Statements (21)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:thought_experiment
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| gptkbp:appearsIn |
Maxwell's book 'Theory of Heat'
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| gptkbp:category |
gptkb:paradox
physics thought experiment thermodynamics paradox |
| gptkbp:debatedBy |
gptkb:Rolf_Landauer
gptkb:Leo_Szilard gptkb:Charles_Bennett |
| gptkbp:describes |
hypothetical being that violates the second law of thermodynamics
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| gptkbp:field |
gptkb:statistical_mechanics
thermodynamics |
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Szilard_engine
gptkb:Landauer's_principle modern discussions of information and thermodynamics |
| gptkbp:proposedBy |
gptkb:James_Clerk_Maxwell
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:information_theory
gptkb:organization |
| gptkbp:yearProposed |
1867
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Steven_Hall
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Maxwell's Demon
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