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Toward an Algorithmic Framework and Grover’s search speedup for Quantum Circuit Design—Leveraging the Minimum Connected Dominating Set Problem as an Example Cover

Toward an Algorithmic Framework and Grover’s search speedup for Quantum Circuit Design—Leveraging the Minimum Connected Dominating Set Problem as an Example

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/qic-2025-0037 | Journal eISSN: 3106-0544 | Journal ISSN: 1533-7146
Language: English
Page range: 687 - 715
Submitted on: Sep 7, 2025
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Accepted on: Oct 20, 2025
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Published on: Mar 9, 2026
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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