Episode 77: Maxwellian Ratchets with Alex Jurgens

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Episode 77: Maxwellian Ratchets with Alex Jurgens

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Mar 31, 2024

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Jim talks with Alex Jurgens about Maxwellian ratchets, automata that are similar to Maxwell's Demon. They talk about their implications for information processing and entropy.http://frontiers.physicsfm.com/77

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Mar 31, 2024

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Episode 77: Maxwellian Ratchets with Alex Jurgens

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