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  • Pseudo-Landau Thermal Diffusion

    Author(s): Jun Guo, Guoqiang Xu, Mengqi Liu, Xue Zhou, Guangming Tao, and Cheng-Wei Qiu A synthetic pseudomagnetic field induces Landau-level-like quantization in heat diffusion, leading to a macroscopic quantum thermal Hall-like resistance plateau in a fundamentally dissipative system. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 056306] Published Thu Feb 05, 2026

  • Visualization of Defect-Induced Interband Proximity Effect at the Nanoscale

    Author(s): Thomas Gozlinski, Qili Li, Rolf Heid, Oleg Kurnosikov, Alexander Haas, Ryohei Nemoto, Toyo Kazu Yamada, Jörg Schmalian, and Wulf Wulfhekel By exploiting defects in a superconductor, scientists have observed the switching of a material’s two superconducting states into one. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 056401] Published Wed Feb 04, 2026

  • Purely Electronic Chirality without Structural Chirality

    Author(s): Takayuki Ishitobi and Kazumasa Hattori A crystal whose arrangement of atoms lacks chirality can nevertheless host a chiral electronic state. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 056402] Published Wed Feb 04, 2026

  • Ab Initio Bulk Free Energy Surface of Proper Ferroelectrics

    Author(s): Pinchen Xie, Yixiao Chen, Xinyu Xu, Zhi Yao, Weinan E, and Roberto Car Through a combination of first-principles techniques, neural network models, and metadynamics simulations accurate free energy surfaces of ferroic materials can now be obtained without an a priori ansatz of the polynomial-based energy model. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 056801] Published Wed Feb 04, 2026

  • From Spin to Pseudospin Symmetry: The Origin of Magic Numbers in Nuclear Structure

    Author(s): C. R. Ding, C. C. Wang, J. M. Yao, H. Hergert, H. Z. Liang, and S. K. Bogner Calculations show how the mysterious “magic numbers” that stabilize nuclear structures emerge naturally from nuclear forces—once these are described with appropriate spatial resolution. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 052501] Published Mon Feb 02, 2026

  • Dynamical Superconducting Parity Effect in a Coulomb Pb Island

    Author(s): Wenhao Zhang, Xin Liao, James Jun He, Hui-Nan Xia, Tao Xie, Naoto Nagaosa, Tianyou Zhai, and Ying-Shuang Fu Cooper-pair condensation dynamics plays an indispensable role in a new type of superconducting parity effect in a Coulomb blockade system made up of nanosized Pb islands. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 056201] Published Mon Feb 02, 2026

  • Ideal Glass and Ideal Disk Packing in Two Dimensions

    Author(s): Viola M. Bolton-Lum, R. Cameron Dennis, Peter K. Morse, and Eric I. Corwin A computational minimization procedure shows how to make an ideal glass, a disordered system of particles with zero configurational entropy and with the mechanical and thermal properties of a crystal. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 058201] Published Mon Feb 02, 2026
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