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A Quantum Demonic Engine Doesn’t Have To Violate Thermodynamics To Work
The second law of thermodynamics underpins all of classical reality. It is the reason why it's easier to make things messy, ...
Quantum theory and thermodynamics: Maxwell's demon?
An international collaboration sheds new light on the relationship between quantum theory and thermodynamics. The research group demonstrated that while the laws of quantum theory alone do not ...
2 Books Chock-Full of Worthwhile Ideas
If the retail price of a book were pegged to the number of high-quality ideas it contained, the two books below would sell ...
Eliminating singularities: Physicists describe the creation of black holes through pure gravity
Traditional black holes, as predicted by Albert Einstein's theory of General Relativity, contain what are known as ...
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Researchers shed new light on the link between quantum theory and thermodynamics
The second law of thermodynamics, a cornerstone of modern physics, states that entropy—a measure of disorder—never spontaneously decreases. It governs everything from the efficiency of engines to the ...
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Quantum Search For Time's Source Finds No Difference Between Past And Future
In hope of discovering the source of time's river, University of Surrey physicists Thomas Guff, Chintalpati Umashankar ...
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Even quantum physics obeys the law of entropy
Can quantum systems become more disordered, as thermodynamics would predict? Yes, they can - if a proper definition of "entropy" is used. It is one of the most important laws of nature that we ...