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Entropy as the Function of Time at Free Expansion
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This experiment is a play, actually. There is a separation
wall with a slit in the container. The student can open or close
this slit using the <F6> key. The upper on-line diagram shows the
entropy of mixing, the lower one shows the temperature (the total
energy) of the system.
20 green particles start from the left part of the container.
The door on the wall is initially closed. So the entropy of mixing
is zero. If you open the door using <F6> the particles quickly fill
up both sides, while the entropy of mixing increases and will
fluctuate around its maximum value. Note that the temperature of the
system don't change during this irreversible expansion.
Now the play begins. The point is to pump all particles into
the left side again by opening and closing the slit on the wall and
thus decreasing the entropy to zero again. But look out! A
momentary inattention makes the well arranged state a total disorder!
In case of getting tired due to selection the automatic Maxwell demon
(see the MAXWELL.MIC experiment) may be used.
Control keys:
<F2> : switch ON/OFF tracing of a randomly selected particle
<F4> : switch ON/OFF shot noise
<F5> : switch ON/OFF mutual collisions of the particles
<F6> : OPEN/CLOSE the door on the separation wall
<P> : temporarily suspend the simulation, resume it by pressing
any key
<Esc>: stop the simulation