A time-reversible Maxwell's demon is demonstrated which creates a density difference between two chambers initialized to have equal density. The density difference is estimated theoretically and confirmed by computer simulations. It is found that the reversible Maxwell's demon compresses phase space volume even though its dynamics are time reversible. The significance of phase space volume compression in operating a microscopic heat engine is also discussed.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:MIT/oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/5966 |
| Date | 01 September 1992 |
| Creators | Skordos, P. A. |
| Source Sets | M.I.T. Theses and Dissertation |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Format | 37 p., 1484265 bytes, 1170116 bytes, application/postscript, application/pdf |
| Relation | AIM-1346 |
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