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Kristel Crombé joins the EPJ Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC)
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- Published on 30 May 2022
The Scientific Advisory Committee of EPJ is delighted to welcome Prof. Dr. ir. Kristel Crombé as the new representative for the Belgian Physical Society.
Kristel Crombé is researcher at the Laboratory for Plasma Physics of the Royal Military Academy in Brussels and associate professor at Ghent University in Belgium.
She is working in the field of plasma physics and nuclear fusion since 2001 and has expertise in plasma heating and diagnostics. She is member of the Board of EPS, Division of Plasma Physics.
EPJ E Highlight - Modelling the behaviour and dynamics of microswimmers
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- Published on 24 May 2022
The understanding of the clustering and movement of microswimmers has a range of applications from human health to tackling ecological problems.
Microswimmers are biological entities that range from sperm to phytoplankton to bacteria, meaning that their study can have implications for fields in science as diverse as human health and ecology.
A new paper published in EPJ E looks at the dynamics of microswimmers under gravity. It is authored by a team from the Institute for Theoretical Physics at the Berlin Institute of Technology: Felix Rühle, Arne W. Zantop, and Holger Stark.
EPJ H Highlight - Revisiting the history of CPT theorem
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- Published on 24 May 2022
A new review looks at an important and often overlooked aspect of physics that suggested symmetry in the particle zoo and how it could be broken.
At the beginning of the 20th century the development of quantum mechanics and relativity changed the face of physics forever. While much has been written about this revolution, less is known about the development of the CPT theorem — vital to quantum field theory and modern physics.
A new paper published in EPJ H and authored by Alexander S. Blum and Andres Martınez de Velasco from Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin, looks at the roots of CPT theorem and its influence over modern physics.
EPJ Web of Conferences Highlight - 8th Complexity-Disorder Days 2021
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- Published on 20 May 2022
The 8th edition of the Complexity-Disorder meeting took place in Paris, France, organized by the Physics Department of Paris City University, on the 4th and 5th October 2021.
This 8th Complexity-disorder meeting provided an open forum for researchers of all disciplines working in the wide field of complex matters.
EPJ Plus Highlight - Assessing the impact of loss mechanisms in solar cell candidate
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- Published on 06 May 2022
The superconductor antimony sulfide selenide is a potential candidate for solar materials, but this depends on understanding how to boost its efficiency.
As climate change continues to present itself as the most pressing threat facing our planet, researchers push to find efficient and clean alternatives to fossil fuels. Foremost among this research is harnessing free energy from the sun. Doing this efficiently requires advanced knowledge of the qualities of materials used in the construction of solar cells.
In a new paper published in EPJ Plus, Maykel Courel from the Centro Universitario de los Valles (CUValles), Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico, and co-authors, look at the limitations of the material antimony sulfide selenide, which has emerged as a potential candidate for solar cell fabrication.
EPJ B Highlight - Studying the pseudogap in superconducting cuprate materials
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- Published on 06 May 2022
Despite being vital to the study of superconductivity in cuprate materials the physical origins of the pseudogap remain a mystery.
Over three decades since the discovery of high-temperature superconductivity in ceramic cuprate materials, investigating the electronic states in cuprate materials to advance the understanding of the superconducting phase and related phenomena has become of incredible importance.
In a new paper published in the EPJ B, Ernesto Raposo from the Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil, and his co-authors, look at one of the essential physical properties of cuprate superconducting compounds, the pseudogap, which describes a state where the Fermi surface of a material possesses a partial energy gap.
EPJ C: Giulia Zanderighi new Editor-in-Chief for Theoretical Physics I: Phenomenology of the Standard Model and Beyond
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- Published on 02 May 2022
The publishers of The European Physical Journal C – Particles and Fields are pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Giulia Zanderighi as new Editor-in-Chief for Theoretical Physics I: Phenomenology of the Standard Model and Beyond, replacing Professor Dieter Zeppenfeld as of 1 May 2022.
Giulia Zanderighi is Director at the Max Planck Institute for Physics and heads the department “Novel Computational Methods in Particle Physics”. She also holds a Liesel Beckmann Professorship at the Technische University in Munich. Her research focusses on collider particle physics.
EPJ Web of Conferences Highlight – ANPC 2021: Applied Nuclear Physics Conference
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- Published on 21 April 2022
The 1st edition of the Applied Nuclear Physics conference took place as a hybrid event in Prague, Czech Republic, organised by Nuclear Physics Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences, from 12th to 17th September 2021.
The European Physical Society (EPS) introduced the new Applied Nuclear Physics Conference promoted by the Nuclear Physics Division (NPD) of EPS.
EPJ Plus Highlight - Characterising limestone rocks with Raman spectroscopy
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- Published on 20 April 2022
Research published in EPJ Plus shows that it is possible to classify rocks according to the size of the particles they contain during quarrying, using a portable Raman spectrometer.
The nature and potential uses of a sedimentary rock depends on the size of the particles or grains that they are composed from, and particle sizing is an important part of rock classification. A group of researchers led by Iacopo Osticioli of Istituto di Fisica Applicata “N. Carrara”, Florence, Italy has shown that it is possible to size particles and identify rock samples rapidly and accurately while they are being quarried using a portable Raman spectrometer. This work has now been published in the journal EPJ Plus.
EPJ B Highlight - Thin quantum wires work better with less insulating coatings
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- Published on 19 April 2022
New theoretical analysis considers cases where the electrons are allowed to exist beyond the boundaries of semiconducting quantum wires – with important implications for their performance.
Thin, semiconducting wires have attracted much recent attention in physics – both in experiments and theoretical analysis. Named ‘quantum wires,’ these structures are often coated in insulating materials, and several previous studies have now explored how the mismatch between the insulating properties of both materials can influence their performance. Through new analysis published in EPJ B, Nguyen Nhu Dat and Nguyen Thi Thuc Hien at Duy Tan University, Vietnam, show that thinner wires with less insulating coatings can improve the mobility of the electrons they carry.
