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arXiv:2201.08872 · The European Physical Journal Plus

Observation of spin-1 tunneling on a quantum computer

Kh. P. Gnatenko, V. M. Tkachuk

Published Apr 20, 2023• 3 citations
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DOI
10.1140/epjp/s13360-023-03942-1

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