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- Author Correction: Free-electron quantum opticsNature Physics, Published online: 07 February 2025; doi:10.1038/s41567-025-02816-w Author Correction: Free-electron quantum optics
- Unified percolation scenario for the α and β processes in simple glass formersNature Physics, Published online: 07 February 2025; doi:10.1038/s41567-024-02762-z A unified description of the dynamics of structurally disordered materials is challenging. Simulations of model systems now show that percolation theory provides a framework unifying the two most prominent relaxation processes in supercooled liquids and glasses.
- Stirring the false vacuum via interacting quantized bubbles on a 5,564-qubit quantum annealerNature Physics, Published online: 04 February 2025; doi:10.1038/s41567-024-02765-w Bubble formation is a signal of false vacuum decay, in which a system transitions from a local energy minimum to a true vacuum. Now, simulations on a quantum annealer show how interactions between bubbles drive the long-time dynamics of this process.
- A bound on thermalization from diffusive fluctuationsNature Physics, Published online: 04 February 2025; doi:10.1038/s41567-024-02774-9 It has been proposed that the equilibration time of many-body systems is limited by a timescale determined by Planck’s constant and temperature. A bound of this kind has now been identified for a universal definition of equilibration time.
- A simulation of false vacuum decay using a quantum annealerNature Physics, Published online: 04 February 2025; doi:10.1038/s41567-024-02767-8 False vacuum decay is a process of fundamental importance in quantum field theory. Here, a 5,564-qubit quantum annealer is used to simulate the dynamics of false vacuum decay and observe the formation of bubbles of true vacuum. This approach could provide insight into the role of phase transitions in the early Universe.
- Constraints on the location of the liquid–liquid critical point in waterNature Physics, Published online: 03 February 2025; doi:10.1038/s41567-024-02761-0 A liquid–liquid transition in supercooled water has long been predicted. State-of-the-art simulations now precisely confine the temperature and pressure ranges for this transition, which are found to be within experimental reach.
- Better qubits through phononic engineeringNature Physics, Published online: 31 January 2025; doi:10.1038/s41567-024-02775-8 Controlling qubit–phonon interactions is crucial for solid-state quantum devices. Two recent studies demonstrate that phononic bandgap engineering can alter these interactions, leading to enhanced qubit coherence and scalability.
- Electronic meltNature Physics, Published online: 31 January 2025; doi:10.1038/s41567-024-02779-4 Electrons at extremely low density and temperature can crystallize into a solid known as a Wigner crystal. Optical spectroscopy now reveals how these crystals melt at higher densities via an intermediate phase, where crystalline and liquid regions coexist.
