EXORCIST XIV: the wrath of Maxwell's demon. II: From Szilard to Landauer and beyond

DOI10.1016/S1355-2198(98)00026-4zbMATH Open1222.00028OpenAlexW1991075325WikidataQ56114871 ScholiaQ56114871MaRDI QIDQ720364FDOQ720364

Authors: John Earman, John D. Norton 

Publication date: 14 October 2011

Published in: Studies in History and Philosophy of Science. Part B. Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/s1355-2198(98)00026-4

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Physics (00A79) History of mathematics in the 19th century (01A55) History of mathematics in the 20th century (01A60) Philosophy of mathematics (00A30) History of statistical mechanics (82-03)

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