Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
Ratchets, Pawls, and Maxwell's Demon
Biobytes Seminar
Speaker:
Manoj Gopalkrishnan
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
School of Technology and Computer Science
Homi Bhabha R
Date:
Thursday, 10 Mar 2011 (all day)
Venue:
A-212 (STCS Seminar Room)
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Abstract:
I will describe Maxwell's demon, the Smoluchowski ratchet and pawl, the Szilard engine that relates information and heat, and some work of Brillouin, Landauer, Bennett and others on these topics. These topics lie at the intersection of thermodynamics and information and computer science, and I will aim to bring out this connection. On the biology side, it has been suggested that the molecular motors dynein and kinesin can be modeled as flashing ratchets.
Prerequisites: Not strictly necessary, but it will help to know a little about random variables, Shannon entropy, and the ideal gas law.
Url http://tifrbiobytes.blogspot.com/
| Speaker: | Manoj Gopalkrishnan Tata Institute of Fundamental Research School of Technology and Computer Science Homi Bhabha R |
| Date: | Thursday, 10 Mar 2011 (all day) |
| Venue: | A-212 (STCS Seminar Room) |
(Scan to add to calendar)
Abstract:
I will describe Maxwell's demon, the Smoluchowski ratchet and pawl, the Szilard engine that relates information and heat, and some work of Brillouin, Landauer, Bennett and others on these topics. These topics lie at the intersection of thermodynamics and information and computer science, and I will aim to bring out this connection. On the biology side, it has been suggested that the molecular motors dynein and kinesin can be modeled as flashing ratchets.
Prerequisites: Not strictly necessary, but it will help to know a little about random variables, Shannon entropy, and the ideal gas law.
Url http://tifrbiobytes.blogspot.com/
Prerequisites: Not strictly necessary, but it will help to know a little about random variables, Shannon entropy, and the ideal gas law.
Url http://tifrbiobytes.blogspot.com/