Showing papers in "Physics Reports in 2014"

TL;DR: This work offers a comprehensive review on both structural and dynamical organization of graphs made of diverse relationships (layers) between its constituents, and cover several relevant issues, from a full redefinition of the basic structural measures, to understanding how the multilayer nature of the network affects processes and dynamics.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors review the most representative control strategies and discuss their theoretical background and experimental realization, and discuss the importance of multistability control in applied nonlinear science.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors summarized the current status of star-forming galaxies (DSFGs) studies, focusing especially on the detailed characterization of the best-understood subset (submillimeter galaxies), and also the selection and characterization of more recently discovered DSFG populations.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the fundamental physics of the guided streamer-like structures, which are produced in cold atmospheric-pressure plasma jets, and introduce the basic theories and recent advances on the experimental and computational studies of guided streamers, in particular related to the propagation dynamics of ionization waves and various parameters of relevance to plasma streamers.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a review of the current state of the art in the field of random distributed feedback feedback laser (RDFL) generation, and discuss existing and future applications of random fiber laser, including telecommunication and distributed long reach sensor systems.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors review theories of asymmetric dark matter (ADM), their cosmological implications and detection, and how the DM asymmetry may be erased at late times through oscillations.

TL;DR: A review of the physics of lightning can be found in this article, with the goal of providing interested researchers a useful resource for starting work in this fascinating field, and the recent discoveries of intense bursts of X-rays and gamma-rays associated with thunderstorms and lightning illustrate that new and interesting physics is still being discovered in our atmosphere.

TL;DR: A review of the current state of the field of star formation can be found in this article, focusing on three central questions: What controls the rate at which gas in a galaxy converts to stars? What determines how those stars are clustered, and what fraction of the stellar population ends up in gravitationally-bound structures?

TL;DR: In this article, the nonlinear optical and optoelectronic properties of graphene with the emphasis on the processes of harmonic generation, frequency mixing, photon drag and photogalvanic effects as well as generation of photocurrents due to coherent interference effects are reviewed.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a general theory which allows one to accurately evaluate the mean first-passage time (FPT) for regular random walks in bounded domains, and its extensions to related firstpassage observables such as splitting probabilities and occupation times.

TL;DR: In this article, a review of the dissipation processes in nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS) is presented, and the purpose of this work is to understand, sort, and categorize dominant dissipation sources and to determine their significance with respect to physics processes and engineering considerations.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors provide a pedagogical introduction to the angular momentum decomposition in a gauge theory, present the main relevant decompositions and discuss in detail several aspects of the controversies regarding the question of gauge invariance, frame dependence, uniqueness and measurability.

TL;DR: In this article, the magnetic proximity effect is used to enhance the operating temperature of an exchange biased device by exploiting its magnetic proximity properties, and the authors conclude that one can enhance the operation temperature of a magnetically coupled system by exploiting magnetic proximity effects.

TL;DR: In this article, a unified theoretical formulation of statistical nonlinear optics on the basis of the wave turbulence theory is presented, which provides a nonequilibrium thermodynamic description of the system of incoherent nonlinear waves.

TL;DR: In this article, Debye devised a relaxation model for application to the dielectric properties of water and alcohols, which has been studied extensively because they are vital for biophysical processes, of fundamental importance as solvents in industrial processes and in every-day use.

TL;DR: In this paper, the density matrix renormalization group (DMRG) theory and its symmetrization scheme for quantum chemistry applied to calculate the excited states structure was used to understand the nature of the low-lying excited state structure.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a comparative overview of different modeling approaches for real-world systems with power-law distributions and discuss their potential relevance as underlying generative models for realworld phenomena.

TL;DR: The PAMELA (Payload for Antimatter Matter Exploration and Light-nuclei Astrophysics) satellite-borne experiment was launched onboard the Russian Resurs-DK1 satellite by a...

TL;DR: In this article, a theory for quantitatively predicting the particle distribution in the out-of-equilibrium quasi-stationary states (qSSs) is presented, which is applied to various LR interacting systems, ranging from plasmas to self-gravitating clusters and kinetic spin models.

TL;DR: The nonlinear and stochastic dynamics occurring in the heart and their links to normal cardiac functions and arrhythmias are summarized, providing a holistic view through integrating dynamics from the molecular (microscopic) scale, to the organelle (mesoscopic) scale), to the cellular, tissue, and organ (macroscopic) scales.

TL;DR: A detailed review of the literature for the last 5-10 years on epitaxial growth of graphene is presented in this article, where both experimental and theoretical aspects related to growth on transition metals and on silicon carbide are thoroughly reviewed.

TL;DR: In this article, it is shown that the charge-conjugated contraction of Fermion operators, dictated by the charge conjugation symmetry, allows for a bottom-up construction of a relativistic many-body Hamiltonian that is in line with the principles of quantum electrodynamics (QED).

TL;DR: The infinite square well and the Dirac delta function potentials are two of the most widely used models of one-dimensional bound-state systems in quantum mechanics as discussed by the authors, and they frequently appear in the research literature and are staples in the teaching of quantum theory on all levels.

TL;DR: A comprehensive review of quantum cloning can be found in this article, where the authors give a complete description of those important developments about quantum cloning and some related topics, and in particular, they present some detailed formulations so that further study can be taken based on those results.

TL;DR: In this paper, the basic properties of the different types of core/shell nanoparticles including a large variety of heterostructures are discussed, and general concepts based on solid state physics are considered for material selection and for identifying criteria linking the core and shell structure and its resulting properties.

TL;DR: In this paper, a broad range of issues lying at the foundations of Density Functional Theory, DFT, are reviewed, and the possibility of improving DFT functionals by applying in a systematic way the N -representability conditions on the second-order reduced density matrix (2-RDM) has been discussed.

TL;DR: In this article, a unified introduction to the symmetry analysis and its action on the motion in one-dimensional periodic, both in time and space, potentials is presented. And the analysis is further generalized to quasi-periodic drives, higher space dimensions, and quantum dynamics.

TL;DR: A comprehensive and up-to-date account of the main physical properties of DNA-based nanobiostructured devices, stressing the role played by their quasi-periodicity arrangement and correlation effects is given in this article.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors developed a theoretical framework for the calculation of time-resolved observables in a general multiterminal system subject to an arbitrary time-dependent perturbation (oscillating electrostatic gates, voltage pulses, time-varying magnetic fields, etc.).

TL;DR: Cosmic dust particles are small solid objects observed in the solar planetary system and in many astronomical objects like the surrounding of stars, the interstellar and even the intergalactic medi....