Shel, Some of us geeks spend a lifetime trying to catch up with you 'literati'. Boris just turned the tables on you. Welcome to our world... Regards, Bob S.
On 7/25/05, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Boris - it's not a matter of language difference. It's simply a matter of > you shooting off some esoteric jargon about a subject I know nothing about. > Do you really think I know anything about gas particles, thermodynamics, > and Maxwell membranes. It's just a snap of a bunch of pigeons hanging out > > Shel > > > > [Original Message] > > From: Boris Liberman > > > > > > Not a clue as to what you're talking about ... > > > > > >>It really looks like a pigeon model of Maxwell demon... But my mind is > > >>warped by mathematics and some other related things... > > > > Hmmm... Odd, but may be I messed the language again... > > > > In theory of thermodynamics, it is said that gas particles are spread > > evenly inside the volume that they occupy. Now, imagine a membrane that > > is put exactly in the middle of the volume that allows gas particles to > > go only in one direction. Then eventually all of them will be collected > > in just half of the volume... > > > > One of the (probably humorous) names of such a membrane is a Maxwell > > demon... > > > > Looking at the pigeons and the fence my warped mind immediately saw a > > Maxwell demon... > > > > Boris > > >
