Volume 131, Issue 9

1 September 2023

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Plot of an exact zero mode wave function in periodically strained graphene.

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Untwisting Moiré Physics: Almost Ideal Bands and Fractional Chern Insulators in Periodically Strained Monolayer Graphene
Qiang Gao, Junkai Dong, Patrick Ledwith, Daniel Parker, and Eslam Khalaf
Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 096401 (2023)

HIGHLIGHTED ARTICLES

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Extremal Kerr Black Holes as Amplifiers of New Physics

Gary T. Horowitz, Maciej Kolanowski, Grant N. Remmen, and Jorge E. Santos

Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 091402 (2023) - Published 31 August, 2023

A theoretical analysis suggests that certain rotating black holes might be sensitive probes of quantum gravity.

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First Observation of Electron Scattering from Online-Produced Radioactive Target

K. Tsukada, Y. Abe, A. Enokizono, T. Goke, M. Hara, Y. Honda, T. Hori, S. Ichikawa, Y. Ito, K. Kurita, C. Legris, Y. Maehara, T. Ohnishi, R. Ogawara, T. Suda, T. Tamae, M. Wakasugi, M. Watanabe, and H. Wauke

Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 092502 (2023) - Published 30 August, 2023

The first electron-scattering experiment off unstable radioisotopes marks a milestone for understanding the shape of exotic atomic nuclei.

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Photocurrent Induced by a Bicircular Light Drive in Centrosymmetric Systems

Yuya Ikeda, Sota Kitamura, and Takahiro Morimoto

Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 096301 (2023) - Published 30 August, 2023

A flower-petal pattern of light could induce electrical currents in a wider array of crystalline materials.

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Structural Transformation between a Nematic Loose Packing and a Randomly Stacked Close Packing of Granular Disks

Yunhao Ding, Jing Yang, Chenyang Wang, Zhichao Wang, Jianqi Li, Bingwen Hu, and Chengjie Xia

Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 098202 (2023) - Published 1 September, 2023

Experiments with coin-sized plastic disks have uncovered an unexpected packing behavior in which the disks form randomly oriented stacks.

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Measurement of the Time-Integrated $C P$ Asymmetry in $D^{0} \to K^{-} K^{+}$ Decays

R. Aaij et al. (LHCb Collaboration)

Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 091802 (2023) - Published 29 August, 2023

The measurement of time-integrated CP asymmetry in the Cabibbo-suppressed $D^{0} \to K^{-} K^{+}$ decay results in the first evidence for direct CP violation in a specific $D^{0}$ decay mode.

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Fast Particle Acceleration in 3D Hybrid Simulations of Quasiperpendicular Shocks

Luca Orusa and Damiano Caprioli

Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 095201 (2023) - Published 1 September, 2023

3D hybrid kinetic simulations show how ions can be spontaneously and efficiently accelerated by shock-drift acceleration at nonrelativistic quasiperpendicular shocks, ubiquitous in space and astrophysical environments.

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Atypical Sliding and Moiré Ferroelectricity in Pure Multilayer Graphene

Liu Yang, Shiping Ding, Jinhua Gao, and Menghao Wu

Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 096801 (2023) - Published 29 August, 2023

First-principles calculations show that pure graphene multilayers with more than three layers exhibit atypical sliding ferroelectricity.

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Anchoring Effect of an Obstacle in the Silo Unclogging Process

Rodrigo Caitano, Angel Garcimartín, and Iker Zuriguel

Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 098201 (2023) - Published 31 August, 2023

A new experiment on granular discharge from a silo demonstrates that an obstacle near the outlet does not always reduce, and in some cases can increase, the likelihood of clogging.

LETTERS

Quantum Information, Science, and Technology

Complete Characterization of Quantum Correlations by Randomized Measurements

Nikolai Wyderka, Andreas Ketterer, Satoya Imai, Jan Lennart Bönsel, Daniel E. Jones, Brian T. Kirby, Xiao-Dong Yu, and Otfried Gühne

Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 090201 (2023) - Published 28 August, 2023

Universal Scaling Bounds on a Quantum Heat Current

Shunsuke Kamimura, Kyo Yoshida, Yasuhiro Tokura, and Yuichiro Matsuzaki

Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 090401 (2023) - Published 31 August, 2023

Using Adaptiveness and Causal Superpositions Against Noise in Quantum Metrology

Stanisław Kurdziałek, Wojciech Górecki, Francesco Albarelli, and Rafał Demkowicz-Dobrzański

Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 090801 (2023) - Published 30 August, 2023

Cosmology, Astrophysics, and Gravitation

Cosmological Bounces Induced by a Fermion Condensate

Giorgi Tukhashvili and Paul J. Steinhardt

Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 091001 (2023) - Published 29 August, 2023

New Limits on Exotic Spin-Dependent Interactions at Astronomical Distances

L. Y. Wu, K. Y. Zhang, M. Peng, J. Gong, and H. Yan

Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 091002 (2023) - Published 29 August, 2023

Cosmological Lithium Solution from Discrete Gauged $B − L$

Seth Koren

Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 091003 (2023) - Published 1 September, 2023

Can LIGO Detect Nonannihilating Dark Matter?

Sulagna Bhattacharya, Basudeb Dasgupta, Ranjan Laha, and Anupam Ray

Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 091401 (2023) - Published 29 August, 2023

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Extremal Kerr Black Holes as Amplifiers of New Physics

Gary T. Horowitz, Maciej Kolanowski, Grant N. Remmen, and Jorge E. Santos

Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 091402 (2023) - Published 31 August, 2023

A theoretical analysis suggests that certain rotating black holes might be sensitive probes of quantum gravity.

Particles and Fields

Generalized Cuts of Feynman Integrals in Parameter Space

Ruth Britto

Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 091601 (2023) - Published 1 September, 2023

First Measurement of the Nuclear-Recoil Ionization Yield in Silicon at 100 eV

M. F. Albakry et al. (SuperCDMS Collaboration)

Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 091801 (2023) - Published 28 August, 2023

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Measurement of the Time-Integrated $C P$ Asymmetry in $D^{0} \to K^{-} K^{+}$ Decays

R. Aaij et al. (LHCb Collaboration)

Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 091802 (2023) - Published 29 August, 2023

The measurement of time-integrated CP asymmetry in the Cabibbo-suppressed $D^{0} \to K^{-} K^{+}$ decay results in the first evidence for direct CP violation in a specific $D^{0}$ decay mode.

Observation of Same-Sign $W W$ Production from Double Parton Scattering in Proton-Proton Collisions at $\sqrt{s} = 13 TeV$

A. Tumasyan et al. (CMS Collaboration)

Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 091803 (2023) - Published 1 September, 2023

Measurement of the Branching Fractions $B (B^{0} \to p \bar{p} p \bar{p})$ and $B (B_{s}^{0} \to p \bar{p} p \bar{p})$

R. Aaij et al. (LHCb Collaboration)

Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 091901 (2023) - Published 29 August, 2023

Deciphering the Long-Distance Penguin Contribution to ${\bar{B}}_{d, s} \to γ γ$ Decays

Qin Qin, Yue-Long Shen, Chao Wang, and Yu-Ming Wang

Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 091902 (2023) - Published 31 August, 2023

Observation of the Rare Decay of the $η$ Meson to Four Muons

A. Hayrapetyan et al. (CMS Collaboration)

Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 091903 (2023) - Published 1 September, 2023

Nuclear Physics

$N = 16$ Magicity Revealed at the Proton Drip Line through the Study of ${}^{35}{Ca}$

L. Lalanne et al.

Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 092501 (2023) - Published 29 August, 2023

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First Observation of Electron Scattering from Online-Produced Radioactive Target

Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 092502 (2023) - Published 30 August, 2023

The first electron-scattering experiment off unstable radioisotopes marks a milestone for understanding the shape of exotic atomic nuclei.

Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

Absolute Frequency Measurements of the $D$ Lines in ${}^{9}{Be}^{+}$ Using a Single Trapped Ion

D. M. Fairbank, A. L. Banducci, R. W. Gunkelman, J. B. VanArsdale, M. L. Vildibill, and S. M. Brewer

Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 093001 (2023) - Published 1 September, 2023

Molecular Dynamics in Rydberg Tweezer Arrays: Spin-Phonon Entanglement and Jahn-Teller Effect

Matteo Magoni, Radhika Joshi, and Igor Lesanovsky

Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 093002 (2023) - Published 1 September, 2023

Penning-Trap Mass Measurement of Helium-4

S. Sasidharan, O. Bezrodnova, S. Rau, W. Quint, S. Sturm, and K. Blaum

Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 093201 (2023) - Published 30 August, 2023

Array of Individual Circular Rydberg Atoms Trapped in Optical Tweezers

B. Ravon, P. Méhaignerie, Y. Machu, A. Durán Hernández, M. Favier, J. M. Raimond, M. Brune, and C. Sayrin

Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 093401 (2023) - Published 30 August, 2023

Formation of Rogue Waves and Modulational Instability with Zero-Wavenumber Gain in Multicomponent Systems with Coherent Coupling

Lei Liu, Wen-Rong Sun, and Boris A. Malomed

Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 093801 (2023) - Published 30 August, 2023

Plasma and Solar Physics, Accelerators and Beams

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Fast Particle Acceleration in 3D Hybrid Simulations of Quasiperpendicular Shocks

Luca Orusa and Damiano Caprioli

Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 095201 (2023) - Published 1 September, 2023

Condensed Matter and Materials

Tunable Josephson Diode Effect on the Surface of Topological Insulators

Bo Lu, Satoshi Ikegaya, Pablo Burset, Yukio Tanaka, and Naoto Nagaosa

Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 096001 (2023) - Published 29 August, 2023

Dynamic Crack-Front Deformations in Cohesive Materials

Thibault Roch, Mathias Lebihain, and Jean-François Molinari

Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 096101 (2023) - Published 31 August, 2023

Structural Evolution Governs Reversible Heat Generation in Electrical Double Layers

Liang Zeng, Ming Chen, Zhenxiang Wang, Rui Qiao, and Guang Feng

Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 096201 (2023) - Published 28 August, 2023

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Photocurrent Induced by a Bicircular Light Drive in Centrosymmetric Systems

Yuya Ikeda, Sota Kitamura, and Takahiro Morimoto

Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 096301 (2023) - Published 30 August, 2023

A flower-petal pattern of light could induce electrical currents in a wider array of crystalline materials.

Electron Pairing of Interfering Interface-Based Edge Modes

Sourav Biswas, Hemanta Kumar Kundu, Vladimir Umansky, and Moty Heiblum

Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 096302 (2023) - Published 1 September, 2023

Untwisting Moiré Physics: Almost Ideal Bands and Fractional Chern Insulators in Periodically Strained Monolayer Graphene

Qiang Gao, Junkai Dong, Patrick Ledwith, Daniel Parker, and Eslam Khalaf

Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 096401 (2023) - Published 31 August, 2023

Coulomb Drag and Heat Transfer in Strange Metals

A. L. Chudnovskiy, Alex Levchenko, and Alex Kamenev

Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 096501 (2023) - Published 30 August, 2023

Empowering Control of Antiferromagnets by THz-Induced Spin Coherence

T. G. H. Blank, K. A. Grishunin, B. A. Ivanov, E. A. Mashkovich, D. Afanasiev, and A. V. Kimel

Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 096701 (2023) - Published 29 August, 2023

Abundance of Hard-Hexagon Crystals in the Quantum Pyrochlore Antiferromagnet

Robin Schäfer, Benedikt Placke, Owen Benton, and Roderich Moessner

Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 096702 (2023) - Published 30 August, 2023

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Atypical Sliding and Moiré Ferroelectricity in Pure Multilayer Graphene

Liu Yang, Shiping Ding, Jinhua Gao, and Menghao Wu

Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 096801 (2023) - Published 29 August, 2023

First-principles calculations show that pure graphene multilayers with more than three layers exhibit atypical sliding ferroelectricity.

Disentangling the Competing Mechanisms of Light-Induced Anomalous Hall Conductivity in Three-Dimensional Dirac Semimetal

Yuta Murotani, Natsuki Kanda, Tomohiro Fujimoto, Takuya Matsuda, Manik Goyal, Jun Yoshinobu, Yohei Kobayashi, Takashi Oka, Susanne Stemmer, and Ryusuke Matsunaga

Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 096901 (2023) - Published 29 August, 2023

Hyperbolic Polaritons in Topological Nodal Ring Semimetals

Ashutosh Singh, Maria Sebastian, Yuanping Chen, Po-Yao Chang, and Alexey Belyanin

Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 096902 (2023) - Published 1 September, 2023

Spectroscopy of Spin-Split Andreev Levels in a Quantum Dot with Superconducting Leads

Arno Bargerbos, Marta Pita-Vidal, Rok Žitko, Lukas J. Splitthoff, Lukas Grünhaupt, Jaap J. Wesdorp, Yu Liu, Leo P. Kouwenhoven, Ramón Aguado, Christian Kraglund Andersen, Angela Kou, and Bernard van Heck

Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 097001 (2023) - Published 31 August, 2023

Hole-Spin Driving by Strain-Induced Spin-Orbit Interactions

José Carlos Abadillo-Uriel, Esteban A. Rodríguez-Mena, Biel Martinez, and Yann-Michel Niquet

Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 097002 (2023) - Published 1 September, 2023

Statistical Physics; Classical, Nonlinear, and Complex Systems

Optimal Time-Entropy Bounds and Speed Limits for Brownian Thermal Shortcuts

Luís Barbosa Pires, Rémi Goerlich, Arthur Luna da Fonseca, Maxime Debiossac, Paul-Antoine Hervieux, Giovanni Manfredi, and Cyriaque Genet

Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 097101 (2023) - Published 1 September, 2023

Polymers, Chemical Physics, Soft Matter, and Biological Physics

Jetting and Droplet Formation Driven by Interfacial Electrohydrodynamic Effects Mediated by Solitons in Liquid Crystals

Soumik Das, Noe Atzin, Xingzhou Tang, Ali Mozaffari, Juan de Pablo, and Nicholas L. Abbott

Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 098101 (2023) - Published 1 September, 2023

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Anchoring Effect of an Obstacle in the Silo Unclogging Process

Rodrigo Caitano, Angel Garcimartín, and Iker Zuriguel

Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 098201 (2023) - Published 31 August, 2023

A new experiment on granular discharge from a silo demonstrates that an obstacle near the outlet does not always reduce, and in some cases can increase, the likelihood of clogging.

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Structural Transformation between a Nematic Loose Packing and a Randomly Stacked Close Packing of Granular Disks

Yunhao Ding, Jing Yang, Chenyang Wang, Zhichao Wang, Jianqi Li, Bingwen Hu, and Chengjie Xia

Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 098202 (2023) - Published 1 September, 2023

Experiments with coin-sized plastic disks have uncovered an unexpected packing behavior in which the disks form randomly oriented stacks.

How to Grow a Flat Leaf

Salem al-Mosleh and L. Mahadevan

Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 098401 (2023) - Published 31 August, 2023