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Area of Science:

  • Thermodynamics
  • Information Theory
  • Foundations of Physics

Background:

  • Traditional thermodynamics focuses on energy and entropy, often treating information as external.
  • The role of information in thermodynamic processes, exemplified by Maxwell's demon, remains a key area of theoretical interest.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a unified axiomatic framework for thermodynamics that fundamentally incorporates information.
  • To explore the interplay between information and thermodynamic quantities, particularly entropy.
  • To investigate the emergence of probability from this integrated framework.

Main Methods:

  • Axiomatic formulation of thermodynamic principles.
  • Inclusion of axioms for information acquisition, utilization, and erasure.
  • Construction of conserved quantities and an entropy function within the new framework.

Main Results:

  • A novel entropy function is derived, exhibiting both informational and thermodynamic characteristics.
  • The framework naturally generates a concept of probability without prior probabilistic assumptions.
  • The axiomatic system accommodates diverse models, including classical and quantum thermodynamic systems.

Conclusions:

  • Information can be axiomatically integrated into thermodynamics as a fundamental concept.
  • The derived entropy unifies informational and thermodynamic aspects, offering new insights.
  • The framework provides a robust foundation for studying information-driven thermodynamic processes across classical and quantum regimes.