how did maxwell's demon come about?

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how did maxwell's demon come about?

how did maxwell's demon ( the parable) come about? meaning, why is the parable being created?

2006-10-19 18:24:52 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Home Schooling

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Maxwell was trying to explain the concept of entropy, and the statistical distribution of particles that provide the macroscopic observable "temperature".

2006-10-20 04:05:59 · answer #1 · answered by Iridium190 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

See links below.

2006-10-21 15:31:13 · answer #2 · answered by Sunbaby 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demon

2006-10-20 06:31:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋