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arXiv:2110.13359 · Science China Physics Mechanics and Astronomy

Investigation of the effect of quantum measurement on parity-time symmetry

Weichen Wang, Yi Xie, Man-Chao Zhang, Jie Zhang, Chun-Wang Wu, Ting Chen, Bao-Quan Ou, Wei Wu, Ping‐Xing Chen

Published Apr 15, 2022• 0 citations
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10.1007/s11433-022-1895-y

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