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Maxwell's demon: A gedankenexperiment in which information is used to reduce the entropy of a thermodynamic system; often described as a paradox in relation to the second law of thermodynamics. [e]
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Parent topics
- Thermodynamics [r]: The statistical description of the properties of molecular systems [e]
- Second law of thermodynamics [r]: Entropy S is a state variable of a thermodynamic system; when a system of temperature T absorbs heat DQ reversibly, then dS = DQ/T; during an irreversible (spontaneous) state change dS > DQ/T. [e]
- James Clerk Maxwell [r]: (1831 – 1879) Scottish physicist best known for his formulation of electromagnetic theory and the statistical theory of gases. [e]
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- Perpetuum mobile [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Feynman ratchet [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Brownian motor [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Information [r]: Knowledge of specific events or situations that has been gathered or received by communication; intelligence or news. [e]
- Gedankenexperiment [r]: An experiment involving only rational thought. [e]
- Paradox [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Demon [r]: Add brief definition or description