Tomorrow Elias Huber will present his semester project, entitled "Maxwell's Demon". See the abstract below. Usual time and place, 2pm at https://ethz.zoom.us/j/362994444.

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Joe

Abstract:
Maxwell's demon has been proclaimed exorcised more than once but continues to fascinate in many ways. In this talk I will first give an introduction to the theory of phenomenological thermodynamics presented by Dr. Philipp Kammerlander in his PhD thesis [https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000413414]. I then talk about the role of phenomenological thermodynamics in the discussion of Maxwell’s demon and go on to give a detailed description of the Szilard engine. This description will be based on Landauer’s principle and in agreement with the postulates of thermodynamics. Finally, we will look at another thought experiment of an automated (Szilard engine-like) demon and talk about the importance of fluctuations.