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As the paper points out, there are a bunch of ways in which reversible computers will lose energy, even under ideal circumstances. It's also important not to g
by Jweb_Guru 10y ago
As the paper points out, there are a bunch of ways in which reversible computers will lose energy, even under ideal circumstances. It's also important not to gloss over the fact that reversible circuits (e.g. CSWAP) are tremendously difficult to create, so it's unlikely we'll be seeing computers built from them anyway; and without reversible circuits at the logic gate level, you don't really gain the expected energy benefits.
- Zaak 10y agoYes, there are large difficulties to creating reversible computers in practice. However, it's the theoretical benefits (such as no minimum power dissipation) that motivate people to work on them.