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arXiv:2203.06652 · Computational Materials Science

On the neural network flow of spin configurations

Santiago Acevedo, Carlos Alberto Lamas, Alejo Costa Duran, Mauricio Sturla, Tomás S. Grigera

Published Jul 8, 2022• 2 citations
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10.1016/j.commatsci.2022.111634

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