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arXiv:cond-mat/0508729

Superconducting Quantum Circuits, Qubits and Computing

Goran P. Wendin, Vitaly S. Shumeiko

Published Aug 30, 2005• 48 citations
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Abstract

This paper gives an introduction to the physics and principles of operation of quantized superconducting electrical circuits for quantum information processing.
DOI
10.48550/arxiv.cond-mat/0508729

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