QUANTITATIVE LIMITS ON THE ABILITY OF A MAXWELL DEMON TO EXTRACT WORK FROM HEAT

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作者：

CAVES, CM

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PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS | 1990年 / 64卷 / 18期

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10.1103/PhysRevLett.64.2111

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O4 [物理学];

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0702 ;

摘要：

A Maxwell demon gathers and uses information to extract work from heat. Limits derived here suggest that a Maxwell demon can extract work only by waiting for rare thermal fluctuations. © 1990 The American Physical Society.

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页码：2111 / 2114

页数：4

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