EPL

General

Stochastic resonance vs. resonant activation p. 937

C. Schmitt, B. Dybiec, P. Hänggi and C. Bechinger

Published online: 12 May 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2006-10052-6

Adaptation in stochastic tunneling global optimization of complex potential energy landscapes p. 944

K. Hamacher

Published online: 17 May 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2006-10058-0

Friction of the QED vacuum on spinning matter p. 951

Y. Pomeau

Published online: 17 May 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2005-10595-x

Geometric phase in open two-level system p. 958

Z. S. Wang, L. C. Kwek, C. H. Lai and C. H. Oh

Published online: 17 May 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2006-10057-1

Dynamics of a Tonks-Girardeau gas released from a hard-wall trap p. 965

A. del Campo and J. G. Muga

Published online: 17 May 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2006-10061-5

The physics of elementary particles and fields

Gauge invariance and fractional statistics p. 972

A. R. P. Lima and R. R. Landim

Published online: 17 May 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2005-10594-y

Gravitoelectromagnetically induced transitions in charged boson nebulae p. 978

M. A. Dariescu, C. Dariescu and G. Murariu

Published online: 26 May 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2006-10063-3

Atomic and molecular physics

High formation yields of negative ions in multicharged fluorine - collisions p. 985

S. Martin, L. Chen, J. Bernard, R. Brédy, M. C. Buchet-Poulizac, X. Ma and B. Wei

Published online: 24 May 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2006-10055-3

Identification of distinct two-electron transfer processes in collisions p. 992

S. Knoop, V. G. Hasan, R. Morgenstern and R. Hoekstra

Published online: 17 May 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2006-10056-2

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

Role of mean free path in spatial phase correlation and nodal screening p. 999

B. A. van Tiggelen, D. Anache and A. Ghysels

Published online: 17 May 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2006-10059-y

Gap solitons in Bragg gratings with a harmonic superlattice p. 1006

K. Yagasaki, I. M. Merhasin, B. A. Malomed, T. Wagenknecht and A. R. Champneys

Published online: 12 May 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2005-10593-0

Indeterminacy of amplitude and phase variables in classical dynamical systems: The harmonic oscillator p. 1013

M. Fernández-Guasti

Published online: 12 May 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2005-10592-1

Critical bursting p. 1020

K. Kumar, P. Pal and S. Fauve

Published online: 17 May 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2006-10051-7

Physics of gases, plasmas and electric discharges

Oblique electromagnetic instabilities for an ultra relativistic electron beam passing through a plasma p. 1027

A. Bret

Published online: 10 May 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2006-10045-5

Condensed matter: structural, mechanical and thermal properties

Polarization-dependent resonant anomalous surface X-ray scattering of p. 1032

A. Menzel, Y. V. Tolmachev, K.-C. Chang, V. Komanicky, Y. S. Chu, J. J. Rehr and H. You

Published online: 12 May 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2006-10050-8

Hard colloidal rods near a soft wall: Wetting, drying, and symmetry breaking p. 1039

K. Shundyak and R. van Roij

Published online: 17 May 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2006-10062-4

Induced order and re-entrant melting in classical two-dimensional binary clusters p. 1046

K. Nelissen, B. Partoens, I. Schweigert and F. M. Peeters

Published online: 12 May 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2006-10044-6

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

Kondo lattice without Nozières exhaustion effect p. 1053

K. Kikoin and M. N. Kiselev

Published online: 12 May 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2005-10591-2

Quantum-transport simulations with the Wigner-function formalism: Failure of conventional boundary-condition schemes p. 1060

D. Taj, L. Genovese and F. Rossi

Published online: 12 May 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2006-10047-3

Spin-wave interactions in quantum antiferromagnets p. 1067

N. Hasselmann and P. Kopietz

Published online: 17 May 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2006-10060-6

Magnetic properties of free clusters at finite temperatures from first principles p. 1074

S. Polesya, O. Šipr, S. Bornemann, J. Minár and H. Ebert

Published online: 17 May 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2006-10053-5

Superluminal group velocity in an anisotropic metamaterial p. 1081

Hailu Luo, Wei Hu, Weixing Shu, Fei Li and Zhongzhou Ren

Published online: 12 May 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2006-10046-4

Interdisciplinary physics and related areas of science and technology

Tunable coupling of qubits: Nonadiabatic corrections p. 1088

Carsten Hutter, Alexander Shnirman, Yuriy Makhlin and Gerd Schön

Published online: 17 May 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2006-10054-4

Long-term correlations in the surface behavior of dolphins p. 1095

R. Ferrer i Cancho and D. Lusseau

Published online: 26 May 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2005-10596-9

Searching complex networks efficiently with minimal information p. 1102

S. Carmi, R. Cohen and D. Dolev

Published online: 17 May 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2006-10049-1

Self-assembly of information in networks p. 1109

M. Rosvall and K. Sneppen

Published online: 17 May 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2006-10064-2

Geophysics, astronomy, and astrophysics

Broad distribution of stick-slip events in Slowly Sheared Granular Media: Table-top production of a Gutenberg-Richter-like distribution p. 1116

Michael Bretz, Russell Zaretzki, Stuart B. Field, Namiko Mitarai and Franco Nori

Published online: 24 May 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2006-10048-2

Free Access

Erratum

The 2D Ising square lattice with nearest- and next-nearest-neighbor interactions p. 1123

H. J. W. Zandvliet

Published online: 26 May 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2006-10073-1

Europhysics Letters

Volume 74 / No 6 (June 2006)

General

Stochastic resonance vs. resonant activation p. 937

Adaptation in stochastic tunneling global optimization of complex potential energy landscapes p. 944

Friction of the QED vacuum on spinning matter p. 951

Geometric phase in open two-level system p. 958

Dynamics of a Tonks-Girardeau gas released from a hard-wall trap p. 965

The physics of elementary particles and fields

Gauge invariance and fractional statistics p. 972

Gravitoelectromagnetically induced transitions in charged boson nebulae p. 978

Atomic and molecular physics

High formation yields of negative ions in multicharged fluorine - collisions p. 985

Identification of distinct two-electron transfer processes in collisions p. 992

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

Role of mean free path in spatial phase correlation and nodal screening p. 999

Gap solitons in Bragg gratings with a harmonic superlattice p. 1006

Indeterminacy of amplitude and phase variables in classical dynamical systems: The harmonic oscillator p. 1013

Critical bursting p. 1020

Physics of gases, plasmas and electric discharges

Oblique electromagnetic instabilities for an ultra relativistic electron beam passing through a plasma p. 1027

Condensed matter: structural, mechanical and thermal properties

Polarization-dependent resonant anomalous surface X-ray scattering of p. 1032

Hard colloidal rods near a soft wall: Wetting, drying, and symmetry breaking p. 1039

Induced order and re-entrant melting in classical two-dimensional binary clusters p. 1046

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

Kondo lattice without Nozières exhaustion effect p. 1053

Quantum-transport simulations with the Wigner-function formalism: Failure of conventional boundary-condition schemes p. 1060

Spin-wave interactions in quantum antiferromagnets p. 1067

Magnetic properties of free clusters at finite temperatures from first principles p. 1074

Superluminal group velocity in an anisotropic metamaterial p. 1081

Interdisciplinary physics and related areas of science and technology

Tunable coupling of qubits: Nonadiabatic corrections p. 1088

Long-term correlations in the surface behavior of dolphins p. 1095

Searching complex networks efficiently with minimal information p. 1102

Self-assembly of information in networks p. 1109

Geophysics, astronomy, and astrophysics

Broad distribution of stick-slip events in Slowly Sheared Granular Media: Table-top production of a Gutenberg-Richter-like distribution p. 1116

The 2D Ising square lattice with nearest- and next-nearest-neighbor interactions p. 1123