Hybrid quantum computer observes foundational quantum effect in a new setting

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What happened

Physicists in the Department of Physics at the University of Oxford have used a hybrid quantum computer, made up of qubits and quantum oscillators, to observe the Aharonov–Bohm effect in a quantum simulation.

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  • Reported by Phys.org and published Sat, 10 Oct 2026 10:57:07 UTC.

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