Landauer's treatment of this concept suggested that the Shannon theorem was inadequate in explaining it. This concept was first proposed in a letter to Peter Tait by its namesake. It was first refuted
Landauer's treatment of this concept suggested that the Shannon theorem was inadequate in explaining it. This concept was first proposed in a letter to Peter Tait by its namesake. It was first refuted by Leo Szilard and Leon Brillouin, who noted that the energy required for memory storage and to operate it would negate its purpose. Its setup includes an insulated barrier and a small door between two chambers that is operated by a being who separates particles into fast and slow moving compartments. For 10 points, identify this thought experiment of its namesake Scottish physicist that violates the Second Law of Thermodynamics by means of an impish figure.
Landauer's treatment of this concept suggested that the Shannon theorem was inadequate in explaining it.
{Maxwell’s demon} [accept equivalents]