Thermodynamics as a Consequence of Information Conservation
Thermodynamics as a Consequence of Information Conservation
Thermodynamics and information have intricate interrelations. Often thermodynamics is considered to be the logical premise to justify that <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"><mml:mtext class="MJX-tex-mathit" mathvariant="italic">information is physical</mml:mtext></mml:mrow></mml:math> - through Landauer's principle -, thereby also linking information and thermodynamics. This approach towards information has been instrumental to understand thermodynamics of logical and physical …