English Explanatory Dictionary

Bremermann's limit

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Meanings

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  1. The maximum computational speed of a self-contained system in the material universe, derived from Einstein's mass-energy equivalency and the Heisenberg uncertainty principle: it is approximately 1.36 × 10⁵⁰ bits per second per kilogram. This value is important in designing cryptographic algorithms that can never be cracked by brute force.

Word forms

Bremermann's limit

Etymology

Named after Hans-Joachim Bremermann (1926–1996), German-American mathematician and biophysicist.

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