Information thermodynamics and fluctuation theorem
Professor Masahito Ueda
Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo
Friday, 1 February 2013, 14:00
Matfys library
Abstract:
The second law of thermodynamics presupposes a clear-cut
distinction between the controllable and uncontrollable degrees of
freedom by means of macroscopic operations. The cutting-edge
technologies in quantum information and nanoscience seem to require us to
abondon such a working hypothesis in favor of the distinction between the
accessible and inaccessible degrees of freedom. In this talk, I will speak
about the fundamentals of such information thermodynamics together with
the related new results on fluctuation theorems.