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Information processing and the second law of thermodynamics: an inclusive, Hamiltonian approach

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Deffner, Sebastian, Jarzynski, Christopher·2013·Physical Review X
DOI 10.1103/physrevx.3.041003
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Coupling thermodynamics together with information processing is highly nontrivial conceptually, as demonstrated by the notion of Maxwell's demon. Theorists present a fundamental framework that generalizes the second law of thermodynamics to include the physical effects of information processing.

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  • Landauer established that erasing a single bit of information has a minimum energetic cost given by the dissipated heat Q = k_B T ln 2.

    “In particular, Landauer established that in order to erase a single bit of information there is an associated minimum energetic cost, given by the dissipated heat [270,271] Q = k B T ln 2.”

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Authors
Deffner, S., & Jarzynski, C.
Affiliations
University of Maryland, College Park (US)
Corresponding author
Deffner, Sebastian
ORCID
Venue
Physical Review X
Publisher
American Physical Society (APS)
Published
2013-10-17
Volume
3
Issue
4
ISSN
2160-3308 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1103/physrevx.3.041003
OpenAlex
W2050042751
Cited by
231
References
73
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FWCI
15.18
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Physical Review X (publishedVersion, cc-by)
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  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
  • Maryland Shared Open Access Repository (USMAI Consortium) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Digital Repository at the University of Maryland (University of Maryland College Park) (cc-by)
  • Bulletin of the American Physical Society
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Statistical and Nonlinear Physics › Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Advanced Thermodynamic Systems and Engines
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computational Theory and Mathematics › Cellular Automata and Applications
Keywords
information processing, second law of thermodynamics, Hamiltonian mechanics, Maxwell's demon, information thermodynamics, entropy, information erasure

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