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that's actually the normal view, with saying both info and stat mech entropy are the same is an outlier, most popularized by Jaynes.
by waveBidder 2y ago
that's actually the normal view, with saying both info and stat mech entropy are the same is an outlier, most popularized by Jaynes.
- kmeisthax 2y agoIf information-theoretical and statistical mechanics entropies are NOT the same (or at least, deeply connected) then what stops us from having a little guy[0] sort all the particles in a gas to extract more energy from them? [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxwell%27s_demon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxwell%27s_demon
- xdavidliu 2y agoSounds like a non-sequitur to me; what are you implying about the Maxwell's demon thought experiment vs the comparison between Shannon and stat-mech entropy?