Physical Review Letters - Week ending 18 November 2022

Physical Review Letters View Email Online   Volume 129, Issue 21 Week Ending 18 November 2022 On the Cover Natural leaves (above) compared with leaves simulated (below) using conformal maps. Selected for a Synopsis in Physics. From the article Minimizing the Elastic Energy of Growing Leaves by Conformal Mapping Anna Dai and Martine Ben Amar Phys. Rev. Lett. 129, 218101 (2022)     View Issue   Advertisement Sign up for the latest APS Science Trust Project training The APS Science Trust Project was born out of member-demand to address misinformation about science, which has been increasing due to the broad accessibility of various streams of communication. This free virtual workshop, held on 4 consecutive Tuesdays, starting on November 29, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. ET, via Zoom, will focus on climate change misinformation, but the skills and methods are appropriate for addressing a wide range of misinformation topics. Register now »     Not an APS member? Join today to start connecting with a community of more than 50,000 physicists.   HIGHLIGHTED ARTICLES Featured in Physics Editors' Suggestion Crossing N=28 Toward the Neutron Drip Line: First Measurement of Half-Lives at FRIB H. L. Crawford et al. Phys. Rev. Lett. 129, 212501 (2022) – Published 14 November 2022 Viewpoint:Probing the Limits of Nuclear Existence Researchers have discovered the heaviest-known bound isotope of sodium and characterized other neutron-rich isotopes, offering important benchmarks for refining nuclear models.     Featured in Physics Editors' Suggestion Discovery of 39Na D. S. Ahn et al. Phys. Rev. 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Lett. 129, 212501 (2022) – Published 14 November 2022 Viewpoint:Probing the Limits of Nuclear Existence Researchers have discovered the heaviest-known bound isotope of sodium and characterized other neutron-rich isotopes, offering important benchmarks for refining nuclear models.     Featured in Physics Editors' Suggestion Discovery of 39Na D. S. Ahn et al. Phys. Rev. Lett. 129, 212502 (2022) – Published 14 November 2022 Viewpoint:Probing the Limits of Nuclear Existence Researchers have discovered the heaviest-known bound isotope of sodium and characterized other neutron-rich isotopes, offering important benchmarks for refining nuclear models.     Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Optical Fingerprint of Flat Substrate Surface and Marker-Free Lateral Displacement Detection with Angstrom-Level Precision Shupei Lin, Yong He, Delong Feng, Marek Piliarik, and Xue-Wen Chen Phys. Rev. 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Lett. 129, 217601 (2022) – Published 15 November 2022   Polymer, Soft Matter, Biological, Climate, and Interdisciplinary Physics Coexistence of Active and Hydrodynamic Turbulence in Two-Dimensional Active Nematics C. Rorai, F. Toschi, and I. Pagonabarraga Phys. Rev. Lett. 129, 218001 (2022) – Published 18 November 2022   Featured in Physics Minimizing the Elastic Energy of Growing Leaves by Conformal Mapping Anna Dai and Martine Ben Amar Phys. Rev. Lett. 129, 218101 (2022) – Published 16 November 2022 Synopsis:A Conformal Map Model for Leaf Growth Physicists have shown that a mathematical transformation called a conformal map can be used to predict how leaves grow.       American Physical Society: 1 Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740 ©2022 American Physical Society | All rights reserved   You are receiving this email because you are subscribed to Table of Content alerts. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, please update your preferences.