Maxwell’s demon can violate the second law of thermodynamics on a molecular level—it can add information to a system and lower its entropy. In principle it could do so in a way that affects the shuffling of a deck of cards.
Laplace’s demon, on the other hand, knows the precise location and momentum of every particle only because it’s extrapolating from knowing their precise locations and momenta at a previous point in time and then applying deterministic physical laws. But the intervention of Maxwell’s demon violates those laws, potentially adding a growing degree of uncertainty to Laplace’s predictions.
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threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 72d
Laplace's demon:
Presumably this includes the cards in their opponent's hand.
Maxwell's demon:
While also impressive, these skills seem less directly applicable to winning at poker.
AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 72d
Maxwell’s demon can violate the second law of thermodynamics on a molecular level—it can add information to a system and lower its entropy. In principle it could do so in a way that affects the shuffling of a deck of cards.
Laplace’s demon, on the other hand, knows the precise location and momentum of every particle only because it’s extrapolating from knowing their precise locations and momenta at a previous point in time and then applying deterministic physical laws. But the intervention of Maxwell’s demon violates those laws, potentially adding a growing degree of uncertainty to Laplace’s predictions.
TRBoom@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 72d
The Demon core, duh
T00l_shed@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 72d
Maxwell's silver hammer