抄録
Maxwell's demon was born in 1867 and still thrives in modern physics. He plays important roles in clarifying the connections between two theories: thermodynamics and information. Here the history of the demon and a variety of interesting consequences of the second law of thermodynamics are presented, mainly in quantum mechanics, but also in the theory of gravity. Also highlighted are some of the recent work that explores the role of information, illuminated by Maxwell's demon, in the arena of quantum-information theory.
| 本文言語 | 英語 |
|---|---|
| ページ（範囲） | 1-23 |
| ページ数 | 23 |
| ジャーナル | Reviews of Modern Physics |
| 巻 | 81 |
| 号 | 1 |
| DOI | |
| 出版ステータス | 出版済み - 2009/01/06 |
ASJC Scopus 主題領域
- 物理学および天文学一般