The Resource The road to Maxwell's demon, Meir Hemmo, Orly Shenker,, (electronic book)
The road to Maxwell's demon, Meir Hemmo, Orly Shenker,, (electronic book)
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The item The road to Maxwell's demon, Meir Hemmo, Orly Shenker,, (electronic book) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Liverpool.
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- Summary
- "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."--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xii, 327 p.
- Isbn
- 9781139572675
- Label
- The road to Maxwell's demon
- Title
- The road to Maxwell's demon
- Statement of responsibility
- Meir Hemmo, Orly Shenker,
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "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."--
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- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- MiAaPQ
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Hemmo, Meir
- Dewey number
- 536/.71
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- QC318.M35
- LC item number
- H46 2012
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Shenker, Orly
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Maxwell's demon
- Second law of thermodynamics
- Statistical thermodynamics
- Maxwell, James Clerk
- Label
- The road to Maxwell's demon, Meir Hemmo, Orly Shenker,, (electronic book)
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- EBC1025041
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- xii, 327 p.
- Form of item
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- online
- electronic
- Isbn
- 9781139572675
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Reproduction note
- Electronic resource.
- Specific material designation
- remote
- Label
- The road to Maxwell's demon, Meir Hemmo, Orly Shenker,, (electronic book)
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- EBC1025041
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- xii, 327 p.
- Form of item
-
- online
- electronic
- Isbn
- 9781139572675
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Reproduction note
- Electronic resource.
- Specific material designation
- remote
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