A friendly guide to exorcising Maxwell's demon
Quantum Physics
2025-08-13 v2 Statistical Mechanics
Abstract
The birth, life, and death of Maxwell's demon provoked a profound discussion about the interplay between thermodynamics, computation, and information. Even after its exorcism, the demon continues to inspire a multidisciplinary field. This tutorial offers a comprehensive overview of Maxwell's demon and its enduring influence, bridging classical concepts with modern insights in thermodynamics, information theory, and quantum mechanics.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2503.07740,
title = {A friendly guide to exorcising Maxwell's demon},
author = {A. de Oliveira Junior and Jonatan Bohr Brask and Rafael Chaves},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2503.07740},
year = {2025}
}
Comments
42 pages, 14 figures. Published version