Non-Equilibrium Statistical Mechanics Inspired by Modern Information Theory

A collection of recent papers revisit how to quantify the relationship between information and work in the light of modern information theory, so-called single-shot information theory. This is an introduction to those papers, from the perspective of the author. Many of the results may be viewed as a...

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Main Author: Oscar C. O. Dahlsten
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-12-01
Series:Entropy
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/15/12/5346