On the Precise Link between Energy and Information

We present a modified version of the Szilard engine, demonstrating that an explicit measurement procedure is entirely unnecessary for its operation. By considering our modified engine, we are able to provide a new interpretation of Landauer’s original argument for the cost of erasure. From this view...

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Main Authors: Cameron Witkowski, Stephen Brown, Kevin Truong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-02-01
Series:Entropy
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/26/3/203