Maxwell's Demon 2 Entropy, Classical and Quantum Information, Computing Entropy, Classical and Quatum Information, Computing

Since the publication of Maxwell's Demon: Entropy, Information, Computing, Maxwell's demon has been the subject of renewed and increased interest by numerous researchers. Updated and expanded, Maxwell's Demon 2 retains many of the seminal papers that appeared in the first edition, including key articles by Leo Szilard, Leon Brillouin, Rolf Landauer, and Charles Bennett that led to new branches of research on the demon. This second edition contains newer articles relating to Landauer's principle, connections with quantum mechanics, algorithmic information, and the thermodynamics and limits of computation. Expanded information is also included in the bibliography.

Over 130 years ago, James Clerk Maxwell introduced his hypothetical "demon" as a challenge to the scope of the second law of thermodynamics. Fascination with the demon persisted throughout the development of statistical and quantum physics, information theory, and computer science, and links have been established between Maxwell's demon and each of these disciplines. The demon's seductive quality makes it appealing to physical scientists, engineers, computer scientists, biologists, psychologists, and historians and philosophers of science.Since the publication of Maxwell's Demon: Entropy, Information, Computing in 1990, Maxwell's demon has been the subject of renewed and increased interest by numerous researchers in the fields mentioned above. Updated and expanded, Maxwell's Demon 2: Entropy, Classical and Quantum Information, Computing retains many of the seminal papers that appeared in the first edition, including the original thoughts of James Clerk Maxwell and William Thomson; a historical review by Martin Klein; and key articles by Leo Szilard, Leon Brillouin, Rolf Landauer, and Charles Bennett that led to new branches of research on the demon. This second edition contains newer articles by Landauer, Bennett, and others, related to Landauer's principle; connections with quantum mechanics; algorithmic information; and the thermodynamics and limits of computation. The book also includes two separate bibliographies: an alphabetical listing by author and a chronological bibliography that is annotated by the editors and contains selected quotes from the books and articles listed. The bibliography has more than doubled in size since publication of the first edition and now contains over 570 entries.

OVERVIEW Introduction. The Demon and Its Properties. Szilard's Model: Entropy and Information AcquisitionInformation Acquisition via Light Signals: A Temporary ResolutionComputers and Erasure of Information: A New Resolution Other Aspects of Maxwell's DemonEARLY HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHICAL CONSIDERATIONSThomson, W. (1874): The kinetic theory of the dissipation of energy Daub, E.E. (1970) Maxwell's demon Klein, M.J. (1970): Maxwell, his demon, and the second law of thermodynamics Brillouin, L. (1949): Life, thermodynamics, and cyberneticsRothstein, J. (1951): Information, measurement, and quantum mechanicsSMOLUCHOWSKI TRAP DOORS AND INFORMATION ACQUISITIONSkordos, P.A., and Zurek, W.H. (1992): Maxwell's demon, rectifiers, and the second law: Computer simulation of Smoluchowski's trapdoorRex, A.F., and Larsen, R. (1992): Entropy and information for an automated Maxwell's demonSzilard, L. (1929): On the decrease of entropy in a thermodynamic system by the intervention of intelligent beingsBrillouin, L. (1951): Maxwell's demon cannot operate: Information and entropy I Jauch, J.M. & Byron, J.G. (1972): Entropy, information and Szilard's paradox Costa de Beauregard, O. & Tribus, M. (1974): Information theory and thermodynamicsINFORMATION ERASURE: LANDAUER'S PRINCIPLELandauer, R. (1961): Irreversibility and heat generation in the computing processLeff, H.S. and Rex, A.F. (1994): Entropy of measurement and erasure: Szilard's membrane model revisitedShizume, K (1995): Heat generation required by erasurePiechocinska, B (2000): Information erasureQUANTUM NUANCESZurek, W.H. (1984): Maxwell's demon, Szilard's engine and quantum measurements Lubkin, E. (1987): Keeping the entropy of measurement: Szilard revisitedLloyd, S. (1989): Use of mutual information to decrease entropy: Implications for the second law of thermodynamicsLloyd, S. (1997): Quantum-mechanical Maxwell's demonVedral, V. (2000): Landauer's erasure, error correction and entanglement. ALGORITHMIC INFORMATIONCaves, C.M. (1993): Information and entropySchack, R. (1997): Algorithmic information and simplicity in statistical physicsZurek, W.H. (1999): Algorithmic randomness, physical entropy, measurements, and the demon of choiceCOMPUTATION: THERMODYNAMICS AND LIMITSBennett, C.H. (1982): The thermodynamics of computation: a reviewLandauer, R. (1987): Computation: A fundamental physical viewBennett, C. H. (1988): Notes on the history of reversible computation Landauer, R. (1996): The physical nature of informationLandauer, R. (1996): Minimal energy requirements in communicationBennett, C.H. (1998): Information physics in cartoonsGershenfeld, N. (1996): Signal entropy and the thermodynamics of computationLloyd, S. (2000): Ultimate physical limits to computation