Entropy Generation by a Maxwell Demon in the Sequential Sorting of the Particles in an Ideal Gas
Roger D. Jones, Sven G. Redsun, Roger E. Frye
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.
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