Physical Limits of Computing

Publication information:

• Michael P. Frank, "The Physical Limits of Computing," Computing in Science & Engineering, May/June 2002, pp. 16-26.
• The CiSE magazine is a joint publication of IEEE and the AIP.
• The article is the invited lead review article for the first in a series of special issues on Limits of Computing.

Electronic copy:

• Original accepted version (after review, revision, re-review & re-revision, but before edit & layout) dated March 6, 2002 (10,280 words).  This version contains a section discussing open problems in reversible computing which was omitted from the final version.
• Source document in Microsoft Word format: PhysLim-CiSE-5.doc.
• PostScript format printer file: PhysLim-CiSE-5.ps.
• Adobe Portable Document Format: PhysLim-CiSE-5.pdf.

 
• Final magazine layout (after edit, markup, layout, & final corrections) dated April 3, 2002.
• Adobe Portable Document Format: c3fra.pdf.