Two Faces of Maxwell's Demon Reveal the Nature of Irreversibility

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A 21 (2):257 (1990)
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demon thought experiment remains ambiguous even today. One of the most delightful thought It seems that Maxwell originally invoked experiments in the history of physical science is..

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