Notes on Landauer's principle, reversible computation, and Maxwell's Demon.¶
Bennett, C. H. (2003). Notes on Landauer's principle, reversible computation, and Maxwell's Demon. Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics, 2198(03), 501-510.
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Primes¶
- Dissipation
- The processor erases one bit — overwrites it with a known reference value, irrespective of its prior state, as Bennett (2003) elaborated in showing that logical irreversibility necessarily incurs Landauer's minimum cost.
This sourceDefends and elaborates Landauer's principle, showing that logical irreversibility necessarily incurs the kT ln 2 minimum dissipation and clarifying its role in resolving the Maxwell's-demon paradox.
- The processor erases one bit — overwrites it with a known reference value, irrespective of its prior state, as Bennett (2003) elaborated in showing that logical irreversibility necessarily incurs Landauer's minimum cost.
- Downward Causation
This sourceReal paper, verified. NOTE: this is the WRONG Bennett for this prime — it is the physicist Charles H. Bennett on Landauer's principle, never cited in the body (bibliography-only); the body's 'Bennett, K. (2003) ... ontological pluralism' refers to the philosopher Karen Bennett (see bennett-k-2003). This entry is an erroneous carry-over and supports no claim in the prime.
- Minimal Modification Principle
- It clarifies why some counterfactuals sound reasonable ("if I hadn't taken the job, I'd be living in my hometown") and others sound confused ("if I hadn't taken the job, I'd be living on the moon")—the second violates minimal modification by changing too much without justification, as Bennett (2003) elaborates in his comprehensive treatment of subjunctive conditionals.
This sourceDefends and elaborates Landauer's principle, showing that logical irreversibility necessarily incurs the kT ln 2 minimum dissipation and clarifying its role in resolving the Maxwell's-demon paradox.
- It clarifies why some counterfactuals sound reasonable ("if I hadn't taken the job, I'd be living in my hometown") and others sound confused ("if I hadn't taken the job, I'd be living on the moon")—the second violates minimal modification by changing too much without justification, as Bennett (2003) elaborates in his comprehensive treatment of subjunctive conditionals.
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