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Quantum information scrambling, which describes the propagation and effective loss of local information, is crucial for understanding the dynamics of quantum many-body systems. We report the observation of anomalous information scrambling in an atomic tweezer array with dominant van der Waals interaction. We characterize information spreading by an out-of-time-order correlator and observe persistent oscillations inside a suppressed linear light cone for the initial Néel state. Such an anomalous dynamic, which differs from both generic thermal and many-body localized scenarios, originates from weak ergodicity breaking in quantum many-body scarred systems.
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ACS Macro Lett
September 2025
Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States.
Introducing dynamic covalent chemistries into polymer networks allows access to complex linear viscoelasticity, owing to the reversible nature of the dynamic bonds. While this macroscopic mechanical behavior is influenced by the dynamic exchange of these chemistries, connecting the microscopic dynamics to the bulk properties is hindered by the time scale conventional techniques can observe. Here, light scattering passive microrheology is applied to probe short-time dynamics of dynamic covalent networks that consist of telechelic benzalcyanoacetate (BCA) Michael acceptors and thiol-functionalized cross-linkers.
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August 2025
Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr Germany
What governs the relationship between the reaction rate and thermodynamic driving force? Despite decades of rate theory, no general physically grounded equation exists to relate rate and driving force across all regimes. Classical models, such as the Marcus equation and Leffler equations, either rely on under-realistic assumptions or only capture the local behaviour, failing outside narrow regimes. We derive a general, non-linear equation from microscopic reversibility, arriving at three physically meaningful parameters: a minimum preorganisational barrier ( ), a reaction symmetry offset ( ), and a kinetic curvature factor ().
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September 2025
Laboratory of Microscale Magnetic Resonance and Department of Physics, School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China.
Anomalous NIR emission has been reported in Cr-doped SrPO, despite the Cr ions occupying nonstandard nine-coordinated Sr sites. Through first-principles calculations, we demonstrate that these environments induce structural distortions and nonradiative relaxation channels, effectively quenching luminescence. Photoluminescence data and energetic analysis instead attribute the observed emission (∼840 nm) to a coexisting phase, Sr(PO), where Cr substitutes for six-coordinated Sr, which is successfully verified in experiment.
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September 2025
Department of Physics, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33620, United States.
Magnetic high-entropy alloys (HEAs) with their unusual blend of long-range magnetic order and exceptional mechanical properties are beneficial for the development of next-generation spintronic devices that can withstand extreme conditions. Developing room-temperature magnetic HEAs and understanding the link among their magnetic, electronic, and mechanical properties are crucial. Here, we introduce nanocrystalline CoCrFeNiGa as a room-temperature bulk magnetic HEA candidate based on 3d-transition metals and elucidate its magnetic and electronic properties.
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August 2025
Graduate Program in Integrative Neuroscience, University of Nevada Reno, Reno, NV, USA.
Anomalous trichromacy (AT) results from a reduced spectral separation between the L and M cone photopigments. This leads to smaller differential responses in the L and M cones and thus lower sensitivity to the colors signaled by the LvsM difference. Despite this, for stimuli above threshold, many color-anomalous observers report color experiences that resemble those of color-normal individuals, suggesting some form of perceptual compensation for their sensitivity losses.
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