A friendly guide to exorcising Maxwell's demon
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| author | Junior, A. de Oliveira Brask, Jonatan Bohr Chaves, Rafael |
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| contents | 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. |
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| spellingShingle | A friendly guide to exorcising Maxwell's demon Junior, A. de Oliveira Brask, Jonatan Bohr Chaves, Rafael Quantum Physics Statistical Mechanics 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. |
| title | A friendly guide to exorcising Maxwell's demon |
| topic | Quantum Physics Statistical Mechanics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.07740 |