Simulations are as much a part of science as hypothesis and experiment. But can their outcomes be considered observations? Wendy S. Parker investigates.
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Parker, W.S. Virtually a measurement. Nat. Phys. 17, 146 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-020-01138-3
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