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Jarzynski Equality with Maxwell's Demon

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arxiv cond-mat/0609085 v3 pith:XXRWBZ2I submitted 2006-09-05 cond-mat.stat-mech quant-ph

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keywords demonthermodynamicequalityinformationisothermaljarzynskimaxwellprocess
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We propose a new thermodynamic equality and several inequalities concerning the relationship between work and information for an isothermal process with Maxwell's demon. Our approach is based on the formulation a la Jarzynski of the thermodynamic engine and on the quantum information-theoretic characterization of the demon. The lower bound of each inequality, which is expressed in terms of the information gain by the demon and the accuracy of the demon's measurement, gives the minimum work that can be performed on a single heat bath in an isothermal process. These results are independent of the state of the demon, be it in thermodynamic equilibrium or not.

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