Title :
Minimum energy in information transmission
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Eng., Boston Univ., MA, USA
fDate :
29 Jun-4 Jul 1997
Abstract :
It is shown that the minimum energy required to transmit a natural unit of information (nat) over a noisy channel is kT, where T is the effective noise temperature which depends on the interaction between the information career and the environment. The result follows from the entropy defect principle and general laws of quantum dynamics without any specific assumptions
Keywords :
entropy; information theory; minimisation; noise; telecommunication channels; effective noise temperature; entropy defect principle; information career; information transmission; minimum energy; noisy channel; quantum dynamics; Control systems; Educational institutions; Energy dissipation; Engineering profession; Entropy; Interference; Network address translation; Power engineering and energy; Temperature dependence; Working environment noise;
Conference_Titel :
Information Theory. 1997. Proceedings., 1997 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Ulm
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3956-8
DOI :
10.1109/ISIT.1997.613157
