Conditional Action and Imperfect Erasure of Qubits

We consider state changes in quantum theory due to “conditional action” and relate these to the discussion of entropy decrease due to interventions of “intelligent beings” and the principles of Szilard and Landauer/Bennett. The mathematical theory of conditional actions is a special case of the theo...

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Main Author: Heinz-Jürgen Schmidt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-02-01
Series:Entropy
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/23/3/289