The Thermodynamics of Computation¶
Bennett, C. H. (1982). The Thermodynamics of Computation: A Review. International Journal of Theoretical Physics, 21(12), 905-940.
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- Entropy (Thermodynamic Sense)
- Szilard (1929) located the compensating cost in the demon's measurement; the accepted resolution came later, when Landauer (1961) showed that erasing information carries an unavoidable thermodynamic cost and Bennett (1982)
This sourceShows that measurement can in principle be performed reversibly and that a Maxwell demon's unavoidable thermodynamic cost lies in erasing its memory (Landauer's principle), resolving the demon paradox; demonstrates reversible computation is possible if information is preserved.
- Szilard (1929) located the compensating cost in the demon's measurement; the accepted resolution came later, when Landauer (1961) showed that erasing information carries an unavoidable thermodynamic cost and Bennett (1982)
- Irreversibility
- Bennett's framework
This sourceResolves Maxwell demon paradox through Landauer's principle; shows erasure of measurement information dissipates required entropy; demonstrates reversible computation is possible if information is preserved; reconciles information theory with thermodynamic second law.
- Bennett's framework
- Second Law of Thermodynamics
- tied the demon's measurement to entropy production, and Bennett's work
This sourceResolves Maxwell demon paradox through Landauer's principle; shows erasure of measurement information dissipates required entropy; demonstrates reversible computation is possible if information is preserved; reconciles information theory with thermodynamic second law.
- tied the demon's measurement to entropy production, and Bennett's work
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