A Modified Szilard's Engine: Measurement, Information, and Maxwell's Demon
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Using an isolated measurement process, I’ve calculated the effect measurement has on entropy for the multi-cylinder Szilard engine. This calculation shows that the system of cylinders possesses an entropy associated with cylinder total energy states, and that it records information transferred at measurement. Contrary to other’s results, I’ve found that the apparatus loses entropy due to measurement. The Second Law of Thermodynamics may be preserved if Maxwell’s demon gains entropy moving the engine partition.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Entropy
دوره 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2004