AAPPS bulletin

April 2025Vol 35

Research and Review
  • Exact calculation of spectral properties of a particle interacting with a one-dimensional Fermi gas in optical lattices

    Xia-Ji Liu & Hui Hu

    Abstract By using the exact Bethe wavefunctions of the one-dimensional Hubbard model with N spin-up fermions and one spin-down impurity, we derive an analytic expression of the impurity form factor, in the form of a determinant of a \((N+1)\) by \((N+1)\) matrix. This analytic expression enables us to exactly calculate spectral properties of one-dimensional Fermi polarons in lattices, when the masses of the impurity particle and the Fermi bath are equal. We present the impurity spectral functio

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  • Recovering dark states by non-Hermiticity

    Qi Zhou

    Abstract Dark states, which are incapable of absorbing and emitting light, have been widely applied in multiple disciplines of physics. However, the existence of dark states relies on certain strict constraints on the system. For instance, in the fundamental \(\Lambda\) system, a perturbation breaking the degeneracy between two energy levels may destroy the destructive interference and demolish the dark state. Here, we show that non-Hermiticity can be exploited as a constructive means to restor

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  • Recent developments in phase space correlation control for charged-particle beams toward achieving arbitrary correlations

    Gwanghui Ha

    Abstract Particle accelerators, originally developed to address fundamental questions about the universe, have become essential to various scientific disciplines. The broad adoption of accelerators was enabled by substantial advancements in beam manipulation techniques, which encompass methods for generating and controlling particle beams to optimize them for specific applications. Most of these manipulations rely on controlling the beam’s correlation in its phase space. While linear control an

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  • The canonical vorticity framework and its applications in collisionless, magnetized plasma physics

    Young Dae Yoon

    Abstract I briefly review the canonical vorticity theoretical framework and its applications in collisionless, magnetized plasma physics. The canonical vorticity is a weighted sum of the fluid vorticity and the magnetic field and is equal to the curl of the canonical momentum. By taking this variable as the primary variable instead of the magnetic field, various phenomena that require non-MHD effect in their scrutiny can be simplified. Two examples are given, namely magnetic reconnection and ma

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  • Macroscopic quantum tunnelling of a Bose-Einstein condensate in a Cubic-Plus-Quadratic Well

    Rui-Bin Liu, Mingyang Liu & Shizhong Zhang

    Abstract We study the macroscopic quantum tunnelling of an interacting Bose-Einstein condensate in a cubic-plus-quadratic well that was approximately realized in recent experiment. We utilise the Gross-Pitaevskii equation and Wentzel-Kramers-Brillouin (WKB) method to investigate the effect of the inter-atomic interactions on the tunnelling rate of a quasi-bound condensate. We find that the existence of repulsive interaction enhances the quantum tunnelling of a trapped Bose-Einstein condensate.

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News and Views
  • The Physical Society of Japan: 3rd (2025) AAPPS-JPS Award

    JPS

    The Physical Society of Japan: 3rd (2025) AAPPS-JPS Award by JPS In order to promote research in physics in Japan, the Physical Society of Japan (JPS) and the Association of Asia Pacific Physical Societies (AAPPS) jointly award the “AAPPS-JPS Award” to young JPS members who achieve outstanding research results. The 2025 winners of the third AAPPS-JPS Award are listed below. Kohei Kawabata Associate Professor, Institute for Solid State Physics, The University of Tokyo Symmetry and Topology in No

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  • The Physical Society of Japan announces the recipients of the 30th Outstanding Paper Award

    JPS

    The Physical Society of Japan announces the recipients of the 30th Outstanding Paper Award by JPS In recognition of important achievements toward progress in physics, the Physical Society of Japan (JPS) annually selects outstanding papers from among original research articles published in the Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, Progress of Theoretical Physics, Progress of Theoretical and Experimental Physics, and JPS Conference Proceedings. The selection committee has chosen five papers f

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  • Capacity building of students through the Thai Physics Society

    Boonrucksar Soonthornthum

    Capacity building of students through the Thai Physics Society by Boonrucksar Soonthornthum Enhancing capacity building in physics through senior project competitions can be one of Thailand’s most powerful strategies for cultivating a new generation of skilled and motivated physicists. A “Royal Trophy,” bestowed by Her Royal Highness Princess Galyani Vadhana Krom Luang Naradhiwas Rajanagarindra, is awarded to the winner of the senior project competition for sustained and outstanding achievement

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  • International Conference on Nuclear Physics and Applications (ICNPA-2024)

    S. K. Chamoli

    International Conference on Nuclear Physics and Applications (ICNPA-2024) by S. K. Chamoli The first edition of the “International Conference on Nuclear Physics and Applications (ICNPA-2024)” (https://www.icnpa2024du.in/) was organized at the University of Delhi, Delhi, India. The conference was held at the Conference Center by the Department of Physics and Astrophysics, in association with Sri Aurobindo College and Hans Raj College, University of Delhi, from October 21 to 25, 2024. The confere

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