T. Hondou 2007 EPL 80 50001 doi:10.1209/0295-5075/80/50001
T. Hondou
Show affiliationsAn equation of state for an ideal gas with a small number of particles is studied. The resulting equation is found to differ from that expected in conventional thermodynamics, which is strikingly illustrated when considering the traditional thermodynamic problem of Maxwell's demon. We clarify the mechanism of this different feature of thermodynamics arising in small systems.
Nanoscale science and low-D systems
Issue 5 (December 2007)
Received 19 February 2007, accepted for publication 2 October 2007
Published 25 October 2007
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