A critical approach of Szilard's model on the resolution of the Maxwell's demon problem

Moue, AS; Masavetas, KA; Karayianni, HS

dc.contributor.author	Moue, AS	en
dc.contributor.author	Masavetas, KA	en
dc.contributor.author	Karayianni, HS	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:55:19Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:55:19Z
dc.date.issued	2006	en
dc.identifier.issn	12595985	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/27686
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dc.subject	Entropy	en
dc.subject	Information	en
dc.subject	Maxwell's demon	en
dc.subject	Second law of thermodynamics	en
dc.subject	Szilard's one - Molecule gas model	en
dc.subject.other	Entropy	en
dc.subject.other	Information systems	en
dc.subject.other	Mathematical models	en
dc.subject.other	Maxwell equations	en
dc.subject.other	Molecules	en
dc.subject.other	Thermodynamics	en
dc.subject.other	Maxwell's demon	en
dc.subject.other	Molecule gas models	en
dc.subject.other	Second law of thermodynamics	en
dc.subject.other	Szilard's models	en
dc.subject.other	Heat engines	en
dc.title	A critical approach of Szilard's model on the resolution of the Maxwell's demon problem	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.publicationDate	2006	en
heal.abstract	Leo Szilard's model of one-molecule heat engine occupies a distinguished place among very many and lasting attempts by researchers to prevent Maxwell's demon from functioning as a perpetual motion machine of the second kind. The analysis in this paper comments on the results from the operation of Szilard's model and raises questions about the internal consistency of his model. Based on these intrinsic problems of the model we have concluded that this does not constitute a complete and definitive 'exorcism' of the demon. However, the conclusions from the model's analysis manifest that the model has a much more significant role than producing a demon's exorcism: The Szilard's one - molecule heat engine contributes to the insight on the wide range of applicability of the second law of thermodynamics, the thermodynamic performance of information systems and the role of the information in the realm of thermodynamics.	en
heal.journalName	Modelling, Measurement and Control A	en
dc.identifier.volume	79	en
dc.identifier.issue	1-2	en
dc.identifier.spage	27	en
dc.identifier.epage	39	en