EPL

General

Jarzynski equality for the Jepsen gas p. 879

I. Bena, C. Van den Broeck and R. Kawai

Published online: 10 August 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2005-10177-0

Causal loop quantum gravity and cosmological solutions p. 886

A. Shojai and F. Shojai

Published online: 12 August 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2005-10186-y

Chaotic dynamics in superconducting nanocircuits p. 893

S. Montangero, A. Romito, G. Benenti and R. Fazio

Published online: 17 August 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2005-10187-x

A first-order phase transition and a super-cooled fluid in a two-dimensional lattice gas model p. 900

E. Eisenberg and A. Baram

Published online: 10 August 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2005-10166-3

Non-extensive diffusion as nonlinear response p. 906

J. F. Lutsko and J. P. Boon

Published online: 12 August 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2005-10179-x

The physics of elementary particles and fields

On the vacuum Cherenkov radiation in noncommutative electrodynamics and the elusive effects of Lorentz violation p. 912

P. Castorina, A. Iorio and D. Zappalà

Published online: 12 August 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2005-10178-y

Atomic and molecular physics

Depolarisation cooling of an atomic cloud p. 918

S. Hensler, A. Greiner, J. Stuhler and T. Pfau

Published online: 24 August 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2005-10181-4

Electromagnetism, optics, acoustics, heat transfer, classical mechanics, and fluid dynamics

Electromagnetic waves with negative phase velocity in Schwarzschild-de Sitter spacetime p. 925

T. G. Mackay, A. Lakhtakia and S. Setiawan

Published online: 10 August 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2005-10164-5

X-ray observation of micro-failures in granular piles approaching an avalanche p. 932

A. Kabla, G. Debrégeas, J.-M. di Meglio and T. J. Senden

Published online: 10 August 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2005-10165-4

Condensed matter: structural, mechanical and thermal properties

Anomalous counterion condensation in salt-free hydrophobic polyelectrolyte solutions: Osmotic pressure measurements p. 938

W. Essafi, F. Lafuma, D. Baigl and C. E. Williams

Published online: 10 August 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2005-10175-2

Unusual thickness-dependent thermal behavior due to molecular tilt coupling strength in free-standing thin films p. 945

C.-Y. Chao, M.-T. Hsu and W.-J. Hsieh

Published online: 12 August 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2005-10180-5

Condensed matter: electronic structure, electrical, magnetic, and optical properties

Chemical-pressure–induced modifications on the magnetic and electronic properties of _x p. 952

C. Franchini, A. Sanna, S. Massidda and A. Gauzzi

Published online: 12 August 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2005-10182-3

Role of vertex corrections in the spin-fluctuation–mediated pairing mechanism p. 959

Z. B. Huang, W. Hanke and E. Arrigoni

Published online: 17 August 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2005-10176-1

Effect of temperature and bias voltage on the conductance distribution of disordered quantum wires p. 966

V. A. Gopar and P. Wölfle

Published online: 10 August 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2005-10172-5

Mesoscopic Kondo problem p. 973

R. K. Kaul, D. Ullmo, S. Chandrasekharan and H. U. Baranger

Published online: 24 August 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2005-10184-1

Fractionally quantized magnetization plateaus of a spin- ladder with different chain exchange p. 980

S. Sarkar

Published online: 24 August 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2005-10183-2

Complementary colors of colorons: The elementary excitations of the Haldane-Shastry model p. 987

D. Schuricht and M. Greiter

Published online: 10 August 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2005-10168-1

A model for steady-state luminescence of localized-state ensemble p. 994

Q. Li, S. J. Xu, M. H. Xie and S. Y. Tong

Published online: 10 August 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2005-10170-7

Interdisciplinary physics and related areas of science and technology

Theory of spatial and size scaling in strain-free island ripening p. 1001

P. A. Mulheran

Published online: 10 August 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2005-10169-0

Polymerase chain reaction in natural convection systems: A convection-diffusion-reaction model p. 1008

E. Yariv, G. Ben-Dov and K. D. Dorfman

Published online: 12 August 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2005-10171-6

Pulling long tubes from firmly adhered vesicles p. 1015

D. Cuvelier, N. Chiaruttini, P. Bassereau and P. Nassoy

Published online: 10 August 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2005-10173-4

Stability of strong polyelectrolyte-macroion complexes p. 1022

H. Boroudjerdi and R. R. Netz

Published online: 10 August 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2005-10174-3

Emergence of weight-topology correlations in complex scale-free networks p. 1029

G. Bianconi

Published online: 10 August 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2005-10167-2

Geophysics, astronomy, and astrophysics

Unified scaling law for waiting times between seismic events p. 1036

V. Carbone, L. Sorriso-Valvo, P. Harabaglia and I. Guerra

Published online: 12 August 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2005-10185-0

Europhysics Letters

Volume 71 / No 6 (September 2005)

General

Jarzynski equality for the Jepsen gas p. 879

Causal loop quantum gravity and cosmological solutions p. 886

Chaotic dynamics in superconducting nanocircuits p. 893

A first-order phase transition and a super-cooled fluid in a two-dimensional lattice gas model p. 900

Non-extensive diffusion as nonlinear response p. 906

The physics of elementary particles and fields

On the vacuum Cherenkov radiation in noncommutative electrodynamics and the elusive effects of Lorentz violation p. 912

Atomic and molecular physics

Depolarisation cooling of an atomic cloud p. 918

Electromagnetism, optics, acoustics, heat transfer, classical mechanics, and fluid dynamics

Electromagnetic waves with negative phase velocity in Schwarzschild-de Sitter spacetime p. 925

X-ray observation of micro-failures in granular piles approaching an avalanche p. 932

Condensed matter: structural, mechanical and thermal properties

Anomalous counterion condensation in salt-free hydrophobic polyelectrolyte solutions: Osmotic pressure measurements p. 938

Unusual thickness-dependent thermal behavior due to molecular tilt coupling strength in free-standing thin films p. 945

Condensed matter: electronic structure, electrical, magnetic, and optical properties

Chemical-pressure–induced modifications on the magnetic and electronic properties of _x p. 952

Role of vertex corrections in the spin-fluctuation–mediated pairing mechanism p. 959

Effect of temperature and bias voltage on the conductance distribution of disordered quantum wires p. 966

Mesoscopic Kondo problem p. 973

Fractionally quantized magnetization plateaus of a spin- ladder with different chain exchange p. 980

Complementary colors of colorons: The elementary excitations of the Haldane-Shastry model p. 987

A model for steady-state luminescence of localized-state ensemble p. 994

Interdisciplinary physics and related areas of science and technology

Theory of spatial and size scaling in strain-free island ripening p. 1001

Polymerase chain reaction in natural convection systems: A convection-diffusion-reaction model p. 1008

Pulling long tubes from firmly adhered vesicles p. 1015

Stability of strong polyelectrolyte-macroion complexes p. 1022

Emergence of weight-topology correlations in complex scale-free networks p. 1029

Geophysics, astronomy, and astrophysics

Unified scaling law for waiting times between seismic events p. 1036

Europhysics Letters

Volume 71 / No 6 (September 2005)

General

Jarzynski equality for the Jepsen gas p. 879

Causal loop quantum gravity and cosmological solutions p. 886

Chaotic dynamics in superconducting nanocircuits p. 893

A first-order phase transition and a super-cooled fluid in a two-dimensional lattice gas model p. 900

Non-extensive diffusion as nonlinear response p. 906

The physics of elementary particles and fields

On the vacuum Cherenkov radiation in noncommutative electrodynamics and the elusive effects of Lorentz violation p. 912

Atomic and molecular physics

Depolarisation cooling of an atomic cloud p. 918

Electromagnetism, optics, acoustics, heat transfer, classical mechanics, and fluid dynamics

Electromagnetic waves with negative phase velocity in Schwarzschild-de Sitter spacetime p. 925

X-ray observation of micro-failures in granular piles approaching an avalanche p. 932

Condensed matter: structural, mechanical and thermal properties

Anomalous counterion condensation in salt-free hydrophobic polyelectrolyte solutions: Osmotic pressure measurements p. 938

Unusual thickness-dependent thermal behavior due to molecular tilt coupling strength in free-standing thin films p. 945

Condensed matter: electronic structure, electrical, magnetic, and optical properties

Chemical-pressure–induced modifications on the magnetic and electronic properties of x p. 952

Role of vertex corrections in the spin-fluctuation–mediated pairing mechanism p. 959

Effect of temperature and bias voltage on the conductance distribution of disordered quantum wires p. 966

Mesoscopic Kondo problem p. 973

Fractionally quantized magnetization plateaus of a spin- ladder with different chain exchange p. 980

Complementary colors of colorons: The elementary excitations of the Haldane-Shastry model p. 987

A model for steady-state luminescence of localized-state ensemble p. 994

Interdisciplinary physics and related areas of science and technology

Theory of spatial and size scaling in strain-free island ripening p. 1001

Polymerase chain reaction in natural convection systems: A convection-diffusion-reaction model p. 1008

Pulling long tubes from firmly adhered vesicles p. 1015

Stability of strong polyelectrolyte-macroion complexes p. 1022

Emergence of weight-topology correlations in complex scale-free networks p. 1029

Geophysics, astronomy, and astrophysics

Unified scaling law for waiting times between seismic events p. 1036

Chemical-pressure–induced modifications on the magnetic and electronic properties of _x p. 952