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the minimum heat, kT ln 2 per bit, that must be released whenever information is erased in a computing device.

In statistical physics, Landauer principle refers to the minimum heat, kT ln 2 per bit, that must be released whenever information is erased in a computing device. This meaning comes from Landauer (1961) in IBM Journal of Research and Development.[1]

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Landauer, R. (1961). Irreversibility and Heat Generation in the Computing Process. IBM Journal of Research and Development, 5(3), 183-191. https://doi.org/10.1147/rd.53.0183

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