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The End of the Thermodynamics of Computation: A No Go Result

Norton, John D. (2013) The End of the Thermodynamics of Computation: A No Go Result. In: UNSPECIFIED.

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The thermodynamics of computation assumes that computational processes at the molecular level can be brought arbitrarily close to thermodynamic reversibility; and that thermodynamic entropy creation is unavoidable only in data erasure or the merging of computational paths, in accord with Landauer’s principle. The no go result shows that fluctuations preclude completion of thermodynamically reversible processes. Completion can be achieved only by irreversible processes that create thermodynamic entropy in excess of the Landauer limit.


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Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (UNSPECIFIED)
Creators:
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Norton, John D.jdnorton@pitt.edu
Keywords: entropy, fluctuations, Landauer's Principle, thermodynamics of computation
Subjects: Specific Sciences > Computation/Information
Specific Sciences > Physics > Statistical Mechanics/Thermodynamics
Depositing User: John Norton
Date Deposited: 01 Apr 2013 12:10
Last Modified: 01 Apr 2013 12:10
Item ID: 9658
Subjects: Specific Sciences > Computation/Information
Specific Sciences > Physics > Statistical Mechanics/Thermodynamics
Date: 31 March 2013
URI: https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/9658

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