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The \(^4\)He Trimer as an Efimov System: Latest Developments

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Kolganova et al. (Few-Body Syst 51:249, 2011) reviewed the results that demonstrate the Efimov nature of the \(^4\)He three-atom system. The present note represents an extension of that survey to the time period which passed since its publication.

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  1. Bogoliubov Laboratory of Theoretical Physics, JINR, Dubna, Russia

    E. A. Kolganova & A. K. Motovilov

  2. Dubna State University, Dubna, Russia

    E. A. Kolganova & A. K. Motovilov

  3. Physikalisches Institut, Universität Bonn, Endenicher Allee 11-13, 53115, Bonn, Germany

    W. Sandhas

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Kolganova, E.A., Motovilov, A.K. & Sandhas, W. The \(^4\)He Trimer as an Efimov System: Latest Developments. Few-Body Syst 58, 35 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00601-016-1181-2

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