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arXiv:2202.10399 · Nature

Quantum field simulator for dynamics in curved spacetime

Celia Viermann, Marius Sparn, Nikolas Liebster, Maurus Hans, Elinor Kath, Álvaro Parra-López, Mireia Tolosa-Simeón, Natalia Sánchez-Kuntz, Tobias Haas, Helmut Strobel, Stefan Floerchinger, Markus K. Oberthaler

Published Nov 9, 2022• 108 citations
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10.1038/s41586-022-05313-9

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