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The applications: What problems will we solve with quantum computers?

Koen Groenland

Published Oct 1, 2025• 0 citations
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The most important application areas are: the simulation of material properties and chemical processes; cracking cryptography; using quantum networks to distribute cryptographic keys; and solving large-scale optimisation and AI problems.
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10.4324/9781003698104-5

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