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Physics Letters A

Coupling of two autonomous quantum refrigerators: Collective and relative performances

M.H. Ben Abdou Chakour, Abderrahim El Allati, Y. Hassouni

Published Sep 2, 2022• 9 citations
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10.1016/j.physleta.2022.128410

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