(2021). A student’s guide to the Schrödinger equation. Contemporary Physics. Ahead of Print.

Despite the economic importance of temperature measurement and 300 years of scientific research into thermal phenomena, temperature remains one of the least understood and most difficult to measure of all physical quantities. Indeed, our current ability to measure temperature in accordance with thermodynamics fails to meet our needs. This review paints a broad overview of temperature measurement, with

ABSTRACT The dynamics of nonlinear systems has emerged as an active interdisciplinary research field at the interface of biology, chemistry, mathematics, physics and engineering. This article introduces the discipline with emphasis on driven nonlinear systems. It examines the concepts from beginner's level while also highlighting some advanced topics and current research likely to lead to further advances

Quantum mechanics is one of our most successful physical theories; its predictions agree with experimental observations to an extremely high accuracy. However, the bare formalism of quantum theory does not provide straightforward answers to seemingly simple questions: for example, how should one model systems that include agents who are themselves using quantum theory? These foundational questions

(2020). Red Dwarfs: their geological, chemical, and biological potential for life (2nd ed.) Contemporary Physics: Vol. 61, No. 3, pp. 217-217.

(2020). Star maps: history, artistry, and cartography. Contemporary Physics: Vol. 61, No. 3, pp. 217-217.

(2021). The physics of graphene, 2nd edition. Contemporary Physics. Ahead of Print.

(2021). Origin and evolution of the universe. From Big Bang to exobiology, 2nd edition. Contemporary Physics. Ahead of Print.

(2021). Computational acoustics: theory and implementation. Contemporary Physics. Ahead of Print.

(2021). An introduction to cold and ultracold chemistry: atoms, molecules, ions and Rydbergs. Contemporary Physics. Ahead of Print.

(2021). Electronic structure: basic theory and practical methods, 2nd edition. Contemporary Physics. Ahead of Print.

(2021). Synthetic spin-orbit coupling in cold atoms. Contemporary Physics. Ahead of Print.

(2021). Molecules in electromagnetic fields: from ultracold physics to controlled chemistry. Contemporary Physics. Ahead of Print.

(2021). Principles of space-time-matter: cosmology, particles and waves in five dimensions. Contemporary Physics. Ahead of Print.

(2021). Stephen Hawking; a memoir of friendship and physics. Contemporary Physics. Ahead of Print.

(2021). The sun today. Contemporary Physics. Ahead of Print.

(2021). Astronomical spectroscopy: an introduction to the atomic and molecular physics of astronomical spectroscopy. Contemporary Physics. Ahead of Print.

(2020). About stars: their formation, evolution, compositions, locations and companions. Contemporary Physics. Ahead of Print.

(2020). Connections between the earth’s atmosphere and its magnetosphere. Contemporary Physics. Ahead of Print.

ABSTRACT Quantum theory is incredibly successful, explaining the microscopic world with great accuracy, from the behaviour of subatomic particles to chemical reactions to solid-state electronics. There is not a single experimental finding challenging its predictions, and ever more quantum phenomena are exploited in technology, including interferometric sensing and quantum cryptography. In order to

(2020). The Majorana Case: letters, documents, testimonies. Contemporary Physics. Ahead of Print.

(2020). The iodine molecule: insights into intra- and intermolecular perturbation in diatomic molecules. Contemporary Physics. Ahead of Print.

(2020). Measurements, mechanisms, and models of heat transport. Contemporary Physics. Ahead of Print.

ABSTRACT All clocks, classical or quantum, are open non equilibrium irreversible systems subject to the constraints of thermodynamics. Using examples I show that these constraints necessarily limit the performance of clocks and that good clocks require large energy dissipation. For periodic clocks, operating on a limit cycle, this is a consequence of phase diffusion. It is also true for non periodic

ABSTRACT I give a pedagogical introduction to some of the many particles and gauge fields that can emerge in correlated matter. The standard model of materials is built on Landau's foundational principles: adiabatic continuity and spontaneous symmetry breaking. These ideas lead to quasiparticles that inherit their quantum numbers from fundamental particles, Nambu-Goldstone bosons, the Anderson-Higgs

The Cosmological Constant Λ, a concept introduced by Einstein in 1917, has been with us ever since in different variants and incarnations, including the broader concept of ‘Dark Energy’. Current observations are consistent with a value of Λ corresponding to about present-epoch 70% of the critical density of the Universe. This is causing the speeding up (acceleration) of the expansion of the Universe

In memory of Sir David John Cameron MacKay FRS FInstP FICE (22 April 1967 – 14 April 2016). David was passionate about sustainable energy. One key element for sustainable energy is energy storage. As a small tribute, this article presents a review from a physics perspective of the thermodynamics of compressed air energy storage. Firstly, I treat adiabatic compressed air energy storage, where the heat

(2020). The crowd & the cosmos: adventures in the Zooniverse. Contemporary Physics. Ahead of Print.

(2020). The physics of gamma-ray bursts. Contemporary Physics. Ahead of Print.

(2020). Modified gravity: progresses and outlook of theories, numerical techniques and observational tests. Contemporary Physics. Ahead of Print.

(2020). From photons to atoms: the electromagnetic nature of matter. Contemporary Physics. Ahead of Print.

(2020). Quantum concepts in the social, ecological and biological sciences. Contemporary Physics: Vol. 61, No. 3, pp. 218-219.

(2020). Complexity science: an introduction. Contemporary Physics: Vol. 61, No. 3, pp. 224-226.

(2020). Principles of optics 7th edition – 60th anniversary edition. Contemporary Physics: Vol. 61, No. 3, pp. 217-218.

(2020). Competitive physics: mechanics and waves. Contemporary Physics: Vol. 61, No. 2, pp. 152-153.

(2020). Topological phase transitions and new developments. Contemporary Physics: Vol. 61, No. 3, pp. 224-224.

(2020). Thermodynamics of magnetizing materials and superconductors. Contemporary Physics. Ahead of Print.

(2020). Thermodynamics of magnetizing materials and superconductors. Contemporary Physics: Vol. 61, No. 3, pp. 219-220.

(2020). Ether and modernity. Contemporary Physics: Vol. 61, No. 3, pp. 226-227.

(2020). Modern thermodynamics for chemists and biochemists. Contemporary Physics: Vol. 61, No. 3, pp. 222-223.

(2020). Introduction to solid state physics. Contemporary Physics: Vol. 61, No. 3, pp. 221-222.

(2020). Application-driven quantum and statistical physics: a short course for future scientists and engineers, volume 2: equilibrium. Contemporary Physics: Vol. 61, No. 3, pp. 220-221.

Researches on the electron-positron pair production in the presence of the intense laser field are reviewed, motivated by the theoretical importance of the nonperturbative QED problem and the worldwide development of high power laser facilities. According to the distinct experimental requirements and theoretical methods, two types of pair production are elaborated, which are, respectively, pair production

(2020). The cosmic mystery tour. Contemporary Physics: Vol. 61, No. 2, pp. 149-150.

(2020). Lectures on the infrared structure of gravity and gauge theory. Contemporary Physics: Vol. 61, No. 2, pp. 151-152.

(2020). Physics problems for aspiring physical scientists and engineers. Contemporary Physics: Vol. 61, No. 2, pp. 150-151.

(2020). The essence of crystallography. Contemporary Physics: Vol. 61, No. 2, pp. 150-150.

(2020). Introduction to graphene-based nanomaterials: from electronic structure to quantum transport. Contemporary Physics: Vol. 61, No. 2, pp. 149-149.

(2020). Physical mathematics, 2nd edition. Contemporary Physics: Vol. 61, No. 2, pp. 146-146.

(2020). Vibrations, 3rd edition. Contemporary Physics: Vol. 61, No. 1, pp. 65-66.

(2020). Niels Bohr: a very short introduction. Contemporary Physics: Vol. 61, No. 1, pp. 67-68.

(2020). A modern course in transport phenomena. Contemporary Physics: Vol. 61, No. 1, pp. 66-67.

We review the continuous monitoring of a qubit through its spontaneous emission, at an introductory level. Contemporary experiments have been able to collect the fluorescence of an artificial atom in a cavity and transmission line, and then make measurements of that emission to obtain diffusive quantum trajectories in the qubit's state. We give a straightforward theoretical overview of such scenarios

(2020). Waves and rays in seismology: answers to unasked questions, 2nd edition. Contemporary Physics: Vol. 61, No. 2, pp. 148-148.

(2020). “X-ray Microscopy”. Contemporary Physics: Vol. 61, No. 2, pp. 147-148.

(2020). Schrödinger’s mechanics: intepretation. Contemporary Physics: Vol. 61, No. 1, pp. 64-64.

(2020). Experimental methods for science and engineering students: an introduction to the analysis and presentation of data, 2nd edition. Contemporary Physics: Vol. 61, No. 2, pp. 146-147.

(2020). A guide to mathematical methods for physicists – advanced topics and applications. Contemporary Physics: Vol. 61, No. 1, pp. 64-65.

(2019). Mercury: the view after MESSENGER. Contemporary Physics: Vol. 60, No. 4, pp. 341-341.

(2019). Feynman and his physics: the life and science of an extraordinary man. Contemporary Physics: Vol. 60, No. 4, pp. 340-341.