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Electromagnetic duality in quantum circuits

Электромагнитная дуальность в квантовых цепях

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Il Nuovo Cimento B (1971-1996)

Summary

To illustrate the duality between electric and magnetic views of quantum circuits, we compare and contrast the origins of the Josephson frequency and the current bias frequency in each case.

Riassunto

Per illustrare la dualità tra gli aspetti elettrici e magnetici dei circuiti quantistici, si confrontano e si contrappongono le origini della frequenza di Josephson e la frequenza di polarizzazione di corrente in ogni caso.

Резюме

Для иллюстрации дуальности между электрическими и магнитными явлениями в квантовых цепях, мы сравниваем и сопостовляем происхождение частоты Джозефсона и частоты тока смещения в каждом случае.

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    T. P. Spiller, T. D. Clark, R. J. Prance, H. Prance & D. A. Poulton

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Spiller, T.P., Clark, T.D., Prance, R.J. et al. Electromagnetic duality in quantum circuits. Nuov Cim B 105, 43–52 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02723551

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