3 papers
quant-ph2025
Physical Observers and Quantum Reconstructions
Dorian Daimer, Susanne Still
There is a multitude of interpretations of quantum mechanics, but foundational principles are lacking. Relational quantum mechanics views the observer as a physical system, which a…
cond-mat.stat-mech2024
The physical observer in a Szilard engine with uncertainty
Dorian Daimer, Susanne Still
Information engines model ``Maxwell's demon" mechanistically. However, the demon's strategy is pre-described by an external experimenter, and information engines are conveniently d…
physics.data-an2024
Thermodynamically rational decision making under uncertainty
Dorian Daimer, Susanne Still
An analytical characterization of thermodynamically rational agent behaviour is obtained for a simple, yet non--trivial example of a ``Maxwell's demon" operating with partial infor…