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Month: December 2019

19.30 Maxwell’s demon

December 11, 2019 David HukinsLeave a comment

Maxwell’s demon is an early example of a “thought experiment” (see post 19.26). The Scottish physicist James Clerk Maxwell thought about two samples of a gas, each containing containing fast (red in the picture) and slow (blue) molecules, separated by a wall. He supposed that the wall contained a tiny door that could be opened… Continue reading 19.30 Maxwell’s demon

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