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Physical Review Letters

Volume 78, Issue 12

24 March 1997

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LETTERS

General Physics

Quantifying Entanglement

V. Vedral, M. B. Plenio, M. A. Rippin, and P. L. Knight

Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 2275 (1997) - Published 24 March, 1997

The Spectral Form Factor Is Not Self-Averaging

R. E. Prange

Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 2280 (1997) - Published 24 March, 1997

Gravitation and Astrophysics

Impossibility of the Cylindrically Symmetric Einstein-Straus Model

José M. M. Senovilla and Raül Vera

Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 2284 (1997) - Published 24 March, 1997

Cosmic Strings and the String Dilaton

Thibault Damour and Alexander Vilenkin

Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 2288 (1997) - Published 24 March, 1997

High Energy Neutrinos from Cosmological Gamma-Ray Burst Fireballs

Eli Waxman and John Bahcall

Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 2292 (1997) - Published 24 March, 1997

Searching for the Mikheyev-Smirnov-Wolfenstein Enhancement

James M. Gelb, Waikwok Kwong, and S. P. Rosen

Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 2296 (1997) - Published 24 March, 1997

Elementary Particles and Fields

$B$ -Factory Physics from Effective Supersymmetry

Andrew G. Cohen, David B. Kaplan, François Lepeintre, and Ann E. Nelson

Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 2300 (1997) - Published 24 March, 1997

Observation of Two Excited Charmed Baryons Decaying into $Λ_{c}^{+} π^{\pm}$

G. Brandenburg et al. (CLEO Collaboration)

Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 2304 (1997) - Published 24 March, 1997

Nuclear Physics

Elliptical Flow: A Signature for Early Pressure in Ultrarelativistic Nucleus-Nucleus Collisions

Heinz Sorge

Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 2309 (1997) - Published 24 March, 1997

Nuclear Matter Distributions in $^{6} He$ and $^{8} He$ from Small Angle p-He Scattering in Inverse Kinematics at Intermediate Energy

G. D. Alkhazov, M. N. Andronenko, A. V. Dobrovolsky, P. Egelhof, G. E. Gavrilov, H. Geissel, H. Irnich, A. V. Khanzadeev, G. A. Korolev, A. A. Lobodenko, G. Münzenberg, M. Mutterer, S. R. Neumaier, F. Nickel, W. Schwab, D. M. Seliverstov, T. Suzuki, J. P. Theobald, N. A. Timofeev, A. A. Vorobyov, and V. I. Yatsoura

Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 2313 (1997) - Published 24 March, 1997

$L = 1$ Excitation in the Halo Nucleus $^{11} Li$

A. A. Korsheninnikov, E. A. Kuzmin, E. Yu. Nikolskii, O. V. Bochkarev, S. Fukuda, S. A. Goncharov, S. Ito, T. Kobayashi, S. Momota, B. G. Novatskii, A. A. Ogloblin, A. Ozawa, V. Pribora, I. Tanihata, and K. Yoshida

Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 2317 (1997) - Published 24 March, 1997

Systematic Description of Yrast Superdeformed Bands in Even-Even Nuclei of the Mass-190 Region

Yang Sun, Jing-ye Zhang, and Mike Guidry

Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 2321 (1997) - Published 24 March, 1997

Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

Accurate Modified Configuration Interaction Calculations for Many Electron Systems Made Easy

S. P. Goldman

Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 2325 (1997) - Published 24 March, 1997

State-Selective Depletion Spectroscopy of Negative Ions: First Observation of the $^{4} P$ State in ${Ca}^{-}$ and ${Sr}^{-}$

P. Kristensen, C. A. Brodie, U. V. Pedersen, V. V. Petrunin, and T. Andersen

Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 2329 (1997) - Published 24 March, 1997

Light-Induced Molecular Potentials

Christof Wunderlich, Esther Kobler, Hartmut Figger, and Theodor W. Hänsch

Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 2333 (1997) - Published 24 March, 1997

Thermionic Emission and Fragmentation of $C_{60}$

K. Hansen and O. Echt

Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 2337 (1997) - Published 24 March, 1997

Doubly Resonant Bragg Simultons via Second-Harmonic Generation

Claudio Conti, Stefano Trillo, and Gaetano Assanto

Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 2341 (1997) - Published 24 March, 1997

Nonlinear Dynamics, Fluid Dynamics, Classical Optics, Etc.

Determining the Information Flow of Dynamical Systems from Continuous Probability Distributions

Gustavo Deco, Christian Schittenkopf, and Bernd Schürmann

Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 2345 (1997) - Published 24 March, 1997

$1 / r$ Dynamics in External Fields: 2D or 3D?

Jan von Milczewski, David Farrelly, and T. Uzer

Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 2349 (1997) - Published 24 March, 1997

Frequency Entrainment in Optically Injected Semiconductor Lasers

P. M. Varangis, A. Gavrielides, T. Erneux, V. Kovanis, and L. F. Lester

Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 2353 (1997) - Published 24 March, 1997

Analytic Stability Theory for Faraday Waves and the Observation of the Harmonic Surface Response

H. W. Müller, H. Wittmer, C. Wagner, J. Albers, and K. Knorr

Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 2357 (1997) - Published 24 March, 1997

Exact Two Vortices Solution of Navier-Stokes Equations

O. Agullo and A. D. Verga

Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 2361 (1997) - Published 24 March, 1997

Plasma and Beam Physics

Experimental Observation of Cyclotron Superradiance under Group Synchronism Conditions

N. S. Ginzburg, I. V. Zotova, A. S. Sergeev, I. V. Konoplev, A. D. R. Phelps, A. W. Cross, S. J. Cooke, V. G. Shpak, M. I. Yalandin, S. A. Shunailov, and M. R. Ulmaskulov

Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 2365 (1997) - Published 24 March, 1997

Nonlinear Landau Damping in Collisionless Plasma and Inviscid Fluid

M. B. Isichenko

Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 2369 (1997) - Published 24 March, 1997

Time- and Space-Resolved Density Evolution of the Plasma Waveguide

T. R. Clark and H. M. Milchberg

Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 2373 (1997) - Published 24 March, 1997

Internal Transport Barrier for Electrons in JT-60U Reversed Shear Discharges

T. Fujita, S. Ide, H. Shirai, M. Kikuchi, O. Naito, Y. Koide, S. Takeji, H. Kubo, and S. Ishida

Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 2377 (1997) - Published 24 March, 1997

Condensed Matter: Structure, Etc.

Role of the Step Density in Reflection High-Energy Electron Diffraction: Questioning the Step Density Model

U. Korte and P. A. Maksym

Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 2381 (1997) - Published 24 March, 1997

Harmonic Dynamics in Supercooled Liquids: The Case of Water

Francesco Sciortino and Piero Tartaglia

Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 2385 (1997) - Published 24 March, 1997

Scaling Behavior of Anisotropic Organic Thin Films Grown in High Vacuum

F. Biscarini, P. Samorí, O. Greco, and R. Zamboni

Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 2389 (1997) - Published 24 March, 1997

Catalytic Growth of Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes: An Ab Initio Study

Young Hee Lee, Seong Gon Kim, and David Tománek

Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 2393 (1997) - Published 24 March, 1997

Phase Diagram of BaTi $O_{3}$

T. Ishidate, S. Abe, H. Takahashi, and N. Môri

Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 2397 (1997) - Published 24 March, 1997

Boson Peak and High Frequency Modes in Amorphous Silica

Bertrand Guillot and Yves Guissani

Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 2401 (1997) - Published 24 March, 1997

Low-Temperature Anomalies in Strong and Fragile Glass Formers

A. P. Sokolov, R. Calemczuk, B. Salce, A. Kisliuk, D. Quitmann, and E. Duval

Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 2405 (1997) - Published 24 March, 1997

Liquid-Liquid Phase Transition: Evidence from Simulations

Stephen Harrington, Rong Zhang, Peter H. Poole, Francesco Sciortino, and H. Eugene Stanley

Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 2409 (1997) - Published 24 March, 1997

Lattice-Dynamical Study of the $α$ - $β$ Phase Transition of Quartz: Soft-Mode Behavior and Elastic Anomalies

Mikhail B. Smirnov and Andrei P. Mirgorodsky

Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 2413 (1997) - Published 24 March, 1997

Smectic Phase in a Colloidal Suspension of Semiflexible Virus Particles

Zvonimir Dogic and Seth Fraden

Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 2417 (1997) - Published 24 March, 1997

Observation of Self-Organized Criticality Near the Superfluid Transition in ${}^{4}H e$

W. A. Moeur, P. K. Day, F-C. Liu, S. T. P. Boyd, M. J. Adriaans, and R. V. Duncan

Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 2421 (1997) - Published 24 March, 1997

Nanoscale Investigation of Wetting Dynamics with a Surface Force Apparatus

Jérôme Crassous, Elisabeth Charlaix, and Jean-Luc Loubet

Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 2425 (1997) - Published 24 March, 1997

Condensed Matter: Electronic Properties, Etc.

Chiral Metal as a Heisenberg Ferromagnet

H. Mathur

Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 2429 (1997) - Published 24 March, 1997

Two Meyer-Neldel Rules in Porous Silicon

Y. Lubianiker and I. Balberg

Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 2433 (1997) - Published 24 March, 1997

Interfacial Defects in Si $O_{2}$ Revealed by Photon Stimulated Tunneling of Electrons

V. V. Afanas'ev and A. Stesmans

Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 2437 (1997) - Published 24 March, 1997

Band Alignment in ${Si}_{1 - y} C_{y} / Si (001)$ and ${Si}_{1 - x} {Ge}_{x} / {Si}_{1 - y} C_{y} / Si (001)$ Quantum Wells by Photoluminescence under Applied [100] and [110] Uniaxial Stress

D. C. Houghton, G. C. Aers, N. L. Rowell, K. Brunner, W. Winter, and K. Eberl

Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 2441 (1997) - Published 24 March, 1997

Inelastic Quantum Magnetotransport in a Highly Correlated Two-Dimensional Electron Liquid

Yuri P. Monarkha, Shin-ichiro Ito, Keiya Shirahama, and Kimitoshi Kono

Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 2445 (1997) - Published 24 March, 1997

Fluctuations of Conductance Peak Spacings in the Coulomb Blockade Regime: Role of Electron-Electron Interaction

Ya. M. Blanter, A. D. Mirlin, and B. A. Muzykantskii

Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 2449 (1997) - Published 24 March, 1997

Spin-Excitation-Instability-Induced Quantum Phase Transitions in Double-Layer Quantum Hall Systems

Lian Zheng, R. J. Radtke, and S. Das Sarma

Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 2453 (1997) - Published 24 March, 1997

Effective Actions for Spin Ladders

S. Dell'Aringa, E. Ercolessi, G. Morandi, P. Pieri, and M. Roncaglia

Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 2457 (1997) - Published 24 March, 1997

Electronic Raman Scattering of Overdoped ${Tl}_{2} {Ba}_{2} {CuO}_{6 + δ}$ in High Magnetic Fields

G. Blumberg, Moonsoo Kang, and M. V. Klein

Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 2461 (1997) - Published 24 March, 1997

Populated Domain Walls

Chetan Nayak and Frank Wilczek

Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 2465 (1997) - Published 24 March, 1997

Electron-Hole Transport in Capacitively Coupled 1D Arrays of Small Tunnel Junctions

M. Matters, J. J. Versluys, and J. E. Mooij

Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 2469 (1997) - Published 24 March, 1997

Density Profiles in Random Quantum Spin Chains

Ferenc Iglói and Heiko Rieger

Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 2473 (1997) - Published 24 March, 1997

Counterion-Induced Attraction between Rigid Polyelectrolytes

Niels Grønbech-Jensen, Robert J. Mashl, Robijn F. Bruinsma, and William M. Gelbart

Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 2477 (1997) - Published 24 March, 1997

Electronic Sputtering of Thin Conductors by Neutralization of Slow Highly Charged Ions

T. Schenkel, M. A. Briere, H. Schmidt-Böcking, K. Bethge, and D. H. Schneider

Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 2481 (1997) - Published 24 March, 1997

Cross-Disciplinary Physics

Experimental Studies of Bubble Dynamics in a Slowly Driven Monolayer Foam

Michael Dennin and Charles M. Knobler

Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 2485 (1997) - Published 24 March, 1997

Multiarmed Spirals in Excitable Media

Bakthier Vasiev, Florian Siegert, and Cornelis Weijer

Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 2489 (1997) - Published 24 March, 1997

COMMENTS

Comment on “Cauchy Relation in Dense $H_{2}$ O Ice VII”

V. V. Brazhkin and A. G. Lyapin

Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 2493 (1997) - Published 24 March, 1997

Comment on “Al NMR Local Probe of Local Moments Induced by an Al impurity in High- $T_{c}$ Cuprate ${La}_{1.85} {Sr}_{0.15} {CuO}_{4}$ ”

H. Alloul, J. Bobroff, and P. Mendels

Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 2494 (1997) - Published 24 March, 1997

Ishida, Kitaoka, and Asayama Reply:

K. Ishida, Y. Kitaoka, and K. Asayama

Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 2495 (1997) - Published 24 March, 1997

ERRATA

Shear-Induced Sponge-to-Lamellar Transition in a Hyperswollen Lyotropic System [Phys. Rev. Lett. 77, 4390 (1996)]

Jun Yamamoto and Hajime Tanaka

Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 2496 (1997) - Published 24 March, 1997

Gauge and Yukawa Coupling Unification in Models with Gauge-Mediated Supersymmetry Breaking [Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 1002 (1997)]

Jonathan A. Bagger, Konstantin T. Matchev, Damien M. Pierce, and Ren-Jie Zhang

Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 2497 (1997) - Published 24 March, 1997