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Science China Technological Sciences

Toward quantum unmanned systems

Shuming Cheng, Hongsheng Qi, Yue Sun, Lijun Liu, ShaoRong Xie, Xiaoqiang Ren

Published Jun 21, 2024• 4 citations
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10.1007/s11431-023-2642-1

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