A Thermodynamic Turing Machine: Artificial Molecular Computing Using Classical Reversible Logic Switching Networks

A Thermodynamic Turing Machine (TTM) concept is introduced. A TTM is a classical computing paradigm where the natural laws of thermodynamics are exploited in the form of a discrete controlled and configurable classical Boltzmann gas to efficiently implement logical mathematical operations. In its most general form the machine consists of a set of configurable and switchable interlocking equi-electro-chemical potential logical pathways whose configurations represent a Boolean logical function. It is differentiated from the Classical Turing Machine (CTM) or the traditional Probabilistic Turing Machine (PTM) concepts in that during at least certain portions of its operation, the laws of thermodynamics are allowed to govern its operation through either internal or external feedback in a reversible logic system.