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arXiv:2107.09676 · Nature

Dynamical topological phase realized in a trapped-ion quantum simulator

Philipp T. Dumitrescu, Justin Bohnet, John Gaebler, Aaron M. Hankin, David Hayes, Ajesh Kumar, Brian Neyenhuis, Romain Vasseur, Andrew C. Potter

Published Jul 20, 2022• 78 citations
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10.1038/s41586-022-04853-4

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