The Fight Against the Second Law of Thermodynamics

J. Berger
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After presenting possible motives for fighting against the second law of thermodynamics, several attempts to beat this law are analyzed. The second law wins, but an interesting interpretation of it emerges. This interpretation uses the notion of ``encoded order'' and claims that whether a system is or is not in thermodynamic equilibrium depends on the coordinates which the observer decides to measure. This interpretation may not be new, but most present day physicists seem to be unaware of it. The question of subjectivity of entropy and the connection between the present interpretation and ``algorithmic randomness'' are addressed. Key words: Maxwell's demon, perpetuum mobile, subjectivity, entropy, H-theorem, randomness, complexity, information.
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反对热力学第二定律的斗争
在提出了反对热力学第二定律的可能动机之后,分析了几种试图打破这一定律的尝试。第二定律获胜了,但是对它的一种有趣的解释出现了。这种解释使用了“编码顺序”的概念,并声称系统是否处于热力学平衡取决于观察者决定测量的坐标。这种解释可能并不新鲜,但大多数当今的物理学家似乎都没有意识到这一点。讨论了熵的主观性问题以及目前的解释与“算法随机性”之间的联系。关键词:麦克斯韦妖,永动机,主观性,熵,h定理,随机性,复杂性,信息。
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