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Peter Zoller and Ignacio Cirac win the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Basic Sciences

Published Feb 2, 2009• 0 citations
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Peter Zoller and Ignacio Cirac win the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Basic Sciences
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10.1063/pt.4.1627

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