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Ultracold atomic systems offer a unique tool for understanding behavior of matter in the quantum degenerate regime, promising studies of a vast range of phenomena covering many disciplines from condensed matter to quantum information and…
Collective quantum batteries (QBs) demonstrate remarkable acceleration in charging dynamics compared to their individual counterparts, underscoring the pivotal contribution of quantum correlations to advanced energy storage paradigms. A…
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