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Volkswagen and quantum computing: An industrial perspective

Sheir Yarkoni, Martin Leib, Andrea Skolik, Michael Streif, Florian Neukart, David Von Dollen

Published Mar 3, 2019• 11 citations
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10.1007/s42354-019-0166-y

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