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The thermodynamic cost of choosing

Carlo Rovelli

Published 2023-09-13Version 1

Choice can be defined in thermodynamical terms and be shown to have a thermodynamic cost: choosing between a binary alternative at temperature T dissipates an energy E > kT ln 2.

Comments: 3 pages, 3 figures
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