| 释义 |
demon of Maxwell demon of Maxwell[′dē·mən əv ′maks‚wel] (thermodynamics) Hypothetical creature who controls a trapdoor over a microscopic hole in an adiabatic wall between two vessels filled with gas at the same temperature, so as to supposedly decrease the entropy of the gas as a whole and thus violate the second law of thermodynamics. Also known as Maxwell's demon. |