For over 150 years, the Maxwell Demon thought experiment, which partitions hot from cold gas molecules without apparently doing work, has caused endless debates; has the Demon violated the second Law of Thermodynamics? We have carried out a real time, real space, SANS experiment to look into this. We will outline the experiment, but want the audience to tell us where we may be wrong!
Room:
Oliphant Seminar Room (414)