November 2020 Issue of Physics Today Now Available
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In the November 2020 Issue
The Math behind Epidemics
A few simple metrics characterize outbreaks like COVID-19, but calculating them correctly is surprisingly tricky. — Alison Hill
James Jeans and The Mysterious Universe
The controversial best seller heralded the end of an era in science popularizations. — Daniel Helsing
Magnetic Field–Boosted Superconductivity
Although a magnetic field gradually destroys the superconducting state in most materials, a small family of uranium compounds bucks the trend. — Anne de Visser
Nonidentical Fermions Interact Identically
The decoupling of electronic and nuclear spin states allows scattering fermionic atoms to rapidly cool. — Heather M. Hill
Atlantic Invertebrates Are Going the Wrong Way
Why, as the oceans warm, are seafloor animals moving to even hotter waters? — Johanna L. Miller
Quantum Computing Ramps up in Private Sector
Ridicule has given way to high hopes. — Toni Feder