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Thermodynamics of Computation

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  1. Fisk University, Nashville, TN, USA

    H. John Caulfield & Lei Qian

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Caulfield, H.J., Qian, L. (2018). Thermodynamics of Computation. In: Adamatzky, A. (eds) Unconventional Computing. Encyclopedia of Complexity and Systems Science Series. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-6883-1_550

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