Daft_ish@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · edit-24 months agoWhat possible, fundamental, misunderstanding of the nature of the universe could make current academics look like flat earthers?message-squaremessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up155arrow-down16
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minus-squareRobotToaster@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up18·5 months agoIf a Maxwell’s demon was ever proven practical it would basically disprove the second law of thermodynamics.
minus-squarebitfucker@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·5 months agoWait, why? What does knowing a perfect state of system has to do with the law of thermodynamics?
minus-squarejsomae@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoMaxwell’s demon knowing in advance the exact state of the system isn’t really practical as a solution. Sure you can concoct such a situation, but that isn’t useful.
If a Maxwell’s demon was ever proven practical it would basically disprove the second law of thermodynamics.
Wait, why? What does knowing a perfect state of system has to do with the law of thermodynamics?
Maxwell’s demon knowing in advance the exact state of the system isn’t really practical as a solution. Sure you can concoct such a situation, but that isn’t useful.