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M. Esposito\n\n
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Computing at kT: A Stochastic Thermodynamics Perspective<\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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University of Luxembourg,<\/span><\/p>

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As electronic devices operate increasingly close to the thermal energy scale kT, fluctuations become an intrinsic component of their dynamics rather than a perturbation. In this regime, computation must be understood as a nonequilibrium physical process.<\/div>
In this talk, I will show how stochastic thermodynamics provides a consistent framework to describe nonlinear electronic circuits in the presence of noise, with a focus on subthreshold CMOS technologies. By enforcing thermodynamic consistency at the level of stochastic dynamics, this approach allows one to characterize energy exchanges, dissipation, and fluctuations in computational devices.
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Luca Gammaitoni<\/a><\/span>
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The phenomenon of Stochastic Resonance has become the hallmark of a whole new wave in the discussion of stochastic nonlinear physical systems, in which the role of noise and fluctuations can have beneficial effects, if certain conditions are met. In this seminar, we will briefly review Stochastic Resonance and introduce new phenomena in which the role of noise is producing benefits far beyond what is normally expected.<\/p>

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