Notes on Landauer's principle, reversible computation, and Maxwell's Demon (original) (raw)

Landauer's principle states that any logically irreversible manipulation of information must lead to an increase in entropy in the environment. A discussion of this principle reveals its relevance in the context of reversible and irreversible computations, and how it aligns with thermodynamic laws. The paper addresses criticisms of Landauer's principle, emphasizing its importance in understanding the relationship between information processing and thermodynamics, while also exploring the implications for computations that can be executed in a thermodynamically reversible manner.