological Recast of Vortex Structures in Human Heart Blood Flow2026-2-16
We developed a new topological data analysis method to objectively identify the cardiac vortex structures. The method provides robust quantitative metrics for advancing cardiovascular diagnostics.
Cross-disciplinary physics and related areas of science and technology
Electromagnetism, optics, acoustics, heat transfer, and classical and fluid mechanics
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Do Superconductors Dream of Tsunamis? — A Cross-disciplinary Journey of Solitons2026-2-10
Tsunami-like solitons propagating over rocky-desert-like disordered backgrounds have been identified in a novel soliton equation derived from the theory of parity-mixed superconductivity.
Mathematical methods, classical and quantum physics, relativity, gravitation, numerical simulation, computational modeling
Superconductivity
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Oxide Superionic Conductivity of a-Axis-Oriented Ce0.75Sm0.25O2−δ Thin Film2026-2-2
Highly a-axis oriented Ce0.75Sm0.25O2-δ thin film fabricated on a yttria-stabilized zirconia substrate achieved oxide superionic conductivity, which can apply as an electrolyte in solid oxide fuel cells operating at medium temperature.
Electronic structure and electrical properties of surfaces and nanostructures
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A Novel Type of Magnetic Band Splitting in a Fe Spin Ladder System2026-1-22
An investigation of a Fe spin ladder system using angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy revealed a novel type of magnetic band splitting resembling that in altermagnets.
Dielectric, optical, and other properties in condensed matter
Magnetic properties in condensed matter
Superconductivity
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Rethinking Replica Analysis of Learning2026-1-19
The statistical physics analysis of learning parametric models was revisited by combining the replica method with a grand canonical ensemble and variational approach, enabling prediction error estimation for learning systems with real data.
Cross-disciplinary physics and related areas of science and technology
Statistical physics and thermodynamics
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A First-Principles Route to Complex Spin Models Beyond Heisenberg2026-1-13
This study developed a first-principles tight-binding framework that systematically evaluates higher-order spin interactions to enable the quantitative analysis and design of complex magnetic properties in materials.
Magnetic properties in condensed matter
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Quantum Phase Transition in S = 1/2 Ising-like Antiferromagnet under Transverse Magnetic Fields2026-1-9
In high-field ESR measurements, the quantum phase transition in the S = 1/2 one-dimensional Ising-like antiferromagnet, driven by transverse magnetic fields, is strongly related to the softening of the spinon excitation.
Magnetic properties in condensed matter
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Synthesis of Frustrated Magnets via Low-Temperature Topochemical Reactions2026-1-6
Topochemical exchange converts Li2CoTi3O8 into metastable Co2Ti3O8 with a diamond network, showing strong J1–J2 frustration, TN near 4.4 K, and four magnetization steps up to 50 T.Cross-disciplinary physics and related areas of science and technology
Magnetic properties in condensed matter
