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The coherent behavior of a weak link in the limit where the stored electric energy dominates the charge tunneling energy is discussed. Particular attention is paid to the realization of the source term in the Hamiltonian.
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Clark, T.D., Spiller, T.P., Poulton, D.A. et al. Weak-link behavior in the small-charge tunneling limit. J Low Temp Phys 78, 315–324 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00683313
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