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Maxwell’s demon: paradox between thermodynamics and information

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In the abundant landscape of fundamental physics, few thought experiments raise as many questions as that of the Maxwell’s demon. Emerging in the second half of the 19th century, this abstract proposition challenges the very heart of thermodynamics and its principles. It highlights a fascinating tension: that between the underlying order of the universe and … Read more

The entropy of black holes and information

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Since the 1970s, the study of black holes has profoundly transformed the understanding of entropy, a fundamental concept in thermodynamics, by tying it to the most mysterious astrophysical objects in the universe. The revelation that these strange regions of spacetime can possess entropy, measuring the amount of information they contain, has not only opened new … Read more