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Chemical Physics

Exploring the impact of constraints in quantum optimal control through a kinematic formulation

Ashley Donovan, Vincent Beltrani, HERSCHEL A. RABITZ

Published Aug 8, 2013• 11 citations
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10.1016/j.chemphys.2013.07.019

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