Maxwell's Demon 2 Entropy, Classical and Quantum Information, Computing by Harvey Leff

Maxwell's Demon 2 Entropy, Classical and Quantum Information, Computing by Harvey Leff

Over 130 years ago, James Clerk Maxwell introduced his hypothetical 'demon' as a challenge to the scope of the second law of thermodynamics. This book contains articles by Landauer, Bennett, and others, related to Landauer's principle; connections with quantum mechanics; algorithmic information; and the thermodynamics and limits of computation.

"MD2 is an excellent presentation of the dominant approach to the Demon in recent yearsIt is the second, greatly revised, edition of a collection that appeared in 1990 (hereafter MD1) and contributed significantly to the Demon's recent popularity. Let me conclude by highly recommending MD2 as an introduction to mainstream Demonology: its introduction is a very good outline of this approach, the reprinted articles are among the most influential in their fields, and the comprehensive annotated bibliography is a tool without which-since MD1 came out in 1990-work in the field can hardly be imagined."
-Orly R. Shenker, Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics, Volume 35, Issue 3

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ISBN 13	9780750307598
ISBN 10	0750307595
Title	Maxwell's Demon 2 Entropy, Classical and Quantum Information, Computing
Author	Harvey Leff
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published	2002-12-13
Number of pages	504
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