{"product_id":"holographic-thermodynamic-computing","title":"Holographic Thermodynamic Computing","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eCan spacetime geometry make computation cheaper?\u003c\/strong\u003e The Ryu–Takayanagi formula compresses exp(c) degrees of freedom into O(c) geometric parameters. This book shows that this compression has concrete thermodynamic consequences: exponential encoding advantages for cooling and state representation, near-unity Maxwell demon efficiency, and erasure costs that dip below the classical Landauer bound.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eFour core results (N1–N4) are proved from the AdS\/CFT correspondence and unified within a single resource-theoretic framework\u003c\/strong\u003e, where the RT surface area serves as a geometric resource monotone controlling cooling costs, work extraction, erasure bounds, and computational complexity simultaneously.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003ePart I (Classical Demons)\u003c\/em\u003e sets the stage with Maxwell's demon and the century-long debate connecting thermodynamics, information, and computation. \u003cem\u003ePart II (Information, Quantum Mechanics, and Gravity)\u003c\/em\u003e builds the modern toolkit: information theory, quantum information, quantum thermodynamics, and black-hole physics leading to the holographic principle. \u003cem\u003ePart III (The DEMON Framework)\u003c\/em\u003e develops a rigorous demon hierarchy and category-theoretic unification. \u003cem\u003ePart IV (Holographic Foundations and Core Results)\u003c\/em\u003e proves three core results: the Holographic Cooling Bound, Holographic Maxwell's Demon, and Quantum-Corrected Landauer Principle. \u003cem\u003ePart V (Unification and Architecture)\u003c\/em\u003e proves Tensor Network Equivalence (N4), unifies all four results, and analyses energy budgets. Part VI (Validation and Outlook) provides experimental protocols, numerical validation, and future directions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Five appendices provide self-contained reviews of mathematical prerequisites, differential geometry, conformal field theory, tensor network algorithms, and solutions to all 96 exercises.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ars Demonstrandi","offers":[{"title":"Perfect Bound","offer_id":67142266356016,"sku":"9781066611225","price":39.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.thegreatbritishbookshop.co.uk\/products\/holographic-thermodynamic-computing","provider":"The Great British Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}