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Colloquium: The physics of Maxwell's demon and information

K. Maruyama F. Nori V. Vedral

Abstrak

Maxwell's demon was born in 1867 and still thrives in modern physics. He plays important roles in clarifying the connections between two theories: thermodynamics and information. Here, we present the history of the demon and a variety of interesting consequences of the second law of thermodynamics, mainly in quantum mechanics, but also in the theory of gravity. We also highlight some of the recent work that explores the role of information, illuminated by Maxwell's demon, in the arena of quantum information theory.

Topik & Kata Kunci

Penulis (3)

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K. Maruyama

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F. Nori

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V. Vedral

Format Sitasi

Maruyama, K., Nori, F., Vedral, V. (2007). Colloquium: The physics of Maxwell's demon and information. https://doi.org/10.1103/RevModPhys.81.1

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Lihat di Sumber doi.org/10.1103/RevModPhys.81.1
Informasi Jurnal
Tahun Terbit
2007
Bahasa
en
Total Sitasi
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Sumber Database
Semantic Scholar
DOI
10.1103/RevModPhys.81.1
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Open Access ✓