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Physics

The Rich Inner Life of the Hydrogen Chain

D. Vollhardt

Published Sep 14, 2020• 1 citation
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Abstract

The Rich Inner Life of the Hydrogen ChainA one-dimensional chain of hydrogen atoms displays a wide variety of many-body effects-suggesting that the chain can be a useful model system for condensed-matter physics.
DOI
10.1103/physics.13.142

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