Physical Review Letters

Precise quantum transport measurements reveal a spin-triplet excitonic insulator phase in the ultraquantum limit of HfTe₅, a three-dimensional topological material go.aps.org/451miIf

A new method where orbitally resolved magnetic exchange parameters are determined by electron hopping parameters pinpoints the specific orbital interactions that govern magnetic exchange go.aps.org/4lA7xTZ

The three-dimensional fermionic toric code shows topological order and long-range entanglement at low but nonzero temperatures due to the anomalous 2-form symmetry of the system go.aps.org/4m7hGHg

Multiple spectroscopic measurements, including photoluminescence, Raman, and reflectance contrast spectroscopy in the deep-UV regime on monolayer and few-layer hexagonal boron nitride confirm an indirect bandgap in the material go.aps.org/4m7Xxkz

Effective Theory for Strongly Attractive One-Dimensional Fermions The problem of strongly attractive fermionic systems in one dimension can be tackled by semianalytical methods go.aps.org/3IJtbq8

A two-stage model of gene expression, accounting for an arbitrary distribution of protein degradation times, explains why nonexponentially degraded proteins have smaller mRNA-protein correlation than exponentially degraded proteins go.aps.org/3II0Noe

A photoemission study of the Hg-based trilayer cuprate with the highest superconducting transition temperature at ambient pressure shows quasiparticle dispersions originating from the inner and outer CuO₂ planes Letter: go.aps.org/45cbCaZ Synopsis: go.aps.org/40wSt0L

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Polarization reversal in sliding ferroelectrics relies on symmetry-breaking domain walls and the tensorial nature of Born effective charges go.aps.org/44Kmjl6

A new statistical test identifies groups of variables that are mutually coupled and can be represented in a causal graph as single, aggregated nodes, which allows the extraction of hierarchical structures from observational data go.aps.org/4m9JDyy

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Changes in strengths of cosmological correlations may give a way to think of time as an emergent entity go.aps.org/3GRQSvO #OpenAccess

A first-principles framework accurately estimates the nonradiative intersystem crossing rates in optically active solid state qubits go.aps.org/4106p3r

A direct-amplification-enabled harmonic generation free-electron laser has been realized experimentally as a robust external-seeding technique combining substantial seed amplification with high-order harmonic generation go.aps.org/4lrDyxg

PRL Essay: César de la Fuente-Nunez and James J. Collins explore ways in which machine learning and artificial intelligence can substantially accelerate the discovery of antibiotics to keep pace with the ever-evolving landscape of drug-resistant pathogens go.aps.org/44P2sj8

IceCube (@uw_icecube) finds no neutrinos above 10 PeV in 12.6 yrs of data • In 2.9σ tension with the ~200 PeV KM3NeT neutrino event • Disfavors the proton-only hypothesis for ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays PRL: go.aps.org/40mhziS PhysMag: go.aps.org/4lOm6mg

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A new trap design with reduced micromotion, accurate measurements of the ion’s Doppler-cooled temperature, and improved laser stabilization allows for an atomic clock with the lowest fractional frequency uncertainty to date go.aps.org/4lsmNSH

Quantum anomalous Hall crystal states with larger periods than the moiré period exist at filling factor ν = 1 go.aps.org/469ypVP