Axiomatic Information Thermodynamics

We present an axiomatic framework for thermodynamics that incorporates information as a fundamental concept. The axioms describe both ordinary thermodynamic processes and those in which information is acquired, used and erased, as in the operation of Maxwell’s demon. This system, similar to previous...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Austin Hulse, Benjamin Schumacher, Michael D. Westmoreland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-03-01
Series:Entropy
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/20/4/237