AAPPS bulletin

December 2025Vol 35

Research and Review
  • Evolution of correlated electrons in La3Ni2O7 at ambient pressure: a study of double-counting effect

    Zhongyi Xie, Zhihui Luo, Wei Wu & Daoxin Yao

    Abstract We employ cluster extension of dynamical mean-field theory (CDMFT) to systematically investigate the impact of double counting corrections on the correlated electronic structure of La3Ni2O7 under ambient pressure. By adjusting double-counting parameters, while maintaining a fixed Fermi surface, we observe a pronounced orbital-selective density of states change: the \(d_{z^2}\) orbital undergoes significant variation near the Fermi level with increasing \(E_{dc}^z\), while the \(d_{x^2-

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  • Quantum Lifshitz points in an altermagnetic superconductor

    Hui Hu & Xia-Ji Liu

    Abstract We predict the existence of two tri-critical quantum Lifshitz points in recently discovered d-wave altermagnetic metals subjected to an external magnetic field. These points connect a spatially modulated Fulde–Ferrell–Larkin–Ovchinnikov (FFLO) phase, a uniform polarized Bardeen–Cooper–Schrieffer (BCS) superconducting phase, and the normal metallic phase in a nontrivial manner. Depending on whether the FFLO state is primarily induced by the magnetic field or by d-wave altermagnetism, we

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  • Review of heat and charge transport in strongly magnetized relativistic plasmas

    Igor A. Shovkovy & Ritesh Ghosh

    Abstract We review field-theoretic studies of charge transport in hot relativistic plasmas under strong magnetic fields and extend the analysis to thermal conductivity. The calculations rely on accurately determining the fermion damping rate. Using the Landau-level representation, these damping rates are computed exactly at leading order and incorporated into the Kubo formula to obtain the thermal and electrical conductivity tensors. Our analysis reveals that the mechanisms underlying longitudi

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  • Utilization of shock wave for triggering avalanche chain reactions via mixing ICF and MCF

    Seyede Nasrin Hosseinimotlagh & Abuzar Shakeri

    Abstract A proton beam is produced at a velocity of the order of 109cm/s to interact with an uncharged hydrogen-boron medium such as H3B. The generated charged particles are confined by electromagnetic fields. This is the basic concept of the new non-thermal fusion reactor. An external electric field is applied to prevent the energy loss of the proton particles by friction, due to their interaction with the electrons of the medium, to keep the proton-boron fusion at a maximum cross-section. Alp

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  • Rocket models for double-shell capsules at 100 kJ laser facility

    W. L. Shang, W. Jiang, H. Li, L. Yao, J. H. Zheng, L. Y. Kuang, Y. T. Yuan, S. Y. Tu, Y. D. Pu, W. Y. Miao, T. X. Huang, Z. C. Li, L. Guo, D. Yang & W. M. Zhou

    Abstract Indirect-drive double-shell implosions have been performed at 100 kJ laser facility in China. The system of differential equations for the unablated mass, the average implosion velocity, and the ablation front radius of an outer shell within an indirect-drive double-shell capsule during acceleraction and deceleraction phases has been proposed from conservation principles of hydrodynamics. In addition, corrected rocket model for the inner shell has been built; the radius and velocity of

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News and Views
  • Concluding remarks: collection in honor of Lee Chang and his outstanding contributions to Chinese physics and education

    Hui Zhai and Hui Hu

    Concluding remarks: collection in honor of Lee Chang and his outstanding contributions to Chinese physics and education by Hui Zhai and Hui Hu In February 2023, Professor Lee Chang—the longest-serving faculty member at Tsinghua University—departed this world at the age of 98, leaving behind a lifetime of devotion to physics and education. He was a witness and a major contributor to the physics research and education in China over the last 70 years. As a physicist, his research in the 1950 s on

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  • The 2025 Plasma Prizes by the Association of Asia Pacific Physical Societies

    Sameen Ahmed Khan

    The 2025 Plasma Prizes by the Association of Asia Pacific Physical Societies by Sameen Ahmed Khan* *Dhofar University, Department of Mathematics and Sciences, College of Arts and Applied Sciences, Salalah, Sultanate of Oman *rohelakhan@yahoo.com, http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1264-2302. Abstract: The Division of Plasma Physics (DPP) under Association of Asia Pacific Physical Societies (AAPPS) has selected Qiu-Gang Zong (Peking University, Haidian, Beijing, China and the Macao University of Science

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  • SPVM successfully holds 27th National Physics Conference

    Jingle B. Magallanes

    SPVM successfully holds 27th National Physics Conference by Jingle B. Magallanes* *President of the Samahang Pisika ng Visayas at Mindanao (SPVM) With the goal of advancing collaborative research and innovation in physics and allied sciences, the Samahang Pisika ng Visayas at Mindanao (SPVM) successfully organized and held its 27th National Physics Conference in conjunction with five (5) other significant events in related fields — the 2025 International Conference on Particles and Radiation (I

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  • The 2025 (71st) Nishina Memorial Prize

    Tetsuo Hatsuda

    The 2025 (71st) Nishina Memorial Prize by Tetsuo Hatsuda The Nishina Memorial Prize, established in 1955, is awarded annually by the Nishina Memorial Foundation to researchers who have made outstanding achievements in the field of atomic and subatomic physics. The 2025 (71st) Prize recognizes three scientists: Dr. Mareki Honma (National Astronomical Observatory of Japan) for his pioneering role in imaging the shadows of supermassive black holes, and Drs. Hal Tasaki (Gakushuin University) and Ma

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  • Embracing all rivers – openness and collaboration in science

    Tao Xiang

    Embracing all rivers – openness and collaboration in science by Tao Xiang The 16th Asia Pacific Physics Conference (APPC) was successfully held at the Hilton Hotel, Haikou, Hainan, China from Oct 19 to Oct 24, 2025. Sadly, Professor C. N. Yang passed away at the age of 103 in Beijing two days before the conference. Prof. Yang was the first President of the Association of Asia Pacific Physical Societies (AAPPS), and he was also largely responsible for initiating the first Asia Pacific Physics Co

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  • The 2025 AAPPS-APCTP C. N. Yang Award

    Ruiqin Zhang

    The 2025 AAPPS-APCTP C. N. Yang Award by Ruiqin Zhang The 2025 AAPPS-APCTP C. N. Yang Awards were presented to three outstanding young physicists during the 16th Asia Pacific Physics Conference (APPC-16) held in Haikou, China, from October 19–24, 2025. This marks the 14th edition of the award, jointly established in 2019 by the Association of Asia Pacific Physical Societies (AAPPS) and the Asia Pacific Center for Theoretical Physics (APCTP) to honor and encourage promising early-career research

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  • The 2025 AAPPS-APCTP C. N. Yang Award

    The C. N. Yang Award Selection Committee

    The 2025 AAPPS-APCTP C. N. Yang Award by The C. N. Yang Award Selection Committee The 2025 AAPPS–APCTP C. N. Yang Awards were conferred on three distinguished and promising young physicists: Fanlong Meng (Chinese Academy of Sciences), Anatoli Fedynitch (Academia Sinica), and Junzhang Ma (City University of Hong Kong). For the 2025 competition, 36 nominations were submitted from nine regions, representing candidates from eight sessions of the Asia Pacific Physics Conference (APPC-16) (see Table

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  • A commemoration of Professor C. N. Yang’s life and legacy

    Jie Zhang

    A commemoration of Professor C. N. Yang’s life and legacy by Jie Zhang* *President of Chinese Physical Society & Director of Tsung-Dao Lee Institute Professor C. N. Yang was a towering figure in physics, a teacher of generations, and a lifelong seeker of truth and beauty in science. On behalf of the Chinese Physical Society, I would like to express our deepest condolences and heartfelt remembrance for Professor Yang, and our highest respect for his extraordinary contributions to physics and to

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