Daft_ish@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · edit-22 years agoWhat possible, fundamental, misunderstanding of the nature of the universe could make current academics look like flat earthers?message-squaremessage-square87linkfedilinkarrow-up179arrow-down16
arrow-up173arrow-down1message-squareWhat possible, fundamental, misunderstanding of the nature of the universe could make current academics look like flat earthers?Daft_ish@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · edit-22 years agomessage-square87linkfedilink
minus-squareRobotToaster@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up26·2 years agoIf a Maxwell’s demon was ever proven practical it would basically disprove the second law of thermodynamics.
minus-squarebitfucker@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 years agoWait, why? What does knowing a perfect state of system has to do with the law of thermodynamics?
minus-squarejsomae@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoMaxwell’s demon knowing in advance the exact state of the system isn’t really practical as a solution. Sure you can concoct such a situation, but that isn’t useful.
minus-squareFiskFisk33@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·2 years agohow so? the little door demon needs a power source right? otherwise it couldn’t operate the door.
minus-squarejsomae@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·2 years agoHow could the earth be round? People would fall off the bottom.
If a Maxwell’s demon was ever proven practical it would basically disprove the second law of thermodynamics.
Wait, why? What does knowing a perfect state of system has to do with the law of thermodynamics?
Maxwell’s demon knowing in advance the exact state of the system isn’t really practical as a solution. Sure you can concoct such a situation, but that isn’t useful.
how so? the little door demon needs a power source right? otherwise it couldn’t operate the door.
How could the earth be round? People would fall off the bottom.