Accession Number:

AD1099037

Title:

Workshop on Information Engines at the Frontiers of Nanoscale Thermodynamics

Descriptive Note:

Technical Report,05 Jul 2018,30 Jun 2019

Corporate Author:

Telluride Science Research Center Telluride United States

Personal Author(s):

• Crutchfield,James P.

Report Date:

2020-01-07

Pagination or Media Count:

35.0

Abstract:

Synthetic nanoscale machines, like their macromolecular biological counterparts, perform tasks that involve the simultaneous manipulation of energy, information, and matter. In this they are information enginessystems with two inextricably intertwined characters. The first aspect, call it physical, is the one in which the systemseen embedded in a material substrateis driven by, manipulates, stores, and dissipates energy. The second aspect, call it informational, is the one in which the systemseen in terms of its spatial and temporal organizationgenerates, stores, loses, and transforms information. Information engines operate by synergistically balancing both aspects to support a given functionality, such as extracting work from a heat reservoir.

Descriptors:

• thermodynamics
• nanoscale devices
• quantum information
• information processing
• thermodynamic processes
• machine learning

Subject Categories:

• Information Science

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE