Physics Letters APub Date : 2026-03-15Epub Date: 2026-01-07DOI: 10.1016/j.physleta.2025.131319
S.V. Trofymenko , V.S. Skorobohatov
{"title":"Coherent ionization of atomic K-shells by ultrashort electron bunches in thin light-element targets","authors":"S.V. Trofymenko , V.S. Skorobohatov","doi":"10.1016/j.physleta.2025.131319","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.physleta.2025.131319","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Ionization of atomic K shells by ultrashort relativistic electron bunches is investigated. It is shown that in thin light-element targets the ionization cross section can be dramatically affected by the interference of the proper electromagnetic fields of the electrons in the bunch. This can lead to a strong coherent enhancement of the cross section for bunch parameters achievable at modern facilities. It is demonstrated that, for microbunched beams, the ionization cross section can be resonantly amplified over a wide range of microbunching periods.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20172,"journal":{"name":"Physics Letters A","volume":"572 ","pages":"Article 131319"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2026-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145980048","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Physics Letters APub Date : 2026-03-15Epub Date: 2026-01-08DOI: 10.1016/j.physleta.2026.131345
Adam Fredriksson, Erik Sjöqvist
{"title":"Sum rule for non-adiabatic geometric phases","authors":"Adam Fredriksson, Erik Sjöqvist","doi":"10.1016/j.physleta.2026.131345","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.physleta.2026.131345","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Berry monopoles always cancel when summing over a complete set of energy eigenstates. We demonstrate that analogous sum rules exist for geometric phases and their underlying 2-forms in non-adiabatic evolution. Our result has implications for qudit computation as it limits the types of gates that can be implemented by purely geometric means.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20172,"journal":{"name":"Physics Letters A","volume":"572 ","pages":"Article 131345"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2026-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145980050","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Physics Letters APub Date : 2026-03-15Epub Date: 2026-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.physleta.2025.131315
Jia-Yi Lin, Xiao-Bao Yang, Yu-Jun Zhao
{"title":"Magnetic topological phases in the bulk van der Waals crystals EuBi4Te7 and EuSb4Te7","authors":"Jia-Yi Lin, Xiao-Bao Yang, Yu-Jun Zhao","doi":"10.1016/j.physleta.2025.131315","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.physleta.2025.131315","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In the past several years, magnetic topological materials have attracted interests since the exotic physical phenomena unveiled on these platforms. Using first-principles calculations, we predict that two new-type magnetic van der Waals crystals, EuBi<sub>4</sub>Te<sub>7</sub> and EuSb<sub>4</sub>Te<sub>7</sub>, are topologically nontrivial with multiple topological phases in various magnetic configurations. In their magnetic ground states, coexisting antiferromagnetic topological insulator phase and axion insulator phase are identified. Therefore, massless Dirac fermion dispersions appear on the surfaces parallel to the out-of-plane orientation. When magnetized to ferromagnetic states, axion insulator phases protected by parity symmetry survive. Meanwhile, if the spins align along the <em>x</em> direction, they are mirror topological crystalline insulators with massless Dirac cones on their (001) and (010) surfaces. The magnetic easy axes of EuBi<sub>4</sub>Te<sub>7</sub> and EuSb<sub>4</sub>Te<sub>7</sub> are along the in-plane and out-of-plane orientations, respectively. These findings open more opportunities for the research and application of magnetic topological physics and topological quantum phase transitions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20172,"journal":{"name":"Physics Letters A","volume":"572 ","pages":"Article 131315"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2026-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145904012","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Physics Letters APub Date : 2026-03-15Epub Date: 2026-01-08DOI: 10.1016/j.physleta.2026.131332
Alexander Felski , Andreas Fring , Bethan Turner
{"title":"Three-dimensional ghost-free representations of the Pais-Uhlenbeck model from Tri-Hamiltonians","authors":"Alexander Felski , Andreas Fring , Bethan Turner","doi":"10.1016/j.physleta.2026.131332","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.physleta.2026.131332","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We present a detailed analysis of the sixth-order Pais-Uhlenbeck oscillator and construct three-dimensional ghost-free representations through a Tri-Hamiltonian framework. We identify a six-dimensional Abelian Lie algebra of the PU model’s dynamical flow and derive a hierarchy of conserved Hamiltonians governed by multiple compatible Poisson structures. These structures enable the realisation of a complete Tri-Hamiltonian formulation that generates identical dynamical flows. Positive-definite Hamiltonians are constructed, and their relation to the full Tri-Hamiltonian hierarchy is analysed. Furthermore, we develop a mapping between the PU model and a class of three-dimensional coupled second-order systems, revealing explicit conditions for ghost-free equivalence. We also explore the consequences of introducing interaction terms, showing that the multi-Hamiltonian structure is generally lost in such cases.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20172,"journal":{"name":"Physics Letters A","volume":"572 ","pages":"Article 131332"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2026-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145980047","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Physics Letters APub Date : 2026-03-05Epub Date: 2025-12-27DOI: 10.1016/j.physleta.2025.131309
Qun Wei , Wenhui Li , Jing Luo , Meiguang Zhang
{"title":"Pressure-enhanced high-temperature superconductivity in Li2AuH6: First-principles evidence for optimal Tc near 10 GPa","authors":"Qun Wei , Wenhui Li , Jing Luo , Meiguang Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.physleta.2025.131309","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.physleta.2025.131309","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Based on first-principles calculations, the structural, electronic, and superconducting properties of Li<sub>2</sub>AuH<sub>6</sub> under pressures ranging from 0 to 50 GPa were studied. The results reveal that Li<sub>2</sub>AuH<sub>6</sub> remains metallic across the pressure range. Notably, at 10 GPa, the superconducting critical temperature (<em>T</em><sub>c</sub>) increases sharply from 89.5 K to approximately 130.9 K—an increase of approximately 46% relative to ambient pressure. With further pressure increase, hydrogen vibrational modes shift to higher frequencies, leading to a reduction of the electron-phonon coupling. At higher pressures (20–50 GPa), <em>T<sub>c</sub></em> lies between 109 and 117 K, which corresponds to an enhancement of approximately 22–30% relative to the ambient pressure <em>T<sub>c</sub></em>. These findings suggest that hydrogen octahedra with strong electron-phonon coupling phonons act as crucial structural units for BCS-type superconductivity, and that the application of appropriate pressure can substantially increase <em>T</em><sub>c</sub>, offering valuable insights for the design of high-temperature superconductors.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20172,"journal":{"name":"Physics Letters A","volume":"571 ","pages":"Article 131309"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2026-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145847738","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Anisotropic Heisenberg Su-Schrieffer-Heeger spin chain as a quantum channel","authors":"Lautaro Moragues , Diego Sebastián Acosta Coden , Omar Osenda , Alejandro Ferrón","doi":"10.1016/j.physleta.2025.131273","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.physleta.2025.131273","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Quantum state transmission in spin chains is a fundamental problem within quantum technologies. The Su-Schrieffer-Heeger (SSH) model, first introduced in the context of polyacetylene, provides a paradigmatic example of a system exhibiting topological and non-topological phases. We explore the transmission of one and two excitations in anisotropic Heisenberg SSH spin chains and analyze the relationship between topological properties and state transfer efficiency. We examine the robustness of quantum state transmission against static disorder in the trivial and topological regimes, exploring how topological protection influences transmission fidelity. We also consider the effect of dipolar interactions, introducing long-range couplings and breaking the conservation of total magnetization. Furthermore, we employ optimal control theory to design driving pulses for state transmission, finding substantial differences between optimizing in the trivial and topological regimes. Our results provide insights about the interplay between topology, disorder, interactions, and control strategies in quantum state transfer.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20172,"journal":{"name":"Physics Letters A","volume":"571 ","pages":"Article 131273"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2026-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145886326","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Physics Letters APub Date : 2026-03-05Epub Date: 2025-12-24DOI: 10.1016/j.physleta.2025.131261
Abdullah Abdullah , Mohit Verma , Kottakkaran S. Nisar
{"title":"Parameter estimation in Müntz-Legendre polynomial approximation for non-instantaneous impulsive stochastic fractional integro-differential equations with fractional Brownian motion","authors":"Abdullah Abdullah , Mohit Verma , Kottakkaran S. Nisar","doi":"10.1016/j.physleta.2025.131261","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.physleta.2025.131261","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The objective of this article is to solve the non-instantaneous impulsive stochastic fractional integro-differential equation with fractional Brownian motion (NISF-FBM) using the Müntz-Legendre polynomial. To achieve this, deterministic and stochastic operational matrices of integration and differentiation of integral and fractional orders are derived for the Müntz-Legendre polynomial. In addition, we used the differential evolution method to determine the best estimate parameter in the Müntz-Legendre polynomial. A convergence analysis of the proposed method is also presented. Finally, a number of test cases are provided to illustrate the accuracy and efficiency of the suggested approach.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20172,"journal":{"name":"Physics Letters A","volume":"571 ","pages":"Article 131261"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2026-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145886301","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Physics Letters APub Date : 2026-03-05Epub Date: 2025-12-27DOI: 10.1016/j.physleta.2025.131298
Kyu-Won Park , Soojoon Lee , Kabgyun Jeong
{"title":"Information-theoretic analysis of complex eigenmodes across avoided crossings in open microcavities","authors":"Kyu-Won Park , Soojoon Lee , Kabgyun Jeong","doi":"10.1016/j.physleta.2025.131298","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.physleta.2025.131298","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Avoided crossings (ACs) are hallmark signatures of mode interaction in quantum and wave systems. Open microcavities whose resonances are naturally described as quasi-normal modes (QNMs) with complex eigenfrequencies offer a convenient platform to observe how openness and loss reorganize modal structure. We introduce a compact <em>quadrature space</em> framework that represents a complex QNM by probability weights on its real and imaginary quadratures, and we apply Shannon-type measures to these distributions. This representation separates marginal spreading of each quadrature from inter quadrature correlation and is robust to nodal sets and exterior zero amplitude points. Applying the method to AC regions, we find that delocalization is driven not only by broadening of individual quadratures but also by a pronounced increase in internal correlation near at the AC, revealing an internal reorganization of resonant modes in non-Hermitian settings. The approach is broadly transferable to other open resonator platforms and provides a general information-theoretic diagnostic for openness-driven mode interactions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20172,"journal":{"name":"Physics Letters A","volume":"571 ","pages":"Article 131298"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2026-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145886381","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Physics Letters APub Date : 2026-03-05Epub Date: 2025-12-30DOI: 10.1016/j.physleta.2025.131299
Gombojav O. Ariunbold , Tuguldur Begzjav
{"title":"Superradiant syntheses via the V-type three-level atoms","authors":"Gombojav O. Ariunbold , Tuguldur Begzjav","doi":"10.1016/j.physleta.2025.131299","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.physleta.2025.131299","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Quantum state engineering operating with photons is a key enabler of major scientific breakthroughs and future quantum technologies. Its primary obstacle, however, is decoherence often caused by spontaneous emission, which is inherently difficult to control. In contrast, superradiance offers a more controllable alternative. The temporal dynamics of superradiance can be tuned via external experimental parameters, unlike those of spontaneous emission. Incorporating superradiance into quantum state engineering could therefore provide more accessible control over quantum systems. Motivated by this, we present a theoretical model for an ensemble of atoms in a V-type three-level configuration. The system successively emits a pair of superradiance pulses, effectively synthesizing the dynamically decoupled sub-ensembles into a single macroscopic ensemble involving all atoms. To our knowledge, this process, which we term superradiant synthesis, is demonstrated here for the first time. These findings offer new insights for practical quantum state engineering, particularly in enabling syntheses of macroscopic quantum sub-systems.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20172,"journal":{"name":"Physics Letters A","volume":"571 ","pages":"Article 131299"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2026-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145927895","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Physics Letters APub Date : 2026-03-05Epub Date: 2025-12-30DOI: 10.1016/j.physleta.2025.131310
Peter Schmelcher
{"title":"Computational study of the spectral behaviour of different isospectrally patterned lattices","authors":"Peter Schmelcher","doi":"10.1016/j.physleta.2025.131310","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.physleta.2025.131310","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We perform a computational spectral analysis of isospectrally patterned lattices (IPL) that consist of coupled degenerate cells, being uniquely parametrized by a set of phases. We focus on two-dimensional cells and explore symmetric as well as asymmetric IPL. A tunable fraction of localized vs. delocalized eigenstates belonging to the three subdomains of the corresponding energy bands is demonstrated and analyzed with different measures of localization. For the asymmetric case the center of localization can be shifted arbitrarily by shifting the underlying phase grid. Introducing a complete phase revolution leads for low and high energies to two well-separated branches of localized states which finally merge with increasing energy into the branch of delocalized states. Remarkably, the localized states appear in near-degenerate pairs and this near-degeneracy is lifted upon entering the delocalization regime. A corresponding generalization to several phase revolutions is provided showing a characteristic nodal pattern among the near-degenerate eigenstates.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20172,"journal":{"name":"Physics Letters A","volume":"571 ","pages":"Article 131310"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2026-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145927899","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}