Entropy, Vol. 25, Pages 881: Improvement of Error Correction in Nonequilibrium Information Dynamics

Entropy, Vol. 25, Pages 881: Improvement of Error Correction in Nonequilibrium Information Dynamics

Entropy doi: 10.3390/e25060881

Authors: Qian Zeng Ran Li Jin Wang

Errors are inevitable in information processing and transfer. While error correction is widely studied in engineering, the underlying physics is not fully understood. Due to the complexity and energy exchange involved, information transmission should be considered as a nonequilibrium process. In this study, we investigate the effects of nonequilibrium dynamics on error correction using a memoryless channel model. Our findings suggest that error correction improves as nonequilibrium increases, and the thermodynamic cost can be utilized to improve the correction quality. Our results inspire new approaches to error correction that incorporate nonequilibrium dynamics and thermodynamics, and highlight the importance of the nonequilibrium effects in error correction design, particularly in biological systems.