# Increasing the clock speed of a thermodynamic computer by adding noise

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.12211 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2410.12211/

## Key facts

- Cited by 3 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 16 Oct 2024.

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## Abstract (arXiv)

We describe a proposal for increasing the effective clock speed of a thermodynamic computer, by altering the interaction scale of the units within the computer and introducing to the computer an additional source of noise. The resulting thermodynamic computer program is equivalent to the original computer program, but runs at a higher clock speed. This approach offers a way of increasing the speed of thermodynamic computing while preserving the fidelity of computation.