Informational reinterpretation of the mechanics notions and laws

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Abstract

The informational re-interpretation of the basic laws of the mechanics exploiting the Landauer principle is suggested. When a physical body is in rest or it moves rectilinearly with the constant speed, zero information is transferred; thus, the informational affinity of the rest state and the rectilinear motion with a constant speed is established. Inertial forces may be involved in the erasure/recording of information. The analysis of the minimal Szilard thermal engine as seen from the noninertial frame of references is carried out. The Szilard single-particle minimal thermal engine undergoes isobaric expansion relative to accelerated frame of references, enabling the erasure of 1 bit of information. The energy DQ spent by the inertial force for the erasure of 1 bit of information is estimated as which is larger than the Landauer bound but qualitatively is close to it. The informational interpretation of the equivalence principle is proposed: the informational content of the inertial and gravitational masses is the same.

Original languageEnglish
Article number631
JournalEntropy
Volume22
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2020

Keywords

  • Equivalence principle
  • Inertial frame of reference
  • Landauer principle
  • Minimal thermal engine
  • Noninertial frame of references

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