TL;DR
This paper explores the relationship between informational and physical entropy, proposing a view that reconciles the two by considering informational entropy as physical entropy of a combined system including memories.
Contribution
It introduces a novel interpretation of informational entropy as physical entropy of a system plus its memories, addressing the conceptual divide between subjective and objective entropy.
Findings
Reconciles informational and physical entropy concepts.
Proposes a system-plus-memories model for entropy.
Addresses the subjective-objective entropy distinction.
Abstract
Informational entropy is often identified as physical entropy. This is surprising because the two quantities are differently defined and furthermore the former is a subjective quantity while the latter is an objective one. We describe the problems and then present a possible view that reconciles the two entropies. Informational entropy of a system is interpreted as physical entropy of a whole composed of both the system and "memories" containing information about the system.
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Taxonomy
TopicsAdvanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics · Quantum Mechanics and Applications · Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture