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  • 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

  • Black Hole Spectroscopy and Tests of General Relativity with GW250114

    Author(s): A. G. Abac et al. (The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, The Virgo Collaboration, and The KAGRA Collaboration) An analysis of a record-breaking gravitational-wave detection tests whether general relativity holds under extreme conditions. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 041403] Published Thu Jan 29, 2026

  • Real-Space Switching of Local Moments Driven by Quantum Geometry in Correlated Graphene Heterostructures

    Author(s): Niklas Witt, Siheon Ryee, Lennart Klebl, Jennifer Cano, Giorgio Sangiovanni, and Tim O. Wehling Hybridization-induced topological transition between Mott states leads to flat bands, providing an alternative to twisted bilayer graphene. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 046505] Published Thu Jan 29, 2026

  • Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking of Cavity Vacuum and Emergent Gyrotropic Effects in Embedded Moiré Superlattices

    Author(s): Zuzhang Lin, Hsun-Chi Chan, Wenqi Yang, Yixin Sha, Cong Xiao, Shuang Zhang, and Wang Yao All-to-one coupling between electrons in moiré superlattice to a deep-subwavelength cavity uncovers an unprecedented dual spontaneous parity symmetry breaking simultaneously in the cavity vacuum and the electronic ground state. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 046903] Published Thu Jan 29, 2026

  • Excitonic Instability Revealed by the Elastocaloric Effect in ${\mathrm{Ta}}_{2}{\mathrm{NiSe}}_{5}$

    Author(s): Elliott Rosenberg, Joss Ayres-Sims, Andrew Millis, David Cobden, and Jiun-Haw Chu Elastocaloric effect measurements on Ta2NiSe5 show that its phase transition at ~324 K is driven by a nonacoustic instability, rather than by an acoustic shear mode, strengthening the case that the transition is largely excitonic in nature. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 046503] Published Wed Jan 28, 2026
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