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 If you use ``NequIP`` in your research, please cite our `article <https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-29939-5>`_:
 
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     @article{batzner_e3-equivariant_2022,
       title = {E(3)-Equivariant Graph Neural Networks for Data-Efficient and Accurate Interatomic Potentials},