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Building an Indigenous Superconducting Quantum Computer in India: Requirements beyond the Physics

Padmapriya Mohan, Reena Dayal Yadav, Swati K, Kanishka Agiwal

Published Jan 1, 2026• 0 citations
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10.2139/ssrn.7647618

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