Volume 123, Issue 13

27 September 2019

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On the Cover

A ribbon diagram, smoothed backbone representation, and schematic representation of the protein 1zd0 with lasso supercoiling motif.

From the article:

Supercoiling in a Protein Increases its Stability
Szymon Niewieczerzał and Joanna I. Sulkowska
Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 138102 (2019)

EDITORIALS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

Editorial: Physics and Life

Stephan W. Grill and Hugues Chaté

Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 130001 (2019) - Published 26 September, 2019

HIGHLIGHTED ARTICLES

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Standard Ruler at Cosmic Dawn

Julian B. Muñoz

Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 131301 (2019) - Published 26 September, 2019

A theoretical study pinpoints a new standard ruler for measuring the cosmic expansion rate when stars were just starting to form.

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Hiding the Cosmological Constant

S. Carlip

Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 131302 (2019) - Published 27 September, 2019

Theory suggests that empty space is filled with enormous energy, but according to a new proposal this energy may be hidden because its effects cancel at the tiniest scales.

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Deterministic Shaping and Reshaping of Single-Photon Temporal Wave Functions

O. Morin, M. Körber, S. Langenfeld, and G. Rempe

Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 133602 (2019) - Published 24 September, 2019

Consistent control of an individual photon’s amplitude and phase inside a cavity is now possible, promising applications in quantum information.

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3D Strain in 2D Materials: To What Extent is Monolayer Graphene Graphite?

Y. W. Sun, W. Liu, I. Hernandez, J. Gonzalez, F. Rodriguez, D. J. Dunstan, and C. J. Humphreys

Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 135501 (2019) - Published 25 September, 2019

Atomically thin graphene is considered a prototypical 2D material, but high-pressure experiments now reveal the 3D nature of its mechanical properties.

EDITORS' SUGGESTION

Treelike Interactions and Fast Scrambling with Cold Atoms

Gregory Bentsen, Tomohiro Hashizume, Anton S. Buyskikh, Emily J. Davis, Andrew J. Daley, Steven S. Gubser, and Monika Schleier-Smith

Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 130601 (2019) - Published 23 September, 2019

Scheme based on cold atoms to simulate many-body quantum effects in spin models with varying degrees of connectivity shows that a sparse, nonrandom interaction graph suffices to attain fast scrambling.

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Underlying Topological Dirac Nodal Line Mechanism of the Anomalously Large Electron-Phonon Coupling Strength on a Be (0001) Surface

Ronghan Li, Jiangxu Li, Lei Wang, Jiaxi Liu, Hui Ma, Hai-Feng Song, Dianzhong Li, Yiyi Li, and Xing-Qiu Chen

Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 136802 (2019) - Published 23 September, 2019

The underlying mechanism behind the anomalously large electron-phonon coupling effect in beryllium can be attributed to a novel electron-phonon enhancement caused by topologically protected Dirac-nodal-line-induced non-trivial surface states.

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Topological Classification of Shot Noise on Fractional Quantum Hall Edges

Christian Spånslätt, Jinhong Park, Yuval Gefen, and Alexander D. Mirlin

Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 137701 (2019) - Published 26 September, 2019

Shot noise generated on fractional quantum Hall edges can represent three possible combinations of electrical and thermal transport.

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Giant Thermoelectric Response of Nanofluidic Systems Driven by Water Excess Enthalpy

Li Fu, Laurent Joly, and Samy Merabia

Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 138001 (2019) - Published 24 September, 2019

Improved modeling for nanofluidic systems predicts thermoelectric performance comparable to that of state of the art solid thermoelectrics.

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Alternative Frictional Model for Discontinuous Shear Thickening of Dense Suspensions: Hydrodynamics

Safa Jamali and John F. Brady

Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 138002 (2019) - Published 25 September, 2019

Asperities change the dynamics of particles in the discontinuous shear thickening regime.

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Advantage of Being Multicomponent and Spatial: Multipartite Viruses Colonize Structured Populations with Lower Thresholds

Yi-Jiao Zhang, Zhi-Xi Wu, Petter Holme, and Kai-Cheng Yang

Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 138101 (2019) - Published 26 September, 2019

Proposed network-based model explains why multipartite viruses colonize mostly plants, but not animals or humans.

LETTERS

General Physics: Statistical and Quantum Mechanics, Quantum Information, etc.

Integrable Floquet Hamiltonian for a Periodically Tilted 1D Gas

A. Colcelli, G. Mussardo, G. Sierra, and A. Trombettoni

Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 130401 (2019) - Published 26 September, 2019

Quantum Entropic Self-Localization with Ultracold Fermions

Mikhail Mamaev, Itamar Kimchi, Michael A. Perlin, Rahul M. Nandkishore, and Ana Maria Rey

Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 130402 (2019) - Published 27 September, 2019

Nonunitary Operations for Ground-State Calculations in Near-Term Quantum Computers

Guglielmo Mazzola, Pauline J. Ollitrault, Panagiotis Kl. Barkoutsos, and Ivano Tavernelli

Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 130501 (2019) - Published 27 September, 2019

EDITORS' SUGGESTION

Treelike Interactions and Fast Scrambling with Cold Atoms

Gregory Bentsen, Tomohiro Hashizume, Anton S. Buyskikh, Emily J. Davis, Andrew J. Daley, Steven S. Gubser, and Monika Schleier-Smith

Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 130601 (2019) - Published 23 September, 2019

Generalized Hydrodynamics with Space-Time Inhomogeneous Interactions

Alvise Bastianello, Vincenzo Alba, and Jean-Sébastien Caux

Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 130602 (2019) - Published 27 September, 2019

Symmetry Breaking Bias and the Dynamics of a Quantum Phase Transition

Marek M. Rams, Jacek Dziarmaga, and Wojciech H. Zurek

Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 130603 (2019) - Published 27 September, 2019

Gravitation and Astrophysics

Multioscillating Boson Stars

Matthew Choptuik, Ramon Masachs, and Benson Way

Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 131101 (2019) - Published 26 September, 2019

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Standard Ruler at Cosmic Dawn

Julian B. Muñoz

Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 131301 (2019) - Published 26 September, 2019

A theoretical study pinpoints a new standard ruler for measuring the cosmic expansion rate when stars were just starting to form.

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Hiding the Cosmological Constant

S. Carlip

Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 131302 (2019) - Published 27 September, 2019

Theory suggests that empty space is filled with enormous energy, but according to a new proposal this energy may be hidden because its effects cancel at the tiniest scales.

Elementary Particles and Fields

Vertex Constraints in 3D Higher Spin Theories

Stefan Fredenhagen, Olaf Krüger, and Karapet Mkrtchyan

Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 131601 (2019) - Published 25 September, 2019

Critical Look at $β$ -Function Singularities at Large $N$

Tommi Alanne, Simone Blasi, and Nicola Andrea Dondi

Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 131602 (2019) - Published 27 September, 2019

Derivation of Holographic Negativity in ${AdS}_{3} / {CFT}_{2}$

Yuya Kusuki, Jonah Kudler-Flam, and Shinsei Ryu

Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 131603 (2019) - Published 27 September, 2019

First Measurement of Inclusive Muon Neutrino Charged Current Differential Cross Sections on Argon at $E_{ν} \sim 0.8 GeV$ with the MicroBooNE Detector

P. Abratenko et al. (MicroBooNE Collaboration)

Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 131801 (2019) - Published 23 September, 2019

Search for a Light Charged Higgs Boson Decaying to a $W$ Boson and a $C P$ -Odd Higgs Boson in Final States with $e μ μ$ or $μ μ μ$ in Proton-Proton Collisions at $\sqrt{s} = 13 TeV$

A. M. Sirunyan et al. (CMS Collaboration)

Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 131802 (2019) - Published 23 September, 2019

DUNE as the Next-Generation Solar Neutrino Experiment

Francesco Capozzi, Shirley Weishi Li, Guanying Zhu, and John F. Beacom

Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 131803 (2019) - Published 27 September, 2019

Production and Detection of an Axion Dark Matter Echo

Ariel Arza and Pierre Sikivie

Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 131804 (2019) - Published 27 September, 2019

Can New Physics Hide inside the Proton?

Stefano Carrazza, Celine Degrande, Shayan Iranipour, Juan Rojo, and Maria Ubiali

Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 132001 (2019) - Published 26 September, 2019

Nuclear Physics

Polarization of $Λ$ ( $\bar{Λ}$ ) Hyperons along the Beam Direction in $Au + Au$ Collisions at $\sqrt{s_{N N}} = 200 GeV$

J. Adam et al. (STAR Collaboration)

Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 132301 (2019) - Published 27 September, 2019

Observation of Excess $J / ψ$ Yield at Very Low Transverse Momenta in $Au + Au$ Collisions at $\sqrt{s_{N N}} = 200 GeV$ and $U + U$ Collisions at $\sqrt{s_{N N}} = 193 GeV$

J. Adam et al. (STAR Collaboration)

Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 132302 (2019) - Published 27 September, 2019

Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

Fano’s Propensity Rule in Angle-Resolved Attosecond Pump-Probe Photoionization

David Busto, Jimmy Vinbladh, Shiyang Zhong, Marcus Isinger, Saikat Nandi, Sylvain Maclot, Per Johnsson, Mathieu Gisselbrecht, Anne L’Huillier, Eva Lindroth, and Jan Marcus Dahlström

Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 133201 (2019) - Published 23 September, 2019

Coherent Control of the Rotational Degree of Freedom of a Two-Ion Coulomb Crystal

Erik Urban, Neil Glikin, Sara Mouradian, Kai Krimmel, Boerge Hemmerling, and Hartmut Haeffner

Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 133202 (2019) - Published 24 September, 2019

Circular Holographic Ionization-Phase Meter

S. Donsa, N. Douguet, J. Burgdörfer, I. Březinová, and L. Argenti

Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 133203 (2019) - Published 27 September, 2019

Measuring Magnetic Fields with Magnetic-Field-Insensitive Transitions

Yotam Shapira, Yehonatan Dallal, Roee Ozeri, and Ady Stern

Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 133204 (2019) - Published 27 September, 2019

Sub-Kelvin Stereodynamics of the $Ne ({{}^{3}P}_{2}) + N_{2}$ Reaction

Junwen Zou, Sean D. S. Gordon, and Andreas Osterwalder

Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 133401 (2019) - Published 23 September, 2019

Cavity-Mediated Unconventional Pairing in Ultracold Fermionic Atoms

Frank Schlawin and Dieter Jaksch

Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 133601 (2019) - Published 24 September, 2019

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Deterministic Shaping and Reshaping of Single-Photon Temporal Wave Functions

O. Morin, M. Körber, S. Langenfeld, and G. Rempe

Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 133602 (2019) - Published 24 September, 2019

Consistent control of an individual photon’s amplitude and phase inside a cavity is now possible, promising applications in quantum information.

Chiral Light-Matter Interaction beyond the Rotating-Wave Approximation

Sahand Mahmoodian

Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 133603 (2019) - Published 26 September, 2019

Nonlinear Dynamics, Fluid Dynamics, Classical Optics, etc.

Semidiscrete Quantum Droplets and Vortices

Xiliang Zhang, Xiaoxi Xu, Yiyin Zheng, Zhaopin Chen, Bin Liu, Chunqing Huang, Boris A. Malomed, and Yongyao Li

Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 133901 (2019) - Published 27 September, 2019

Robust Ultrashort Light Bullets in Strongly Twisted Waveguide Arrays

Carles Milián, Yaroslav V. Kartashov, and Lluis Torner

Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 133902 (2019) - Published 27 September, 2019

Diffusion-Dominated Pinch-Off of Ultralow Surface Tension Fluids

Hau Yung Lo, Yuan Liu, Sze Yi Mak, Zhuo Xu, Youchuang Chao, Kaye Jiale Li, Ho Cheung Shum, and Lei Xu

Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 134501 (2019) - Published 23 September, 2019

Time-Periodic Inertial Range Dynamics

Lennaert van Veen, Alberto Vela-Martín, and Genta Kawahara

Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 134502 (2019) - Published 27 September, 2019

Plasma and Beam Physics

Conductivity Induced by High-Field Terahertz Waves in Dielectric Material

B. D. O’Shea, G. Andonian, S. K. Barber, C. I. Clarke, P. D. Hoang, M. J. Hogan, B. Naranjo, O. B. Williams, V. Yakimenko, and J. B. Rosenzweig

Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 134801 (2019) - Published 23 September, 2019

Condensed Matter: Structure, etc.

Dynamical Origin of the Total and Zero-Point Kinetic Energy in a Quantum Fluid

Eleonora Guarini, Martin Neumann, Ubaldo Bafile, Stefano Bellissima, and Daniele Colognesi

Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 135301 (2019) - Published 24 September, 2019

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3D Strain in 2D Materials: To What Extent is Monolayer Graphene Graphite?

Y. W. Sun, W. Liu, I. Hernandez, J. Gonzalez, F. Rodriguez, D. J. Dunstan, and C. J. Humphreys

Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 135501 (2019) - Published 25 September, 2019

Atomically thin graphene is considered a prototypical 2D material, but high-pressure experiments now reveal the 3D nature of its mechanical properties.

Consequences of Lattice Mismatch for Phase Equilibrium in Heterostructured Solids

Layne B. Frechette, Christoph Dellago, and Phillip L. Geissler

Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 135701 (2019) - Published 24 September, 2019

Condensed Matter: Electronic Properties, etc.

Dynamical Scar States in Driven Fracton Systems

Shriya Pai and Michael Pretko

Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 136401 (2019) - Published 24 September, 2019

Reaching the Continuum Limit in Finite-Temperature Ab Initio Field-Theory Computations in Many-Fermion Systems

Yuan-Yao He, Hao Shi, and Shiwei Zhang

Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 136402 (2019) - Published 24 September, 2019

Energy Spectrum of Two-Dimensional Excitons in a Nonuniform Dielectric Medium

M. R. Molas, A. O. Slobodeniuk, K. Nogajewski, M. Bartos, Ł. Bala, A. Babiński, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, C. Faugeras, and M. Potemski

Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 136801 (2019) - Published 23 September, 2019

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Underlying Topological Dirac Nodal Line Mechanism of the Anomalously Large Electron-Phonon Coupling Strength on a Be (0001) Surface

Ronghan Li, Jiangxu Li, Lei Wang, Jiaxi Liu, Hui Ma, Hai-Feng Song, Dianzhong Li, Yiyi Li, and Xing-Qiu Chen

Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 136802 (2019) - Published 23 September, 2019

Quantum Criticality and Formation of a Singular Fermi Liquid in the Attractive $SU (N > 2)$ Anderson Model

Cătălin Paşcu Moca, Razvan Chirla, Balázs Dóra, and Gergely Zaránd

Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 136803 (2019) - Published 26 September, 2019

Impact of Symmetry on Anisotropic Magnetoresistance in Textured Ferromagnetic Thin Films

A. Philippi-Kobs, A. Farhadi, L. Matheis, D. Lott, A. Chuvilin, and H. P. Oepen

Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 137201 (2019) - Published 25 September, 2019

Spin Chain Network Construction of Chiral Spin Liquids

Gabriel Ferraz, Flávia B. Ramos, Reinhold Egger, and Rodrigo G. Pereira

Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 137202 (2019) - Published 25 September, 2019

Smectic Liquid-Crystalline Structure of Skyrmions in Chiral Magnet ${Co}_{8.5} {Zn}_{7.5} {Mn}_{4} (110)$ Thin Film

T. Nagase, M. Komatsu, Y. G. So, T. Ishida, H. Yoshida, Y. Kawaguchi, Y. Tanaka, K. Saitoh, N. Ikarashi, M. Kuwahara, and M. Nagao

Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 137203 (2019) - Published 27 September, 2019

Unique Crystal Structure of ${Ca}_{2} {RuO}_{4}$ in the Current Stabilized Semimetallic State

J. Bertinshaw, N. Gurung, P. Jorba, H. Liu, M. Schmid, D. T. Mantadakis, M. Daghofer, M. Krautloher, A. Jain, G. H. Ryu, O. Fabelo, P. Hansmann, G. Khaliullin, C. Pfleiderer, B. Keimer, and B. J. Kim

Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 137204 (2019) - Published 27 September, 2019