Exploring Reversible Computation and Biological Physics
This article delves into the concepts of reversible computation and biological physics, discussing topics like mRNA transcription, thermodynamic reversibility, and logic reversibility. It explores the Von Neumann – Landauer Limit and the implications of irreversible processes in information erasure and energy loss. The text outlines Bennett's Three-Tape Reversible Computation model and the steps involved in achieving reversibility. It also touches on the Carnot Cycle and the significance of maintaining physical and non-physical information integrity in computations.
Exploring Reversible Computation and Biological Physics
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Reversible Computation Avraham Guttman Topics in Biological Physics Prof. Elisha Moses, Dr. Roy Bar-Ziv R. Landauer, IBM J. Res. Dev. 3, 183(1961) Bennett, C. H., IBM J. Res. Dev. 17, 525 (1973) R. Landauer, Physica Scripta. Vol. 35, 88-95, 1987Feynman, Lectures on Computation, 1999
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Single Bit Operation 0 1 0 1
Carnot Engine http://galileoandeinstein.physics.virginia.edu/more_stuff/flashlets/carnot.htm
Carnot Cycle Thermodynamically Reversible
AND - Irreversible gate Loss of Information
T Loss of free energy Physically Loss of Information 0 1
von Neumann – Landauer Limit In each irreversible bit operation:
Information Erasure Erasure Irreversible Process Loss of energy Infinite tape: No need for erasure Nonphysical For N erased bits:
X Physical Reversible Copy Copier Model
Bennetts’ Three-Tape Reversible Computation • Algorithm steps while saving • Copying the output • Retracing the algorithm steps R3 R2 R1 R1-1 R2-1 R3-1 Standard 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 History 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R1 R2 R3 Copy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
mRNA Transcription from DNA to protein from DNA to protein
mRNA Transcription =G,C,A,U RNA (N bases) +X-S-P-P-P RNA (N+1 bases) +P-Pi (Triphosphate) (Pyrophosphate) from DNA to protein Transistor:
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