Thermodynamics not Information and Computation defeats Maxwell's Demon

This popular account explains that information entropy is not thermodynamic entropy and reviews the trouble that follows when the two are confused.

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PhilSci-Archive (University of Pittsburgh)
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2026-07-26
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Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
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Thermodynamics not Information and Computation defeats Maxwell's Demon

John D. Norton
PhilSci-Archive (University of Pittsburgh)
Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
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Thermodynamics not Information and Computation defeats Maxwell's Demon

John D. Norton
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Abstract

This popular account explains that information entropy is not thermodynamic entropy and reviews the trouble that follows when the two are confused.

PhilSci-Archive (University of Pittsburgh)
Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
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