Maxwell's Demon 2: Entropy, Classical and Quantum Information, Computing (Maxwell's Demon)
Editorial Reviews
Review
MD2 is an excellent presentation of the dominant approach to the Demon in recent years. It 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
Book Description
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. Maxwell's Demon 2 updates and expands the original. Many of the seminal papers that appeared in the first edition have been retained, 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 by Landauer, Bennett, and others, related to Landauer's principle; connections with quantum mechanics; algorithmic information; and the thermodynamics and limits of computation.
Maxwell's Demon 2: Entropy, Classical and Quantum Information, Computing (Maxwell's Demon),Harvey Leff,Andrew F. Rex,Taylor & Francis,0750307595,Computer Science,Mathematical Physics,Mechanics - Dynamics - Thermodynamics,Quantum Theory,Science,Science/Mathematics,Thermodynamics,Mathematics for scientists & engineers,Science / Physics,Theoretical methods
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