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Article #6444Re: A FEATURE OF POSTSCIENTISM
From: Pentcho Valev
Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2009 05:26
Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2009 05:26
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Postscientism: There are systems that do violate the second law of thermodynamics (so that chosen "heretics" can make career and money). On the other hand, the second law of thermodynamics cannot be violated (so that the rest of the establishment can sleep well): http://www.physorg.com/news165065343.html "Scientists have found that Maxwell's demon, or a creature that can sometimes decrease the entropy of a system without performing work, could exist in nanoscale systems, although it would not violate any physical law....Maxwell's demon may be making a comeback. Physicists know that the demon, an imaginary creature that decreases the entropy of a system, cannot exist in macroscopic systems due to the energy it requires to perform its role. However, a recent study has shown that, on the nanoscale, Maxwell's demon might be able to do its work with much less energy than previously thought due to tiny thermal fluctuations that occur in small systems." Pentcho Valev pvalev@yahoo.com
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