Showing papers in "Physics Today in 2010"
TL;DR: In topological insulators, spin-orbit coupling and time-reversal symmetry combine to form a novel state of matter predicted to have exotic physical properties as mentioned in this paper, which is called spin−orbit coupling.
Abstract: In topological insulators, spin–orbit coupling and time-reversal symmetry combine to form a novel state of matter predicted to have exotic physical properties.
1,036 citations
TL;DR: In this article, theorists and experimentalists have found promising new ways to get two traditional foes (ferroelectricity and magnetism) to coexist, and they have proposed new methods to get them to work in concert.
Abstract: Working in concert, theorists and experimentalists have found promising new ways to get two traditional foes—ferroelectricity and magnetism—to coexist
841 citations
TL;DR: Mandelbrot's original field of applied research was in econometrics and financial models, applying ideas of scaling and self-similarity to arrays of data generated by financial analyses as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: Mandelbrot is world famous for his creation of the new mathematics of fractal geometry. Yet few people know that his original field of applied research was in econometrics and financial models, applying ideas of scaling and self-similarity to arrays of data generated by financial analyses. This book brings together his original papers as well as many original chapters specifically written for this book.
563 citations
TL;DR: A convoy of satellites orbiting Earth measures cloud properties, greenhouse gas concentrations, and more to provide a multifaceted perspective on the processes that affect climate as mentioned in this paper, and the results show that greenhouse gas concentration and cloud properties are correlated.
Abstract: A convoy of satellites orbiting Earth measures cloud properties, greenhouse gas concentrations, and more to provide a multifaceted perspective on the processes that affect climate.
225 citations
TL;DR: In this article, a pre-and post-selection of the initial and final states of a single system is discussed, revealing novel effects that challenge our ideas about what time is and how it flows.
Abstract: Quantum mechanics allows one to independently select both the initial and final states of a single system. Such pre- and postselection reveals novel effects that challenge our ideas about what time is and how it flows.
213 citations
TL;DR: The history of phase space has been clouded in a tangle of independent discovery and misattributions that persist today as mentioned in this paper, and its historical origins are clouded by independent discovery, misattribution and independent discovery.
Abstract: Phase space has been called one of the most powerful inventions of modern science. But its historical origins are clouded in a tangle of independent discovery and misattributions that persist today.
209 citations
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204 citations
TL;DR: The behavior of matter at high pressure involves the interplay of electromagnetic, statistical, quantum, and relativistic physics as mentioned in this paper, as well as its interplay with quantum mechanics.
Abstract: The novel, mysterious, and controversial behavior of matter at high pressure involves the interplay of electromagnetic, statistical, quantum, and relativistic physics.
169 citations
TL;DR: A century ago Heike Ka merlina h Onnes set a new standard for physics research laboratories as discussed by the authors. But careless notebook entries have confused the story of his greatest discovery.
Abstract: A century ago Heike Ka merlina h Onnes set a new standard for physics research laboratories. But careless notebook entries have confused the story of his greatest discovery.
137 citations
TL;DR: As synthesis techniques mature, BN nanotubes are likely to be increasingly valuable in fundamental physics studies and find application in a variety of forms such as dyeable, neutron absorbing fabrics to high-temperature catalysts and photovoltaic devices as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: As synthesis techniques mature, BN nanotubes are likely to be increasingly valuable in fundamental physics studies and find application in a variety of forms—from dyeable, neutron-absorbing fabrics to high-temperature catalysts and photovoltaic devices.
131 citations
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TL;DR: For decades researchers imagined that hydrogen bonding imposes a hexagonal, icelike arrangement on the first water molecules on a solid as mentioned in this paper, but recent theory and experiments argue for a richer view.
Abstract: For decades researchers imagined that hydrogen bonding imposes a hexagonal, icelike arrangement on the first water molecules on a solid Recent theory and experiments argue for a richer view
TL;DR: In this article, the authors show that interaction between different kinds of waves can yield medical images that beat the single-wave resolution limit, using a single-channel camera with a single antenna.
Abstract: Interactions between different kinds of waves can yield medical images that beat the single-wave resolution limit.
TL;DR: For more obscure seismic events, geophysicists are developing the trick of playing the movie backward as discussed by the authors, which can be used to locate the location of more obscure earthquakes by triangulation.
Abstract: Classical earthquakes are easily located by triangulation. For more obscure seismic events, geophysicists are developing the trick of playing the movie backward.
TL;DR: In this paper, magnetic tunnel junctions that control the flow of polarized electrons are poised to revolutionize information technology, thanks to recent advances in materials research, magnetic tunnel junction junctions are used to control information technology.
Abstract: Thanks to recent advances in materials research, magnetic tunnel junctions that control the flow of polarized electrons are poised to revolutionize information technology.
TL;DR: The early times of the BATSE decade and the afterglow era of HETE-2 and Swift were discussed in this article, with a focus on gamma-ray burst afterglows.
Abstract: The early times.- The BATSE decade.- BeppoSAX and the afterglow era.- HETE-2 and Swift.- Gamma-ray bursts-fireballs and blastwaves.- Gamma-ray burst afterglows.- Early afterglows: the Swift revolution.- Progenitors.- Perspectives in gamma-ray burst science.
TL;DR: In this article, cross-correlating noise recorded at two sensors is used to retrieve the waves that propagate between them and extract details about the intervening medium, which can be used to determine whether noise is a nuisance or a signal.
Abstract: Whether noise is a nuisance or a signal depends on how it’s processed. By cross-correlating noise recorded at two sensors, researchers can retrieve the waves that propagate between them and extract details about the intervening medium.
TL;DR: As the extent of the shortage becomes clear, an interagency task force is giving scientific users priority, but some say the material is not available at any price.
Abstract: As the extent of the shortage becomes clear, an interagency task force is giving scientific users priority, but some say the material is not available at any price.
TL;DR: For example, this article found a strongly coupled liquid with almost no viscosity at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) at Brookhaven, New York.
Abstract: Expecting to find a very weakly coupled gas of quarks and gluons created in energetic collisions at Brookhaven’s Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider, experimenters found instead a strongly coupled liquid with almost no viscosity.
TL;DR: The ability to tune atomic interactions has inspired theorists and experimentalists to investigate those properties of few-particle systems that hold universally, regardless of the specific nature of the interparticle force.
Abstract: The ability to tune atomic interactions has inspired theorists and experimentalists to investigate those properties of few-particle systems that hold universally, regardless of the specific nature of the interparticle force.
TL;DR: By controlling the local electric and magnetic properties of a material, researchers can tailor the flow of light and create exotic optical devices as discussed by the authors, which can be used to create optical devices.
Abstract: By controlling the local electric and magnetic properties of a material, researchers can tailor the flow of light and create exotic optical devices.
TL;DR: By ionizing cold atoms or molecules with a laser, researchers get a glimpse of one of nature's extreme regimes, in which many usual rules and approximations no longer apply as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: By ionizing cold atoms or molecules with a laser, researchers get a glimpse of one of nature’s extreme regimes, in which many usual rules and approximations no longer apply.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe how institutions define and meet their educational goals is a continuing story, and how to find the best educational resources for the scholar and serious student, science museums are now dedicated to public education.
Abstract: Once resources for the scholar and serious student, science museums are now dedicated to public education. But just how institutions define and meet their educational goals is a continuing story.
TL;DR: Although both trained in nuclearphysics, Edward Bullard and Patrick Blackett enjoyed careers that, taken together,spanned the broad range of Earth sciences, including seismology, geomagnetism, marine geology, and plate tectonics.
Abstract: Although both trained in nuclearphysics, Edward Bullard and Patrick Blackett enjoyed careers that, taken together,spanned the broad range of Earth sciences, including seismology, geomagnetism, marine geology, andplate tectonics.
TL;DR: In the quantum world, the viscosity of strongly interacting particles can be only so low as discussed by the authors. But string theory and experiment suggest that the visco-consistency can only be maintained for a small number of interacting particles.
Abstract: Classical systems with strongly interacting particles can, in principle, have zero viscosity. But string theory and experiment suggest that in the quantum world, the viscosity can be only so low.
TL;DR: Demand for the elements is expected to surge in tandem with hybrid-electric vehicles, wind turbines, and other green technologies as mentioned in this paper, and demand for energy-efficient technologies is expected for the environment.
Abstract: Demand for the elements is expected to surge in tandem with hybrid-electric vehicles, wind turbines, and other green technologies.
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TL;DR: The ingenious methods employed by insects and spiders to move across a water surface rely on microphysics that is of little use to larger water walkers but of considerable interest to the microfluidics community as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: The ingenious methods employed by insects and spiders to move across a water surface rely on microphysics that is of little use to larger water walkers but of considerable interest to the microfluidics community.
TL;DR: In this paper, Fourier conducted experiments and devised mathematical techniques that together yielded the first estimate of a material's thermal conductivity, which has influenced all subsequent work on thermal properties.
Abstract: From 1807 to 1811, Joseph Fourier conducted experiments and devised mathematical techniques that together yielded the first estimate of a material’s thermal conductivity. His methodology has influenced all subsequent work.
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe how structures buffeted by steady winds experience pushes and pulls in the direction perpendicular to the wind flow, and if those forces were to organize coherently, the results could be disastrous.
Abstract: Structures buffeted by steady winds experience pushes and pulls in the direction perpendicular to the wind flow. If those forces were to organize coherently, the results could be disastrous.