Double Weyl points and Fermi arcs of topological semimetals in non-Abelian gauge potentials

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Double Weyl points and Fermi arcs of topological semimetals in non-Abelian gauge potentials. / Lepori, L.; Fulga, I. C.; Trombettoni, A.; Burrello, M.

In: Physical Review A, Vol. 94, No. 5, 053633, 01.11.2016.

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Lepori, L, Fulga, IC, Trombettoni, A & Burrello, M 2016, 'Double Weyl points and Fermi arcs of topological semimetals in non-Abelian gauge potentials', Physical Review A, vol. 94, no. 5, 053633. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.94.053633

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Lepori, L., Fulga, I. C., Trombettoni, A., & Burrello, M. (2016). Double Weyl points and Fermi arcs of topological semimetals in non-Abelian gauge potentials. Physical Review A, 94(5), [053633]. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.94.053633

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Lepori L, Fulga IC, Trombettoni A, Burrello M. Double Weyl points and Fermi arcs of topological semimetals in non-Abelian gauge potentials. Physical Review A. 2016 Nov 1;94(5). 053633. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.94.053633

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Lepori, L. ; Fulga, I. C. ; Trombettoni, A. ; Burrello, M. / Double Weyl points and Fermi arcs of topological semimetals in non-Abelian gauge potentials. In: Physical Review A. 2016 ; Vol. 94, No. 5.

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