Entropy Generation by a Maxwell Demon in the Sequential Sorting of the Particles in an Ideal Gas
Classical Physics
2007-05-23 v1 General Physics
Abstract
This paper revisits the Maxwell Demon Problem. Representing the demon with a simple physical computer composed of a single memory element, we demonstrate that the average minimum entropy increase of the universe due to sorting of particles with a Maxwell Demon is eta=0.8400 for particles that are initially randomly distributed.
Cite
@article{arxiv.physics/0311023,
title = {Entropy Generation by a Maxwell Demon in the Sequential Sorting of the Particles in an Ideal Gas},
author = {Roger D. Jones and Sven G. Redsun and Roger E. Frye},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0311023},
year = {2007}
}
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14 pages, 2 figures