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Predictive Maxwell's demons [PDF]
Physical Review E, 2020 Here we study the operation efficiency of a finite-size finite-response-time Maxwell's demon, who can make future predictions. We compare the heat and mass transport rate of predictive demons to non-predictive ones and find that predictive demons can achieve higher mass and heat transport rates over longer periods of time.
Nathaniel Rupprecht, Dervis Can Vural
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A Collision Between Dynamics and Thermodynamics
Entropy, 2004 : Philosophers of science have found the literature surrounding Maxwell's demon deeply problematic. This paper explains why, summarizing various philosophical complaints and adding to them.
Craig Callender
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Złe duchy – diabeł i demony na podstawie "Homilii o Księdze Psalmów" Orygenesa-Hieronima
Vox Patrum, 2013 According to the researchers, Origen († 254) was the author of the Homilies on the Book of Psalms, whereas Jerome († 420) was their translator into Latin. Based on the above work, we have determined who are the devil and demons.
Józef Pochwat
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Demons of Ecological Rationality [PDF]
Cognitive Science, 2017 9 p.
Maria Otworowska +4 more
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Demon algorithms and their application to optimization problems [PDF]
, 1998 We introduce four new general optimization algorithms based on the 'demon' algorithm from statistical physics and the simulated annealing (SA) optimization method.
T. Downs +3 more
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Maxwell's demon through the looking glass [PDF]
, 2007 Mechanical Maxwell's demons, such as Smoluchowski's trapdoor and Feynman's ratchet and pawl need external energy source to operate. If you cease to feed a demon the Second Law of thermodynamics will quickly stop its operation. Nevertheless, if the parity
Silagadze, Zurab
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Le pouvoir de l’écriture dans la magie
Cahiers Mondes Anciens, 2013 The magical papyri and other writings from imperial and late Antiquity attest a performative and ritual use of words and letters, arranged into triangles, rectangles, or circles.
Attilio Mastrocinque
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IN LINE WITH THE CANON AND AGAINST THE GRAIN: LERMONTOV AND VRUBEL
Filolog, 2020 This paper deals with the works of Mikhail Aleksandrovich Vrubel inspired by the oeuvre of Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov and his view of the themes of Angel and Demon, eternal ones both in the Russian and world literature. The author records the reception
Галина-Марија Н. Мићић
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Ethics in Zoroastrianism, from MinuyeXerad’s Perspective [PDF]
اخلاق وحیانی, 2013 Ethics in Zoroastrianism has a strong bond with the nature of existence. In Zoroastrian religion, Ahura Mazda’s absolute authority in the world and the salvation of mankind is dependent upon mankind’s ethical life.
Mostafa Farhoodi
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CHRISTIAN TRADITIONS IN 20TH—21ST CENTURY RUSSIAN FANTASY WRITING (ARTICLE 2) [PDF]
Проблемы исторической поэтики, 2012 The article looks at the various aspects of appropriating the Christian traditions by Russian fantasy writing. We show that the Christian tradition has most significantly revealed itself in the genre of fantasy writing which is in high demand among early
Evgeniy Mikhaylovich Neyolov
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