Re: Maxwell's daemon

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From: isw
Date: Sat, 05 Aug 2006 03:26

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In article <1154723640.970150.41430@p79g2000cwp.googlegroups.com>,
 ib.mossin@hotmail.com wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I'm trying to grasp the basic idea behind Maxwell's daemon. Is it just
> a thought experiment or has it any impact in the real world?

 You can buy cooling devices that use the principle. Is that "real 
world" enough?

Isaac

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