Landauer principle establishes a thermodynamic limit on computational problem solving
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Landauer's principle establishes a foundational thermodynamic limit on computation, dictating the minimum energy required to irreversibly process or erase information.
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Quantum Landauer erasure using magnetic tunneling junctions.
2026 · cited by 0
Paper 1 notes that Landauer's principle defines the fundamental thermodynamic limit of computation requiring minimal heat dissipation per erased bit.
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The Physics, Information, and Computation of Perennial Learning: Kolmogorov Complexity, Information Distance, and Port-Hamiltonian Thermodynamics.
2026 · cited by 0
Paper 2 incorporates Landauer's principle to assign a minimal thermodynamic cost of information erasure in learning agents.
Approaching the Landauer Limit: Thermodynamically Optimal Compilation with Explicit Convergence Rates
2026 · cited by 0
Paper 3 states that Landauer's principle establishes the minimum thermal energy dissipated during the irreversible erasure of information.
The Fluctuation-Dissipation Compilation Theorem: A Unified Framework for Thermodynamically Optimal Computing
2026 · cited by 0
Paper 6 reaffirms that Landauer's principle sets the fundamental thermodynamic limit requiring irreversible information erasure to dissipate thermal energy.