Two paths, one flux: Trapped ions simulate Aharonov–Bohm interference in a lattice gauge theory

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In a new Nature Physics study, researchers demonstrated the Aharonov-Bohm effect in a quantum simulation of a lattice gauge theory using a hybrid trapped-ion quantum computer.
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