Comment by cwillu
17 hours ago
> I always thought of reversible computing as a sort of platonic ideal that cannot truly exist in real life
It's been experimentally demonstrated. Practical or not, the effect is real.
17 hours ago
> I always thought of reversible computing as a sort of platonic ideal that cannot truly exist in real life
It's been experimentally demonstrated. Practical or not, the effect is real.
Where? If you mean that a computation was performed without creating any entropy, I'm skeptical. Surely some energy input was needed, and some energy was dissipated.