Given a fixed physical process, we consider the entropy production (EP) incurred by some initial state $\rho$, additional to the minimal EP incurred by the least-dissipative state $\varphi$. We show that this additional EP has a universal information-theoretic form, given by the contraction of the relative entropy between $\rho$ and $\varphi$ over time. This result holds for total integrated EP, instantaneous EP rate, and fluctuating EP. We derive novel bounds on EP, analyze the thermodynamics of quantum error correction, and propose a thermodynamically-motivated measure of the logical irreversibility of a channel.
翻译:考虑到固定的物理过程,我们考虑某些初始状态$/rho$(美元)所引发的微粒生产量(EP),这是除最差的状态$/varphe$(美元)所引发的最小的EP外的。我们表明,这一新增的EP具有一种普遍的信息理论形式,其原因是美元与美元之间的相对环球逐渐收缩。这一结果维持着整体综合式EP、瞬时EP率和波动式EP。我们从EP上得出新的界限,分析量子错误校正的热动力学,并提出一种热动力驱动测量频道逻辑不可逆转性的方法。