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A Map to a Long-Sought Quantum Simulator

Ryan Wilkinson

Published Jul 21, 2026• 0 citations
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Abstract

Ultracold atoms in an optical lattice could emulate a prominent model of quantum matter linked to black holes and high-temperature superconductors.By
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10.1103/physics.19.s90

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