It was imagined by james clerk maxwell in 1871, to illustrate the possibility of violating the second law of thermodynamics. Experimento mental ideado por maxwell en 1867, publicado en theory of heat. Maxwells demon, if it existed, would act as a sort of gate guard by sorting between higherenergy molecules and lowerenergy molecules within an enclosed space. Since then this being, dubbed maxwell s demon by lord kelvin, has been an active topic of. Maxwell s demon is a thought experiment created by the physicist james clerk maxwell in 1867 in which he suggested how the second law of thermodynamics might hypothetically be violated. Achievers internacional 1 a2 students book pdf download. Pdf the starting process of a pedagogic proposal for the teaching of basic concepts in thermodynamics based on the use of narratives is introduced in. Maxwells demon thermodynamics physics khan academy. Maxwells demon, hypothetical intelligent being or a functionally equivalent device capable of detecting and reacting to the motions of individual molecules. In the thought experiment, a demon controls a small door between two chambers of gas. Maxwell s demon in 1867 james clerk maxwell suggested that a sentient being capable of observing molecular motions might be able to bring about a violation of the second law of thermodynamics through a systematic sorting of molecules. Maxwells demon is a thought experiment created by the physicist james clerk maxwell in. A thought experiment that seems to defy the 2nd law of thermodynamics. A to b, and only the slower molecules to pass from b to a maxwell, 1871.
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