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Hypothetical situation in which, for simplification, only some physical aspects are considered in order to further understand or reveal contradictions between the laws governing them.
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Maxwell's Demon: Why does the entropy of the overall system decrease?
I'm trying to understand the logic behind this famous thought experiment, my confusion is as follows:
In the box on the right after the demon has finished his 'work', I understand that side A now has …
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Will heat flow by conduction oscillate until thermodynamic equilibrium is reached in a solid...
Consider the following thought experiment with $2$ conducting objects $A$ and $B$,
where object $A$ is initially at a much higher temperature than object $B$.
The objects are now placed in perfect …
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