Title:	Entropy, information and Maxwell's demon after quantum mechanics
Authors:	Bhandari, R.
Keywords:	Entropy Information Quantum measurement Observer
Issue Date:	1976
Publisher:	Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore, India.
Citation:	Pramana, 1976, Vol. 6, p135-145.
Abstract:	The problem of the subjective nature of entropy and its relation to information and irreversibility is examined in the light of the quantum measure- ment problem. The main thesis of the paper is that state collapse during a measure- ment and hence entropy increase in the observed universe is seen by observers who are only able to observe a restricted manifold of states determined by their concepts, language, etc., in short by their level of perception. The thesis leads to the asser- tion that any universe with a structure must evolve.
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/2289/918
ISSN:	0304-4289
Copyright:	Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore, India.
Appears in Collections:	Research Papers (A&A)

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