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- Dimensional crossover in a quantum gas of lightNature Physics, Published online: 06 September 2024; doi:10.1038/s41567-024-02641-7 The dimensionality of a many-body system strongly impacts its physical behaviour. Now, a crossover from 1D to 2D has been observed in the Bose–Einstein condensate of a photon gas.
- Complexity and order in approximate quantum error-correcting codesNature Physics, Published online: 03 September 2024; doi:10.1038/s41567-024-02621-x Approximate—rather than exact—quantum error correction is a useful but relatively unexplored idea in quantum computing and many-body physics. A theoretical framework has now been established based on connections with quantum circuit complexity.
- Opportunities in nanoscale probing of laser-driven phase transitionsNature Physics, Published online: 28 August 2024; doi:10.1038/s41567-024-02603-z Optical near-field microscopy has facilitated our understanding of nanophotonics. This Perspective explores the opportunities that near-field studies of terahertz fields provide for ultrafast phase transitions in condensed matter systems.
- Dimensionality crossover to a two-dimensional vestigial nematic state from a three-dimensional antiferromagnet in a honeycomb van der Waals magnetNature Physics, Published online: 26 August 2024; doi:10.1038/s41567-024-02618-6 Magnetic phases that are stabilized by quantum fluctuations in low dimensions are rare. A thickness-dependent crossover from three-dimensional antiferromagnetism to a two-dimensional vestigial nematic state that is driven by fluctuations has now been observed.
- Nematic proteins on the treadmillNature Physics, Published online: 21 August 2024; doi:10.1038/s41567-024-02615-9 Understanding the mechanism of bacterial cell division is important in both fundamental and applied biology. Now, researchers have investigated the self-organization of cytoskeletal filaments and the role nematic ordering plays in cell division.
- Universal symmetry breaking passes the superfluid testNature Physics, Published online: 21 August 2024; doi:10.1038/s41567-024-02609-7 The Kibble–Zurek mechanism is a key framework for describing the dynamics of continuous phase transitions. Recent experiments with ultracold gases, employing alternative methods to create a superfluid, highlight its universality.
- Quantum-enhanced metrology with large Fock statesNature Physics, Published online: 20 August 2024; doi:10.1038/s41567-024-02619-5 Non-classical states with a large, definite number of photons can now be produced in a superconducting cavity and used for quantum-enhanced sensing.
- Assessment of the errors of high-fidelity two-qubit gates in silicon quantum dotsNature Physics, Published online: 20 August 2024; doi:10.1038/s41567-024-02614-w For solid-state qubits, the material environment hosts sources of errors that vary in time and space. This systematic analysis of errors affecting high-fidelity two-qubit gates in silicon can inform the design of large-scale quantum computers.
