The Road To Maxwells Demon
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Author |
: Meir Hemmo |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 341 |
Release |
: 2012-09-20 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781107019683 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1107019680 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (83 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Road to Maxwell's Demon by : Meir Hemmo
A philosophical perspective to statistical mechanics for graduate students and researchers in the foundations and philosophy of physics.
Author |
: Meir Hemmo |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 327 |
Release |
: 2012 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1139570013 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781139570015 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (13 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Road to Maxwell's Demon by : Meir Hemmo
"Time asymmetric phenomena are successfully predicted by statistical mechanics. Yet the foundations of this theory are surprisingly shaky. Its explanation for the ease of mixing milk with coffee is incomplete, and even implies that un-mixing them should be just as easy. In this book the authors develop a new conceptual foundation for statistical mechanics that addresses this difficulty. Explaining the notions of macrostates, probability, measurement, memory, and the arrow of time in statistical mechanics, they reach the startling conclusion that Maxwell's Demon, the famous perpetuum mobile, is consistent with the fundamental physical laws. Mathematical treatments are avoided where possible, and instead the authors use novel diagrams to illustrate the text. This is a fascinating book for graduate students and researchers interested in the foundations and philosophy of physics."--
Author |
: Hans Christian Von Baeyer |
Publisher |
: Random House (NY) |
Total Pages |
: 248 |
Release |
: 1998 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015047071082 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (82 Downloads) |
Synopsis Maxwell's Demon by : Hans Christian Von Baeyer
You arrive at your office and unpack your breakfast from the local deli. The piping-hot coffee and chilly orange juice you purchased just minutes ago are now both disappointingly lukewarm. Why can't the coffee "steal" heat from the juice to stay hot? Why does even the most state-of-the-art car operate at a mere 30 percent efficiency--and why can't Detroit ever better the odds, no matter what space age materials we invent? Why can't some genius make a perpetual motion machine? The answers lie in the field of thermodynamics, the study of heat, which turns out to be the key to an astonishing number of scientific puzzles. If you want to know what's happening in the physical world, you've got to follow the heat. In Maxwell's Demon: Why Warmth Disperses and Time Passes, physics professor Hans Christian von Baeyer tells the story of heat through the lives of the scientists who discovered it, most notably James Clerk Maxwell, whose demonic invention has bedeviled generations of physics students with its light-fingered attempts to flout the laws of thermodynamics. An intelligent, submicroscopic gremlin who could sort atoms as they flew at him, Maxwell's Demon would effectively make an impossible task--forcing heat to flow backward--possible. Explaining why the Demon can't have his day has been an intellectual gauntlet taken up by a century and a half of the world's most brilliant scientists, whose discoveries Professor von Baeyer vividly etches. The centuries-old discipline of thermodynamics informs today's most cutting-edge research in chaos, complexity, and the grand unified theory of everything--physics' Holy Grail. Even more amazing, the study of heat turns out to explainsomething seemingly unrelated--time, and why it can run in only one direction. With his trademark elegant prose, eye for lively detail, and gift for lucid explanation, Professor von Baeyer turns the contemplation of a cooling teacup into a beguiling portrait of the birth of a science with relevance to almost every aspect of our lives. Readers will find themselves rooting for Maxwell's ever-mischievous Demon even as they come to appreciate that he is doomed to failure.
Author |
: Randall L. Schweller |
Publisher |
: JHU Press |
Total Pages |
: 213 |
Release |
: 2014-05 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781421412771 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1421412772 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (71 Downloads) |
Synopsis Maxwell's Demon and the Golden Apple by : Randall L. Schweller
Mixing myth, entropy, and Angry Birds, Randall Schweller brings a novel perspective to international studies. Just what exactly will follow the American century? This is the question Randall L. Schweller explores in his provocative assessment of international politics in the twenty-first century. Schweller considers the future of world politics, correlating our reliance on technology and our multitasking, distracted, disorganized lives with a fragmenting world order. He combines the Greek myth of the Golden Apple of Discord, which explains the start of the Trojan War, with a look at the second law of thermodynamics, or entropy. "In the coming age,” Schweller writes, “disorder will reign supreme as the world succumbs to . . . entropy, an irreversible process of disorganization that governs the direction of all physical changes taking place in the universe.” Interweaving his theory of global disorder with issues on the world stage—coupled with a disquisition on board games and the cell phone app "Angry Birds"—Schweller’s thesis yields astonishing insights. Maxwell’s Demon and the Golden Apple will appeal to leaders of multinational corporations and government programs as well as instructors of undergraduate courses in international relations.
Author |
: Harvey S. Leff |
Publisher |
: CRC Press |
Total Pages |
: 303 |
Release |
: 2020-08-26 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781000170368 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1000170365 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (68 Downloads) |
Synopsis Energy and Entropy by : Harvey S. Leff
Energy is typically regarded as understandable, despite its multiple forms of storage and transfer. Entropy, however, is an enigma, in part because of the common view that it represents disorder. That view is flawed and hides entropy’s connection with energy. In fact, macroscopic matter stores internal energy, and that matter’s entropy is determined by how the energy is stored. Energy and entropy are intimately linked. Energy and Entropy: A Dynamic Duo illuminates connections between energy and entropy for students, teachers, and researchers. Conceptual understanding is emphasised where possible through examples, analogies, figures, and key points. Features: Qualitative demonstration that entropy is linked to spatial and temporal energy spreading, with equilibrium corresponding to the most equitable distribution of energy, which corresponds to maximum entropy Analysis of energy and entropy of matter and photons, with examples ranging from rubber bands, cryogenic cooling, and incandescent lamps to Hawking radiation of black holes Unique coverage of numerical entropy, the 3rd law of thermodynamics, entropic force, dimensionless entropy, free energy, and fluctuations, from Maxwell's demon to Brownian ratchets, plus attempts to violate the second law of thermodynamics
Author |
: Tapash Chakraborty |
Publisher |
: CRC Press |
Total Pages |
: 248 |
Release |
: 2021-08-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781000432961 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1000432963 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (61 Downloads) |
Synopsis Nanoscale Quantum Materials by : Tapash Chakraborty
In the past four decades, there has been growing interest in the exciting new topic of physics in low dimensions. Thousands of original ideas have been proposed in the literature, and some are confirmed experimentally, along with several Nobel prizes which have been awarded in this field. While there are several books available, almost all are technical and accessible only to expert researchers. This book provides an accessible introduction to the field, with less emphasis on technical details. Whilst this book does not provide a traditional history of nano-science, instead it uses simple explanations and case studies as vehicles to explain key discoveries and the importance of them, enabling readers without a background in the area to gain an understanding of some aspects of nanoscale physics. It will be of interest to researchers working in condensed matter physics, in addition to engineers and advanced students in those disciplines. It also remains accessible to ‘physics enthusiasts’ from other academic disciplines, as technical details are contained within boxes and footnotes which can be skipped for a general reading of the book. Features: - Provides an accessible introduction to a technical subject - Contains exciting developments from the cutting-edge science being conducted in the area - Authored by a recognised expert in the field
Author |
: Christine M. Crow |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 83 |
Release |
: 1972 |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:1070009937 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (37 Downloads) |
Synopsis PAUL VALERY AND MAXWELL'S DEMON. NATURAL ORDER AND HUMAN POSSIBILITY. VON CHRISTINE M. CROW. by : Christine M. Crow
Author |
: Deniz Camp |
Publisher |
: Vault Comics |
Total Pages |
: 148 |
Release |
: 2019-06-18 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781638490456 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1638490457 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (56 Downloads) |
Synopsis Maxwell's Demons by : Deniz Camp
The Sandman meets Calvin & Hobbes. 10-year-old Maxwell Maas is the greatest genius in human history. But he can't get past the simple problems, how to deal with his parents, how to talk to girls, how to kill his superhuman enemies, how to end entropy, how to destroy death. HE'S THE SMARTEST BOY ON EARTH. FORGIVE HIM HIS GENIUS. Maxwell Maas may be the greatest mind the world has ever known, but at 10 years old he has a lot to learn. Adventuring to distant worlds through his makeshift multiversal closet door, Max will encounter greatness and goodness on a cosmic scale. But will he realize that danger lurks on both sides of the door before it’s too late? Collects the complete five issue series.
Author |
: Eleanor Knox |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 1223 |
Release |
: 2021-09-28 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781317227137 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1317227131 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (37 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Physics by : Eleanor Knox
The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Physics is a comprehensive and authoritative guide to the state of the art in the philosophy of physics. It comprisess 54 self-contained chapters written by leading philosophers of physics at both senior and junior levels, making it the most thorough and detailed volume of its type on the market – nearly every major perspective in the field is represented. The Companion’s 54 chapters are organized into 12 parts. The first seven parts cover all of the major physical theories investigated by philosophers of physics today, and the last five explore key themes that unite the study of these theories. I. Newtonian Mechanics II. Special Relativity III. General Relativity IV. Non-Relativistic Quantum Theory V. Quantum Field Theory VI. Quantum Gravity VII. Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics VIII. Explanation IX. Intertheoretic Relations X. Symmetries XI. Metaphysics XII. Cosmology The difficulty level of the chapters has been carefully pitched so as to offer both accessible summaries for those new to philosophy of physics and standard reference points for active researchers on the front lines. An introductory chapter by the editors maps out the field, and each part also begins with a short summary that places the individual chapters in context. The volume will be indispensable to any serious student or scholar of philosophy of physics.
Author |
: Friedel Weinert |
Publisher |
: Springer |
Total Pages |
: 243 |
Release |
: 2016-05-19 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9783319317083 |
ISBN-13 |
: 3319317083 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (83 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Demons of Science by : Friedel Weinert
This book is the first all-encompassing exploration of the role of demons in philosophical and scientific thought experiments. In Part I, the author explains the importance of thought experiments in science and philosophy. Part II considers Laplace’s Demon, whose claim is that the world is completely deterministic. Part III introduces Maxwell’s Demon, who - by contrast - experiences a world that is probabilistic and indeterministic. Part IV explores Nietzsche’s thesis of the cyclic and eternal recurrence of events. In each case a number of philosophical consequences regarding determinism and indeterminism, the arrows of time, the nature of the mind and free will are said to follow from the Demons’s worldviews. The book investigates what these Demons - and others - can and cannot tell us about our world.