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What Maxwell's demon could do for you

General Physics 2011-05-25 v1

Abstract

In this highly speculative Letter it is argued that, under certain physical conditions, Maxwell's demon might be capable of breaking the second law of thermodynamics, thereby allowing a perpetual motion machine of the second kind, by accessing single particle capabilities.

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@article{arxiv.1105.4768,
  title  = {What Maxwell's demon could do for you},
  author = {Karl Svozil},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1105.4768},
  year   = {2011}
}

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3 pages

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