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I don't understand the concept of Maxwell's Demon. Wouldn't this demon require it's own energy source to perform this sorting of hot/cold particles? It has to
by EMM_386 5y ago
I don't understand the concept of Maxwell's Demon.
Wouldn't this demon require it's own energy source to perform this sorting of hot/cold particles? It has to move it's arms or whatever it is doing to manipulate the door. It has to use it's brain and eyes to determine which particles to sort.
How is this any different then if you had a heat exchanger or other mechanical device sitting there? I must be missing something obvious.
- Covzire 5y agoI'm wondering the same, it seems that the common denominator in any system that we can observe where entropy first stops increasing and begins to decrease is the addition of a mind.
- 6gvONxR4sf7o 5y agoI believe the idea is that the demon could be arbitrarily efficient since it opens and then closes the door, allowing a thought experiment of perfect efficiency. Like saying infinity when you mean an arbitrarily large number.