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Plug-in quantum software

Some quantum states are hard to create and maintain, but are a valuable resource for computing. Twenty-first century entrepreneurs could make a fortune selling disposable quantum states.

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Preskill, J. Plug-in quantum software. Nature 402, 357–358 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1038/46434

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