arXiv:2407.08962 Abstract | arXiv Analytics

Published 2024-07-12Version 1

The Shannon information is shown to be different to the thermodynamic entropy, and indifferent to the Second Law of Thermodynamics.

Comments: 4 pages, 10 equations

Categories: cond-mat.stat-mech, physics.data-an, quant-ph

Keywords: thermodynamic entropy, shannon information

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