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    The energy of the required photon is greater than the ene... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→A dissipative measurement using light to detect the molecule's location precludes a net conversion of heat into work in Szilard's engine.

    The energy of the required photon is greater than the energy gained from operating the engine.

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    Szilard's argument was developed further after Shannon identified that the measure p ln p had operational significance for information theory, suggestive of a deeper connection between entropy and information. To illustrate the idea further, both Gabor (1964) and Brillouin (1951) constructed specific models of dissipative measurement that involve shining a light into one side of the engine to see whether that side contains the molecule. The light is scattered if the molecule is on that side, but

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