@article{BetaKruse2017,
  author    = {Beta, Carsten and Kruse, Karsten},
  title     = {Intracellular oscillations and waves},
  series = {Annual review of condensed matter physics},
  volume    = {8},
  journal   = {Annual review of condensed matter physics},
  publisher = {Annual Reviews},
  address   = {Palo Alto},
  isbn      = {978-0-8243-5008-6},
  issn      = {1947-5454},
  doi       = {10.1146/annurev-conmatphys-031016-025210},
  pages     = {239 -- 264},
  year      = {2017},
  abstract  = {Dynamic processes in living cells are highly organized in space and time. Unraveling the underlying molecular mechanisms of spatiotemporal pattern formation remains one of the outstanding challenges at the interface between physics and biology. A fundamental recurrent pattern found in many different cell types is that of self-sustained oscillations. They are involved in a wide range of cellular functions, including second messenger signaling, gene expression, and cytoskeletal dynamics. Here, we review recent developments in the field of cellular oscillations and focus on cases where concepts from physics have been instrumental for understanding the underlying mechanisms. We consider biochemical and genetic oscillators as well as oscillations that arise from chemo-mechanical coupling. Finally, we highlight recent studies of intracellular waves that have increasingly moved into the focus of this research field.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{UsanovaShprits2017,
  author    = {Usanova, Maria E. and Shprits, Yuri},
  title     = {Inner magnetosphere coupling},
  series = {Journal of geophysical research : Space physics},
  volume    = {122},
  journal   = {Journal of geophysical research : Space physics},
  number    = {1},
  publisher = {American Geophysical Union},
  address   = {Washington},
  issn      = {2169-9380},
  doi       = {10.1002/2016JA023614},
  pages     = {102 -- 104},
  year      = {2017},
  abstract  = {The dynamics of the inner magnetosphere is strongly governed by the interactions between different plasma populations that are coupled through large-scale electric and magnetic fields, currents, and wave-particle interactions. Inner magnetospheric plasma undergoes self-consistent interactions with global electric and magnetic fields. Waves excited in the inner magnetosphere from unstable particle distributions can provide energy exchange between different particle populations in the inner magnetosphere and affect the ring current and radiation belt dynamics. The ionosphere serves as an energy sink and feeds the magnetosphere back through the cold plasma outflow. The precipitating inner magnetospheric particles influence the ionosphere and upper atmospheric chemistry and affect climate. Satellite measurements and theoretical studies have advanced our understanding of the dynamics of various plasma populations in the inner magnetosphere. However, our knowledge of the coupling processes among the plasmasphere, ring current, radiation belts, global magnetic and electric fields, and plasma waves generated within these systems is still incomplete. This special issue incorporates extended papers presented at the Inner Magnetosphere Coupling III conference held 23-27 March 2015 in Los Angeles, California, USA, and includes modeling and observational contributions addressing interactions within different plasma populations in the inner magnetosphere (plasmasphere, ring current, and radiation belts), coupling between fields and plasma populations, as well as effects of the inner magnetosphere on the ionosphere and atmosphere.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{SchubertFrischAllardetal.2017,
  author    = {Schubert, Marcel and Frisch, Johannes and Allard, Sybille and Preis, Eduard and Scherf, Ullrich and Koch, Norbert and Neher, Dieter},
  title     = {Tuning side chain and main chain order in a prototypical donor-acceptor copolymer},
  series = {Elementary Processes in Organic Photovoltaics},
  volume    = {272},
  journal   = {Elementary Processes in Organic Photovoltaics},
  publisher = {Springer},
  address   = {Berlin},
  isbn      = {978-3-319-28338-8},
  issn      = {0065-3195},
  doi       = {10.1007/978-3-319-28338-8_10},
  pages     = {243 -- 265},
  year      = {2017},
  abstract  = {The recent development of donor-acceptor copolymers has led to an enormous improvement in the performance of organic solar cells and organic field-effect transistors. Here we describe the synthesis, detailed characterisation, and application of a series of structurally modified copolymers to investigate fundamental structure-property relationships in this class of conjugated polymers. The interplay between chemical structure and optoelectronic properties is investigated. These are further correlated to the charge transport and solar cell performance, which allows us to link their chemical structure to the observed physical properties.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{DahlkeMaturilli2017,
  author    = {Dahlke, Sandro and Maturilli, Marion},
  title     = {Contribution of atmospheric advection to the amplified winter warming in the arctic north atlantic region},
  series = {Advances in meteorology},
  journal   = {Advances in meteorology},
  publisher = {Hindawi Publ. Corp.},
  address   = {New York},
  issn      = {1687-9309},
  doi       = {10.1155/2017/4928620},
  pages     = {8},
  year      = {2017},
  abstract  = {Arctic Amplification of climate warming is caused by various feedback processes in the atmosphere-ocean-ice system and yields the strongest temperature increase during winter in the Arctic North Atlantic region. In our study, we attempt to quantify the advective contribution to the observed atmospheric warming in the Svalbard area. Based on radiosonde measurements from Ny-{\AA}lesund, a strong dependence of the tropospheric temperature on the synoptic flow direction is revealed. Using FLEXTRA backward trajectories, an increase of advection from the lower latitude Atlantic region towards Ny-{\AA}lesund is found that is attributed to a change in atmospheric circulation patterns. We find that about one-quarter (0.45 K per decade) of the observed atmospheric winter near surface warming trend in the North Atlantic region of the Arctic (2 K per decade) is due to increased advection of warm and moist air from the lower latitude Atlantic region, affecting the entire troposphere.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{BuschhueterSpodenBorowski2017,
  author    = {Buschh{\"u}ter, David and Spoden, Christian and Borowski, Andreas},
  title     = {Physics knowledge of first semester physics students in Germany},
  series = {International journal of science education},
  volume    = {39},
  journal   = {International journal of science education},
  number    = {9},
  publisher = {Routledge, Taylor \& Francis Group},
  address   = {Abingdon},
  issn      = {0950-0693},
  doi       = {10.1080/09500693.2017.1318457},
  pages     = {1109 -- 1132},
  year      = {2017},
  abstract  = {Over the last decades, the percentage of the age group choosing to pursue university studies has increased significantly across the world. At the same time, there are university teachers who believe that the standards have fallen. There is little research on whether students nowadays demonstrate knowledge or abilities similar to that of the preceding cohorts. However, in times of educational expansion, empirical evidence on student test performance is extremely helpful in evaluating how well educational systems cope with the increasing numbers of students. In this study, we compared a sample of 2322 physics freshmen from 2013 with another sample of 2718 physics freshmen from 1978 at universities in Germany with regard to their physics knowledge based on their results in the same entrance test. Previous results on mathematics knowledge and abilities in the same sample of students indicated that there was no severe decline in their average achievement. This paper compares the physics knowledge of the same two samples of students. Contrary to their mathematics results, their physics results showed a substantial decrease in physics knowledge as measured by the test.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{Richter2017,
  author    = {Richter, Philipp},
  title     = {Gas accretion onto the Milky Way},
  series = {Astrophysics and space science library},
  volume    = {430},
  journal   = {Astrophysics and space science library},
  editor    = {Fox, Andrew J. and Dav{\´e}, Romeel},
  publisher = {Springer},
  address   = {Cham},
  isbn      = {978-3-319-52512-9},
  issn      = {0067-0057},
  doi       = {10.1007/978-3-319-52512-9_2},
  pages     = {15 -- 47},
  year      = {2017},
  abstract  = {The Milky Way is surrounded by large amounts of gaseous matter that are slowly being accreted over cosmic timescales to support star formation in the disk. The corresponding gas-accretion rate represents a key parameter for the past, present, and future evolution of the Milky Way. In this chapter, we discuss our current understanding of gas accretion processes in the Galaxy by reviewing past and recent observational and theoretical studies. The first part of this review deals with the spatial distribution of the different gas phases in the Milky Way halo, the origin of the gas, and its total mass. The second part discusses the gas dynamics and the physical processes that regulate the gas flow from the outer Galactic halo to the disk. From the most recent studies follows that the present-day gas accretion rate of the Milky Way is a few solar masses per year, which is sufficient to maintain the Galaxy's star-formation rate at its current level.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{MorgnerBennemannCywińskietal.2017,
  author    = {Morgner, Frank and Bennemann, Mark and Cywiński, Piotr J. and Kollosche, Matthias and G{\´o}rski, Krzysztof and Pietraszkiewicz, Marek and Geßner, Andr{\´e} and L{\"o}hmannsr{\"o}ben, Hans-Gerd},
  title     = {Elastic FRET sensors for contactless pressure measurement},
  series = {RSC Advances : an international journal to further the chemical sciences},
  volume    = {7},
  journal   = {RSC Advances : an international journal to further the chemical sciences},
  publisher = {RSC Publishing},
  address   = {Cambridge},
  issn      = {2046-2069},
  doi       = {10.1039/c7ra06379b},
  pages     = {50578 -- 50583},
  year      = {2017},
  abstract  = {Contactless pressure monitoring based on Forster resonance energy transfer between donor/acceptor pairs immobilized within elastomers is demonstrated. The donor/acceptor energy transfer is employed by dispersing terbium(III) tris[(2-hydroxybenzoyl)-2-aminoethyl] amine complex (LLC, donor) and CdSe/ZnS quantum dots (QD655, acceptor) in styrene-ethylene/buthylene-styrene (SEBS) and poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS). The continuous monitoring of QD luminescence showed a reversible intensity change as the pressure signal is alternated between two stable states indicating a pressure sensitivity of 6350 cps kPa(-1). Time-resolved measurements show the pressure impact on the FRET signal due to an increase of decay time (270 ms up to 420 ms) for the donor signal and parallel drop of decay time (170 mu s to 155 mu s) for the acceptor signal as the net pressure applied. The LLC/QD655 sensors enable a contactless readout as well as space resolved monitoring to enable miniaturization towards smaller integrated stretchable opto-electronics. Elastic FRET sensors can potentially lead to developing profitable analysis systems capable to outdo conventional wired electronic systems (inductive, capacitive, ultrasonic and photoelectric sensors) especially for point-of-care diagnostics, biological monitoring required for wearable electronics.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{RaetzelWilkensMenzel2017,
  author    = {R{\"a}tzel, Dennis and Wilkens, Martin and Menzel, Ralf},
  title     = {Effect of polarization entanglement in photon-photon scattering},
  series = {Physical review : A, Atomic, molecular, and optical physics},
  volume    = {95},
  journal   = {Physical review : A, Atomic, molecular, and optical physics},
  number    = {1},
  publisher = {American Physical Society},
  address   = {College Park},
  issn      = {2469-9926},
  doi       = {10.1103/PhysRevA.95.012101},
  pages     = {6},
  year      = {2017},
  abstract  = {It is found that the differential cross section of photon-photon scattering is a function of the degree of polarization entanglement of the two-photon state. A reduced general expression for the differential cross section of photon-photon scattering is derived by applying simple symmetry arguments. An explicit expression is obtained for the example of photon-photon scattering due to virtual electron-positron pairs in quantum electrodynamics. It is shown how the effect in this explicit example can be explained as an effect of quantum interference and that it fits with the idea of distance-dependent forces.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{SchimkaLomadzeRabeetal.2017,
  author    = {Schimka, Selina and Lomadze, Nino and Rabe, Maren and Kopyshev, Alexey and Lehmann, Maren and von Klitzing, Regine and Rumyantsev, Artem M. and Kramarenko, Elena Yu. and Santer, Svetlana},
  title     = {Photosensitive microgels containing azobenzene surfactants of different charges},
  series = {Physical chemistry, chemical physics : a journal of European Chemical Societies},
  volume    = {19},
  journal   = {Physical chemistry, chemical physics : a journal of European Chemical Societies},
  publisher = {Royal Society of Chemistry},
  address   = {Cambridge},
  issn      = {1463-9076},
  doi       = {10.1039/c6cp04555c},
  pages     = {108 -- 117},
  year      = {2017},
  abstract  = {We report on light sensitive microgel particles that can change their volume reversibly in response to illumination with light of different wavelengths. To make the anionic microgels photosensitive we add surfactants with a positively charged polyamine head group and an azobenzene containing tail. Upon illumination, azobenzene undergoes a reversible photo-isomerization reaction from a trans- to a cis-state accompanied by a change in the hydrophobicity of the surfactant. Depending on the isomerization state, the surfactant molecules are either accommodated within the microgel (trans- state) resulting in its shrinkage or desorbed back into water (cis-isomer) letting the microgel swell. We have studied three surfactants differing in the number of amino groups, so that the number of charges of the surfactant head varies between 1 and 3. We have found experimentally and theoretically that the surfactant concentration needed for microgel compaction increases with decreasing number of charges of the head group. Utilization of polyamine azobenzene containing surfactants for the light triggered remote control of the microgel size opens up a possibility for applications of light responsive microgels as drug carriers in biology and medicine.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{SafdariCherstvyChechkinetal.2017,
  author    = {Safdari, Hadiseh and Cherstvy, Andrey G. and Chechkin, Aleksei and Bodrova, Anna and Metzler, Ralf},
  title     = {Aging underdamped scaled Brownian motion},
  series = {Physical review : E, Statistical, nonlinear and soft matter physics},
  volume    = {95},
  journal   = {Physical review : E, Statistical, nonlinear and soft matter physics},
  publisher = {American Physical Society},
  address   = {College Park},
  issn      = {2470-0045},
  doi       = {10.1103/PhysRevE.95.012120},
  pages     = {15},
  year      = {2017},
  abstract  = {We investigate both analytically and by computer simulations the ensemble- and time-averaged, nonergodic, and aging properties of massive particles diffusing in a medium with a time dependent diffusivity. We call this stochastic diffusion process the (aging) underdamped scaled Brownian motion (UDSBM). We demonstrate how the mean squared displacement (MSD) and the time-averaged MSD of UDSBM are affected by the inertial term in the Langevin equation, both at short, intermediate, and even long diffusion times. In particular, we quantify the ballistic regime for the MSD and the time-averaged MSD as well as the spread of individual time-averaged MSD trajectories. One of the main effects we observe is that, both for the MSD and the time-averaged MSD, for superdiffusive UDSBM the ballistic regime is much shorter than for ordinary Brownian motion. In contrast, for subdiffusive UDSBM, the ballistic region extends to much longer diffusion times. Therefore, particular care needs to be taken under what conditions the overdamped limit indeed provides a correct description, even in the long time limit. We also analyze to what extent ergodicity in the Boltzmann-Khinchin sense in this nonstationary system is broken, both for subdiffusive and superdiffusive UDSBM. Finally, the limiting case of ultraslow UDSBM is considered, with a mixed logarithmic and power-law dependence of the ensemble-and time-averaged MSDs of the particles. In the limit of strong aging, remarkably, the ordinary UDSBM and the ultraslow UDSBM behave similarly in the short time ballistic limit. The approaches developed here open ways for considering other stochastic processes under physically important conditions when a finite particle mass and aging in the system cannot be neglected.},
  language  = {en}
}