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A laser model for cosmology

Experiments reveal that the laws governing the immediate aftermath of the Big Bang also apply to the behaviour of coupled lasers. The findings could be used to solve complex computational problems.

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Figure 1: Coupled lasers in a laser cavity.

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Rotter, S. A laser model for cosmology. Nature 549, 163–164 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/549163a

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