Relating Thermodynamics to Information Theory: The Equality of Free Energy and Mutual Information

Relating Thermodynamics to Information Theory: The Equality of Free Energy and Mutual Information

<p>In this thesis we uncover a new relation which links thermodynamics and information theory. We consider time as a channel and the detailed state of a physical system as a message. As the system evolves with time, ever present noise insures that the "message" is corrupted. Thermody...

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Main Author: Feinstein, David I.
Format: Others
Published: 1986
Online Access:https://thesis.library.caltech.edu/7537/1/Feinstein%201986.pdf
Feinstein, David I. (1986) Relating Thermodynamics to Information Theory: The Equality of Free Energy and Mutual Information. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/XVQB-7902. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:03212013-084718067 <https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:03212013-084718067>

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https://thesis.library.caltech.edu/7537/1/Feinstein%201986.pdf
Feinstein, David I. (1986) Relating Thermodynamics to Information Theory: The Equality of Free Energy and Mutual Information. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/XVQB-7902. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:03212013-084718067 <https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:03212013-084718067>

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