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View SchemaEntropy Generation by a Maxwell Demon in the Sequential Sorting of the Particles in an Ideal Gas
| Authors | Roger D. Jones, Sven G. Redsun, Roger E. Frye |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0311023 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0311023 |
Abstract
This paper revisits the Maxwell Demon Problem. Representing the demon with a simple physical computer composed of a single memory element, we demonstrate that the average minimum entropy increase of the universe due to sorting of particles with a Maxwell Demon is eta=0.8400 for particles that are initially randomly distributed.
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