Computer memories need increasing entropy
Several authors have argued that computer memories require increasing entropy. The cited article from Stephen Hawking is one. A more formal statement of the case by L.S. Schulman is also cited. Schulman's paper appeals to Landauer's Principle that ties information storage to increasing entropy.
Immediately related elementsHow this works
-
The Arrow of Time  »The Arrow of Time 
The experience of time »The experience of time
Passage view components »Passage view components
Flow and direction of time? »Flow and direction of time?
Memory accretion hypothesis  »Memory accretion hypothesis 
Direction is that of memory accretion »Direction is that of memory accretion
Why aligned with thermodynamic arrow? »Why aligned with thermodynamic arrow?
Information theoretic explanation »Information theoretic explanation
Argument from computation »Argument from computation
Computer memories need increasing entropy
Landauer's Principle »Landauer's Principle
Could be localized »Could be localized
+Commentaires (0)
+Citations (2)
+About