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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Second Law of Thermodynamics with Maxwell’s Demon Engine Heat bath Work With Maxwell’s demon We have identified the upper bound of the work that can be extracted from a heat bath with the assistance of the demon! If the measurement is error-free, With no information, PRL 100, 080403 (2008) Information Feedback * Carnot Cycle and Szilard Engine Conventional heat engine: Heat → Work TH TL Heat engine QH QL Wext Heat efficiency Carnot cycle Szilard engine “Information heat engine”: Information → Work * What Compensates the Excess Work