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Indeed. The web simulation clearly applies damping, which is an irreversible element. A truly reversible process should probably be built around minimally-dampe
by mitthrowaway2 1y ago
Indeed. The web simulation clearly applies damping, which is an irreversible element. A truly reversible process should probably be built around minimally-damped oscillating elements, so that the stored energy never needs to dissipate.
- PendulumSegment 1y agoEven if damping is removed they might not be reversible. Logic gates that were found to be individually reversible, were found to have difficulties operating when connected in a circuit: https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/603242297.pdf https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/603242297.pdf
- mikepfrank 1y agoIt's impossible to avoid incurring some losses at finite speed, but as far as I know there is nothing fundamental preventing one from approaching reversible operation when operating at a sufficiently slow (but nonzero) speed.