Landauer Erasure and Maxwell's Demon in Quantum Information Theory - Lecture 10

Learn about Maxwell's demon, the Szilard engine, and the fundamental Landauer erasure bound in this advanced quantum information theory lecture from ETH Zurich. Explore key concepts in thermodynamics and information theory as Professor Ralph Silva delves into the relationship between information and energy, examining how these principles connect to quantum computing and information processing. Discover the theoretical foundations behind information erasure and its physical limitations, with detailed explanations supported by teaching assistant Nuriya Nurgalieva. Master complex topics including C naught gates, product of unitaries, Hamiltonian times, mutual information, and trace operations through comprehensive examples and theoretical frameworks developed as part of the Schools for Quantum Information Development (SQuID) program.