Bremermann's limit
English
Etymology
Named after Hans-Joachim Bremermann (1926–1996), German-American mathematician and biophysicist.
Proper noun
Bremermann's limit
- 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.
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